About the Japanese Arcade Lecture

 I found the lecture really interesting although at points the terminology got really complex and convoluted. I thought getting insight into the Japanese game industry and its view of arcades as being this "other" space than normal life was especially different than American views. Although in America we have specific times where youth can be in the arcades, I think in Japan the settings are a lot more strict, probably due to its connection to the "underground" desires, especially gambling (although not much evidence was provided for such). 

Overall, it gave me a good insight to the Japanese culture of maintaining social harmony, and Japanese arcades have such funky but different history about them that reflects that.