Panel will consist of a PowerPoint presentation about the history of Japanese Game Shows and their effect on the US television market. What was the first game show on Japanese Television? How did a lizard bring the first Japanese Game Show success in the west? On what game show could you win an acre of desert as a prize? These questions and more will be answered in this look at the world of the Japanese Game Show. The presentation will be given by Joshua Murphy. Joshua has been watching game shows since birth and researching Japanese television game shows for the past 5 years. Last year he lived the dream and traveled to Tokyo just to compete on a Japanese Game Show.