Dal Yong Jin is a media studies scholar. He is a professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada where his research explores platform technologies and ICTs, digital games, media history, political economy of communication, globalization and trans-nationalization, and science journalism. He has published 10 books and penned more than 100 articles and chapters. Jin has delivered numerous conference presentations, invited lectures, and media interviews on subjects such as digital platforms, video games, globalization, transnational culture, and the Korean Wave.