Hello AOIR! I am really excited to say that my book, Thresholds of Digital Gameplay, is coming out December 16th (next month!) The book is about the many transitions and transactions players negotiate with to participate in digital gameplay. It’s a book about the digitalization or software-ization of gameplay (it is part of MIT’s Software Studies series), but mostly its about how many of the interactions and interfaces that surround digital gameplay influence or direct games, gameplay, and game design. I talk about fun stuff like character configuration, controllers, micro transactions, and even access controls (ooooo)! I talk about how these administrative attachment have fundamentally altered aspects of the phenomenon of gaming as a recreation. The book is meant to be useful for scholars, designers, and even players, and ends with an attempt discuss how the analysis might augment respective toolkits. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! I am also sending this because, while I generally suggest ordering from smaller book mongers, Some Amazons are currently accepting paperback pre-orders at a significantly reduced price (e.g., Amazon UK<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thresholds-Digital-Gameplay-Software-Studies/dp/0262553589/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33ZFM1PZ4Z025&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3oft7_TvExHWe2LMTk3dVg.R1xWXvUg5QqNLO5GsaqTbj_av3WzOtETP_2aBSYbnNU&dib_tag=se&keywords=thresholds+of+digital+gameplay&qid=1762292265&sprefix=thresholds+of+d%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-1>). Thank you all for your attention and support! Daniel L. Gardner Lecturer School of Computing, Engineering, and Technology New Book Thresholds of Digital Gameplay out soon with MIT Press! Anywhere you usually buy books! Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC 013781. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Robert Gordon University. Thank you.