Shortly before the year comes to an end, we are happy to announce the special issue on Jewish Gamevironments, edited by Owen Gottlieb! http://www.gamevironments.uni-bremen.de/current-papers-and-archive/ In this issue, #7 (2017), you will find articles, books and games reviews, a report about current activities in the field of gaming and religion in Asia, and an interview: Introduction: Jewish Gamevironments – Exploring Understanding with Playful Systems. Article by Owen Gottlieb, 1-4. Global Conflicts, Episodic Framing and Attitude Change Towards the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Article by Ronit Kampf, 5-41. Finding Lost & Found. Designer’s Notes from the Process of Creating a Jewish Game for Learning. Article by Owen Gottlieb, 42-65. The Shivah: Kosher Edition. A Review. Review by Steve Jacobs, 66-76. Defeat Mom using the Bible. The Controversial Debate in The Binding of Isaac. Review by Isabell Gloria Brendel, 77-86. Video Games Around the World. A Review. Review by Xenia Zeiler, 87-93. Interview with Joonas Laakso, Executive Producer at Next Games Oy, Finland. Interview by gamevironments, 94-101. Video Game Development in Asia. A Research Project on Cultural Heritage and National Identity. Report by Gregory Grieve, Christopher Helland, Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Xenia Zeiler, 102-115. Enjoy:) Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Xenia Zeiler (editors-in-chief) -- Prof. Dr. Xenia Zeiler Tenure-Track Professor, South Asian Studies P.O. Box 59 (Unioninkatu 38B) 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland +358 50 4482713 http://tuhat.halvi.helsinki.fi/portal/en/person/zeiler