Laine Nooney is an associate professor of media and information industries in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, where they specialize in historical, cultural, and economic analysis of the US video game and computer industries. They are the author of The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal (University of Chicago Press, 2023), a co–founding editor of ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories, and cohost of the game industry podcast Unboxing: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious.