Acknowledgments om Micah Laker: This book would not have been possible if it werent for the hard work and efforts of a number of people First, a thank you goes out to David Fugate from Waterside for getting things rolling, and to Michael Morrison for providing the introduction(as well as being an amazing author and game developer) Second, much appreciation goes out to my co-author, Christopher Schmitt, and the Wiley team, namely Sharon Cox, Scott Amerman, and Ramona Pruitt, who worked hard to shape this book and No acknowledgment would be accurate without an incredibly heartfelt thank-you to my wife, the beauti- ful and amazing Carrie Patton Laaker Her support and assistance in making and completing this book have been tremendous. Thank you the Rev. Dr. Damon May family and friends for all their love and support through the erdl especially Special thanks go out to couldn't picture a more wonderful, encouraging bunch, and their support has been unwavering rg.You ry Laaker, Sarah Tom Emery, Amanda Laaker, and Aaron Steckelb Also, a huge thank-you is extended to all the amazing teachers I've learned from and been challenged by t the University of Kansas and Omaha Public Schools, especially Patrick Dooley, Barry Fitzgerald, Tom Eblen, Kim Cooper, Mike Krainak, and Kathleen Bradley, amongst dozens of other downright incredible people. It is fantastic, supportive, and challenging teachers like these who continue to make our public And, of course, I want to express my thanks to the good folks at Adobe Systems, Inc (especially Kevin Cheng for his eleventh-hour help), for continuing to develop and refine the legacy of the Knoll brothers, whose product is truly a staple of my livelihood (www.laaker.com/fund)andtheHeiferProject(www.heifer.org)throughtheAPennyADayprogram ormoreinformationaboutthisprogrampleasevisitwww.apennyaday.comAcknowledgments From Micah Laaker: This book would not have been possible if it weren’t for the hard work and efforts of a number of people. First, a thank you goes out to David Fugate from Waterside for getting things rolling, and to Michael Morrison for providing the introduction (as well as being an amazing author and game developer). Second, much appreciation goes out to my co-author, Christopher Schmitt, and the Wiley team, namely Sharon Cox, Scott Amerman, and Ramona Pruitt, who worked hard to shape this book and make it a reality. No acknowledgment would be accurate without an incredibly heartfelt thank-you to my wife, the beauti￾ful and amazing Carrie Patton Laaker. Her support and assistance in making and completing this book have been tremendous. Thank you. Special thanks go out to my family and friends for all their love and support through the years, especially the Rev. Dr. Damon & Mary Laaker, Sarah & Tom Emery, Amanda Laaker, and Aaron Steckelberg. You couldn’t picture a more wonderful, encouraging bunch, and their support has been unwavering. Also, a huge thank-you is extended to all the amazing teachers I’ve learned from and been challenged by at the University of Kansas and Omaha Public Schools, especially Patrick Dooley, Barry Fitzgerald, Tom Eblen, Kim Cooper, Mike Krainak, and Kathleen Bradley, amongst dozens of other downright incredible people. It is fantastic, supportive, and challenging teachers like these who continue to make our public education institutions a treasure. And, of course, I want to express my thanks to the good folks at Adobe Systems, Inc. (especially Kevin Cheng for his eleventh-hour help), for continuing to develop and refine the legacy of the Knoll brothers, whose product is truly a staple of my livelihood. As an expression of my gratitude for having all these wonderful people in my life, all after-tax profits I have received from this book’s advance will go to the Rev. Dr. Damon & Mary Laaker Scholarship Fund (www.laaker.com/fund)and the Heifer Project (www.heifer.org) through the A Penny A Day program. For more information about this program, please visit www.apennyaday.com