Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank the excellent team at Apress, who made this book possible. Specifically, I’d like to thank Candace English, Adam Heath, Matthew Moodie, Damon Larson, James Compton, Christine Ricketts, Tom Welsh, Bill McManus, and many more good souls who have worked on this book.

Thanks to Robert Green, for being a great co-author and for living through the hell of early Android versions with me.

Another big thanks to my splendid team of contributors, who carry on the libgdx effort while I’m busy writing this book. I’d especially like to thank my friend Nathan Sweet; the months we spent together in San Francisco and Graz were some of the most memorable times in my life. Ruben Garat and Ariel Coppes from Gemserk, who make sure we stay on target with libgdx. Justin Shapcott, who keeps cleaning up behind my mess in the libgdx repository. Søren Nielsen, one of the most knowledgeable artists I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with, who’s a helping hand in the libgdx IRC channel. And finally, all the folks on the libgdx IRC channel and the forums, whom I consider to be extended family.

Last but not least, thanks to Mom and Dad for being folks to look up to, and to my love, Stefanie, who put up with all the long nights alone in bed, as well as my grumpiness. Lyrt!

—Mario Zechner

I’d like to thank Mario for answering so many questions and helping me work through a few tricky bugs over the years. Ryan Foss is an artist and programmer I worked with to build several games and is truly an exceptional person. Scott Lembcke of Howling Moon Software helped me through some difficult programming problems. Zach Wendt, organizer of the Minneapolis IGDA, always hung out late after meetings and talked tech with me. Thanks to Dmitri Salcedo, who’s been sticking with me through a tough year and helping to achieve more than we ever have before. Finally, I thank all of the original licensees of BatteryTech SDK, who believed in the product before anyone else. Thank you all for your support and help; I couldn’t have made it without you.

—Robert Green