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Acknowledgments
First and foremost, thanks to my family, Dr. Allen and Cynthia Cudworth, for their support and encourage-
ment in this endeavor.
My many thanks to Michael Fulwiler and Tim Widger for their contributions to the richness of visual
information presented in this book. They are two of the most talented individuals I know, and I am lucky to
work with them.
Thanks to all the people who I know from Second Life and OpenSim, especially those who contributed
images of their work and information for use in this book. Their contributions are credited throughout the
pages of this book.
Also special thanks go out to people who offered me advice and counsel about my ideas and images
throughout this process, presented here in chronological order of their help: Rafael Jaen, Dr. Carl Hunt,
Dr. Richard Hackathorn, David Fliesen, Craig Harm, Ghilayne Andrew, Roc Myers, Terry Beaubois, Nic
Mitham (KZero), Madeline Gray (Design for All Foundation), Rita J. King, Robert Daniels, James Stallings II
(SimHost), David Meschter, Shannon Bohle, Ben Lindquist, Matthew Warneford (Dubit Economy Designer),
Emily Short, Maria Korolov (Hypergrid Business), Jeffrey Lipsky, P. J. Trenton, Kathy Ferris, Patti Abshier,
Hilary Mason (Script Me!), Cliff Leigh, Maya Paris, Nebadon Izumi, Drew Harry, Sherry Bolton (Avayalive),
Don Whitaker, Jon Brouchoud, Ilan Tochner (Kitely), Chris Jaehnig, Kenneth Y. T. Lim, Pat McGillicuddy,
Anton Bogdanovych, Bruce Damer, Richard N. Hart, JayJay Jegathesan, and Justin Clark-Casey.
My deepest gratitude to the following people for their consultation and advice:
Doug Maxwell from MOSES (http://brokentablet.arl.army.mil/) for his contributions to Chapter 1
regarding simulator structure;
Jopsy Pendragon, creator of the Particle Lab and Vehicle Lab in Second Life, for his contributions to
Chapter 7 regarding particles;
Eva Comaroski, from Wizardry and Steamworks (http://was.fm/start) for her contributions to Chapter14
regarding scripts and script writing;
Oberon Onmura, noted scripter and artist in Second Life (http://www.ickr.com/photos/oberon_onmura/)
for his contributions to Chapter 14 regarding script writing.
Finally, special thanks to Rick Adams, (Executive Editor), Marsha Pronin (Project Coordinator), and
MarshaHecht (Project Editor) for their valuable help and support during the entire process of creating
this book.
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