Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play

Acknowledgments

I would first like to thank my father, an inveterate and pioneering hardware engineer, for putting up with my enthusiasm for the entertainment software business. Of course, I would like to thank my mother, a former professional athlete and coach, for teaching me the importance of discipline, persistence, and restraint; and my sister for showing me that compassion and idealism are traits one should never lose.

A tip of the hat to the busy entrepreneurs who volunteered their time to this project and shared their wonderful and often humorous stories with me. I was privileged to investigate their ventures, as well as their personal and family lives. I also want to specially thank Peter Molyneux for graciously writing the foreword. ...