Many people helped to make this book possible. It was a true community effort. The support, encouragement, and enthusiasm of the Game Jam community toward this book was a humbling (and wonderful) experience.

Peppered throughout the book in "what the experts say" sections are excerpts of interviews that were conducted as part of the research.

It is with deep respect and thanks that the following people appear in this book:

Mike "PoV" Kasprzak (Ludum Dare administrator)

Ian Schreiber (organizer of the Global Game Jam)

Chevy Ray Johnston (author of the FlashPunk engine)

Jason P. Kaplan (founder of the Game Prototype Challenge)

Pekka "pekuja" Kujansuu (Ludum Dare administrator)

Austin Breed (organizer of the Newgrounds Game Jams)

Christopher "Jack" Nilssen (independent game developer)