The GPU Pro: Advanced Rendering Techniques book series covers ready-to-use ideas and procedures that can solve many of your daily graphics-programming challenges. The third book in the series wouldn’t have been possible without the help of many people. First, I would like to thank the section editors for the fantastic job they did. The work of Wessam Bahnassi, Sebastien St-Laurent, Carsten Dachsbacher, and Christopher Oat ensured that the quality of the series meets the expectations of our readers. The great cover screenshots have been provided courtesy of Crytek, GmbH. You can find the article on CryENGINE 3 on page 133. The team at A K Peters made the whole project happen. I want to thank Alice and Klaus Peters, Sarah Chow, and the entire production team, who took the articles and made them into a book. Special thanks go out to our families and friends, who spent many evenings and weekends without us during the long book production cycle. I hope you have as much fun reading the book as we had creating it. —Wolfgang Engel
