Raimondas Pupius is a game development enthusiast from Lithuania, currently working towards getting a degree in software engineering, as well as a few projects of his own. Having started his unofficial education in this field at the age of 9 and being introduced to video games even prior to that has guided him to this particular career choice, which was only strengthened by the experience earned from his first book “SFML Game Development By Example”. The ultimate dream is, of course, starting a company of his own and making professional games for a living. His other interests include web development, which was his primary interest before game development, music and linguistics.

First, I would like to express my deepest thanks to Prachi Bisht for offering me the opportunity to write another book and bringing me on board. In addition to that, I would like to thank Amrita Noronha, Mamata Walkar, and all of the reviewing staff for being so great to work with and handling the production duties.

Lastly, I would like to thank my mom, my grandmother and my beautiful wife, as well as her entire family for showing me endless love and support throughout this entire ordeal. I wouldn’t be where I am today without your kindness, understanding, and patience during my late night binge-writing. This book is dedicated to you!