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My Special Thanks goes to:
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Professor Joseph M. Tocker:
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Who took my napkin drawings and created the First Proof Of Concept
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of my vision of the "Dots and Boxes" game. It's one thing to dream that
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something can be done and another thing when you actually see the baby born.
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He was able to change the box nature of the game and turn it into a diamond
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shaped game. Thus giving me something unique that I could call my own.
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Circa: 1990 - 1993
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Using: Basic Programming Language
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Hari P. Devarapalli:
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Who graciously took on the task of improving on the work done by Professor Tocker.
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Adding color, numbers in the lines, the yellow and red diamond concept, 2-digit input
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and the concept of putting money into a kitty so it would not disappear from the game.
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And for my introduction to Dr. Suresh B. Velagapudi.
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Circa: 2002 - 2003
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Using: Basic Programming Language
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Suresh B. Velagapudi (PhD):
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Who brought his Java programming skills to the project.
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Through him we were able to nail down the look and feel of the game. He made
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the Kitty a full functioning player of the game. This concept alone elevated the
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game to a new level which I found to be very interesting. And gave me more conviction
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to see the game thru to completion. He made sure that the game randomly
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positioned the Red and Yellow diamonds and that Kitty randomly played the game
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without being predictable. And created an area to show the last ten moves by each player.
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Circa: 2004 - 2005
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Using: JAVA Programming Language
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E-SPACES.COM (Brussels, Belgium):
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Who brought the project to glorious success with their flair for Flash development
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and 3-D animation. I credit that expertise for putting that extra wind
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in my sails in order to cross the finishing line.
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Their good work can be seen in every aspect of the game.
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Through them the game can now be played over the Internet and by everyone
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who has access to the World Wide Web.
E-SPACES co-founder Philippe Van Nedervelde and his lovely wife, Helen Netherfield, shepherd my project through their very tight community of programmers and artisans to produce perfection.
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Circa: 2006 - 2010
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Using: Adobe Flash Programming Language
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And To Me:
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Who magically came up with the fortitude, perseverance, capital, creativeness,
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dedication, grace under pressure, and whining personality,
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to see the project through to completion over several decades of time.
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And for hiring - the right people - at the right time.
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First you have to Crawl, then Walk, then Run and if you are very, very lucky - FLY!!
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I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY LUCKY!
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Circa: 1980
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Using: IBM Selectric Typewriter
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Fred R. Way, Jr. June 1st, 2009
Creator Of !Serendipity!®
The Online Computer Game
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