Ara was an enormous collaborative effort that involved over thirty students in Computer Graphics at Purdue University. This was the project that changed my life. I'll tell you a story; I was in CGT 112 as a sophomore when Tyler Kupferer came in just as class was ending. He was advertising the Flash class he was teaching in the library and also pitched an opportunity to help him animate his new movie. I woke up when I heard him talk and was instantly on board. Through the project Tyler and I became really good friends and I was also introduced to Shauvon McGill and The Crazy Monkeys I tried out for Purdue's best improv troupe and the rest is super amazing history. Wow, working on Ara really was an excellent decision. I learned so much!