Last updated Monday, August 3, 2020, 9:54 PM MDT From EAE Director Michael Young, Ph.D. The Coronavirus has prompted a number of changes in our individual and group lives, and I wanted to provide a brief update on how EAE is adapting in order to do the very best job around our mission across education, […]
Read MoreSpeaker: Dr Sajid Farooq Date: March 6, 11am-12pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Optimizing Your Game: Beyond the Basics Description: Game optimization can be something between a dark art and a rabbit hole. It is tempting to seek radical algorithms, and fancy culling techniques to extract that last bit of performance in […]
Read MoreSpeaker: Jinghui Dong Date: February 27th, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Things You Should Know about Immersive Game UI Description: Back in the day, a game’s user interface (UI) was sometimes added at the end, almost as an afterthought. Those days are long gone and UI design is becoming an increasingly […]
Read MoreSpeakers: Lauren Mee, Garin Richards, Josh Beedle, & Tri Nguyen Talk Date: February 18th, 12-1pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: From EAE to Industry: Breaking into Game Dev Date: February 18th, 4-5pm Learn to Network: Your Career Depends on it Speaker: Josh Beedle Room: LS 101 Outcomes: Students gain a foundational understanding […]
Read MoreRogelio Cardona-Rivera, a faculty member at EAE, discussed the future of gaming and implications of VR and AR on the gaming community with Built In, an online tech magazine.
Read MoreSpeaker: Ben Samuel Date: February 14th, 11am-12pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Crafting Stories Through Play: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Player Creativity to Create Dynamic Worlds and Characters. Description: Game development is a powerful platform for both technological innovation and artistic expression. This talk will discuss the technology and design decisions behind […]
Read MoreSpeaker: Matthew Henry Date: February 7th, 10-11am, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Programming as a Team in Unity: Encapsulation and Communication Description: Game Development is a team sport. Nearly all professional game projects are built as part of a team. In this talk, we will look at a number of techniques for […]
Read MoreIGDA Salt Lake February Meeting, Talk and Networking Event When: Thursday, February 13th, 6:30-7:30pm, networking to follow Where: Building 72, the EAE Master Game Studio What: The local chapter of the International Game Developers Association will hold their monthly meeting at Entertainment Arts and Engineering Thursday, February 13th. Entertainment Arts and Engineering’s very own Gabe […]
Read MoreFor the fourth year in a row, the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering lab will take part in the Global Game Jam (GGJ). The GGJ is an annual event where universities, libraries, game development studios and labs lock the doors for a weekend of ‘jamming’ on some games. Just like rock bands that […]
Read MoreSpeaker: Laura Schumacher Date: January 21st, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Amazing Animal Avatar Design Description: In her talk, Laura will present her work as a technical artist on Animal Jam, a wildly successful online virtual world for children with over 160 million registered players developed by WildWorks in collaboration with […]
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