Welcoming Sharmista Sharma to the Division of Games The Division of Games at the University of Utah is delighted to announce the appointment of Sharmista Sharma as Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Technical Art. Sharmista’s appointment is a homecoming in the most meaningful sense: she completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies here at the University […]
Read MoreWelcoming Teanna Feng to the Division of Games The Division of Games at the University of Utah is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tianying (Teanna) Feng as Assistant Professor. Teanna comes to the Division from UCLA, where she is completing her doctoral work in Education — Social Research Methodology, with an additional master’s in […]
Read MoreWelcoming Hunhui Na to the Division of Games The Division of Games at the University of Utah is pleased to announce the appointment of Hunhui Na as Assistant Professor. Hunhui joins the Division from the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he served as Assistant Professor of Learning, […]
Read MoreKim Receives National Commendation from South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dae Hong Kim, an associate professor, lecturer in the Division of Games (at the Utah Asia Campus), has been awarded a Certificate of Commendation from South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in recognition of his contributions to arts and cultural […]
Read MoreInstruments of the U, an article series covering the incredible research tools and equipment used by leading researchers, recently featured the Division of Games’ Motion Capture Lab—its history and its applications for student projects, including games, art, and more. Read the article and the interview with Games own Professor, Lecturer Brian Salisbury.
Read MoreThe Division of Games at the University of Utah is delighted to welcome Professor Dae Hong Kim this Fall to the faculty at the Utah Asia Campus as an associate professor, lecturer. An accomplished educator, media artist, and researcher, Professor Kim brings nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of game development, media art, and interdisciplinary […]
Read MoreProfessor José Zagal has recently published two books with MIT Press, titled “Seeing Red: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy” and “Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons.” Seeing Red, co-authored with tech historian Benj Edwards, is part of MIT Press’ well regarded Platform Studies series that examines the relationship between specific computing systems and the creative work created […]
Read MoreOn July 16, 2020, the Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA) inducted Entertainment Arts and Engineering professor José Zagal into the ranks of the prestigious HEVGA Fellows. Zagal joins a list of distinguished fellows that includes EAE Associate Professor Roger Altizer and EAE Director Michael Young. Established in 2017, HEVGA’s Fellows Program recognizes senior scholars […]
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