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Can a Computer Dry Your Tears? Understanding How Players Use Video Games to Manage Difficult Emotions

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Time: March 2nd, 2023 @ 4-5pm MT Location: PTAB 109 Summary:According to the Entertainment Software Association, 89% of players claim that video games provide them with relief from stress. However, the relationship between stress and gameplay is often misunderstood, with games often thought of merely as idle distractions from people’s problems. This talk will challenge […]

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February 28, 2023

Divide and Conquer: Game Engines and the Division of Labor

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December 1st, 5-6pm Bldg 72, Lecture Space 103 This talk offers both a design and labor history of the first graphical game engine, Sierra On-Line’s Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI), which became the backbone of Sierra’s game development process beginning in the early-to-mid 1980s. Through detailed analysis of Sierra’s games , as well as bureaucratic and […]

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October 28, 2022

The Future Fun Experience of Esports

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October 20, 2022, 5-6pm Lecture Space 103, Bldg 72 Esports are big business and business wants you watching esports at in-person venues. However, it’s hard to beat the experience of watching Twitch from the comfort of your own couch (probably without pants) so how do we design the future experience of esports to be sustainable […]

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October 10, 2022

Truth Necessity and Contingency: The Rhetoric of Historical Games

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October 6th, 2022 | 5-6pm Bldg 72, Lecture Space 103 Description: How do we square notions of veracity in the design of games which depict a past with their nature as systems of counter-fact? And how does our framing of the past inform our stance toward the present and future? Bio: Dr William Huber is […]

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September 30, 2022

SMS X EAE Series

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Sony Santa Monica will be hosting 4 virtual presentations for 4 game development disciplines: Engineering, Art, Production, and Design. Join us for a talk and Q&A for each discipline. For more information or questions email adam.hunter@eae.utah.edu. Thursday Oct 8th | 4pm MT Hosted Via WebEx Click for more info. Thursday January 28th | 3pm MT […]

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January 20, 2021

Career FUNdamentals

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Nov 19th 2020 | 10:30am mt Join Amy Christianto, Recruiting Coordinator at Santa Monica Studio, as she discusses a number of fundamental skills that every student needs to excel in the job application and interview process. An extensive Q&A will follow the presentation. For questions and more info about this event please email adam.hunter@eae.utah.edu

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November 16, 2020