Kim 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 MoreStudents from diverse backgrounds and disciplines embark on a two-year journey of collaboration, creativity, and game development. Now in its fifteenth year, the University of Utah’s Division of Games has grown from a scrappy, pioneering program of a few dozen students into one of the nation’s largest and highest-ranked games programs. This fall, 90 new […]
Read MoreCome celebrate our students games with us! April 23th, 2025, 2-7pm Utah Games Launch is the end of year games launch event for the Division of Games, a celebration of student and faculty work where we give graduating students (from our undergraduate and graduate programs) a chance to show their work. Games shown at Launch […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s The Division of Games (Utah Games) program is proud to celebrate the success of Back Off Me Booty, a student-developed game that captured the hearts of players at IndieCade 2024, earning the coveted Audience Choice Award. This prestigious honor highlights the talent, creativity, and dedication of the University’s budding game developers. […]
Read MoreMarch 28, 2024 | 3:30-5pm in CTIHB 101 Description: Everyone knows that we play games for all sorts of reasons. We play to blow off steam, to have a little fun, to increase our ranking, and even to win. Sometimes we play alone, but often we play games together. And sometimes our goal is partly […]
Read MoreMonday, March 25 @ 4pm in PTAB 109 Abstract: Helping people understand AI is an essential effort in the field of HCI. Among the fast-growing body of work, HCI researchers have explored interactive explanations and visualizations as a means to help people build up an understanding of AI systems through exploratory interaction with the system. […]
Read More“The University of Utah’s Division of Games landed the #1 spot worldwide for public institutions for its undergraduate programs and #2 for its graduate programs, based on the 2024 Princeton Review rankings released today. The U’s undergraduate program climbed two spots this year, and the graduate program climbed three ranks. Professor Michael Young, the chair of […]
Read MoreThursday, March 14th at 3:45pm in PTAB 109 Talk Abstract: Three-dimensional virtual applications mediated via head-mounted displays (i.e., virtual reality applications) are growing in popularity as a medium for the facilitation of both ludic and serious activities. An essential component of these applications is their ability to afford users successful interaction, both social and non-social. However, interaction […]
Read MoreCome celebrate our students games with us! April 24th, 2024, 2-7pm Utah Games Launch is the end of year games launch event for the Division of Games, a celebration of student and faculty work where we give graduating students (from our undergraduate and graduate programs) a chance to show their work. Games shown at Launch […]
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