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 Zhiyu Lin to the Division of Games The Division of Games at the University of Utah is excited to announce the appointment of Zhiyu Lin as Assistant Professor. Zhiyu arrives from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he has been a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Game User Interaction and Intelligence Laboratory. He earned […]
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 MoreInside a giant rolling ball, a hamster is making a break for freedom. That’s the premise behind Udon Uncaged, a larger-than-life alternative control game created by a team of students from the Division of Games at the University of Utah. Instead of using a joystick, players power the action themselves by climbing inside a human-sized […]
Read MoreCome celebrate our students games with us! April 22th, 2026, 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 […]
Read MoreThe Division of Games at the University of Utah has officially opened the Kessler Station for Student Success, a new undergraduate-focused hub located in Building 72. Designed as a central space for academic support, advising, and community engagement, the Kessler Station represents a major step forward in the Division’s commitment to student success. Named in […]
Read MoreThe Division of Games at the University of Utah celebrated the opening of its new City Centre space on Thursday evening, February 19, welcoming more than 200 guests to mark a major milestone in the Division’s continued growth in graduate education and research. The Division officially moved into the new facility and began operations on […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah has joined the Voice of Intercollegiate Esports (VOICE), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to shaping the future of higher education through inclusive and sustainable collegiate esports governance. By joining VOICE, Utah strengthens its role as a national leader in collegiate esports and games education and contributes its experience to conversations around […]
Read MoreThree alternative-controller games developed by students in the Division of Games at the University of Utah have been selected as finalists for the Alt Control competition at the 2026 Game Developers Conference (GDC), one of the game industry’s most influential global events. The finalist projects—Pivot, Akushukai!, and Udon Uncaged—were created by graduate students as part […]
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