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Guest Speaker: Numbers Getting Bigger: A Critical Look At Incremental Games

Utah Games Speaker Series presents: Numbers Getting Bigger: A Critical Look At Incremental Games Alexander King When: Thursday September 26th, 2024 from 4:00-5:00 Where: Building 72, Lecture Room 103, University of Utah Join us for a close examination of ‘incremental games’ with game designer Alexander King. Incremental and clicker games are full of contradictions: They appear […]

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Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser Visits Master Games Studio

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Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser Visits Master Games Studio at University of Utah In a highly anticipated visit that captivated both students and faculty, Doug Bowser, President of Nintendo of America, toured the Master Games Studio at the Division of Games at the University of Utah.    The Master Games Studio, known for its […]

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A Year of Remarkable Growth and Expansion

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In the past year, the Division of Games at the University of Utah has undergone a period of extraordinary growth, cementing its status as a leading program in the field of interactive entertainment. Established in 2017, the Division’s innovative Bachelor of Science in Games has catapulted from the 11th largest major on campus in 2023 […]

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Utah Games Launch 2024 Student Games

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Check out our student games featured at Utah Games Launch 2024 Many of these games are now available for Switch on the Nintendo Store! C13 – Cardboard Chronicles ×               Cardboard Chronicles Cardboard Chronicles is a vibrant, puzzle-adventure game set entirely in a cardboard world featuring pick-up-and-play controls, a […]

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Zagal Publishes Two New Books with MIT Press

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Professor 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 […]

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Guest Lecture: In Defense of a Sociality First Account of Playing Games Together in Friendly Contexts

March 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 […]

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Guest Lecture: Designing Player-AI Interaction: Engaging Players to Understand AI Through Play

Monday, 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. […]

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