EAE and College of Science Present Board Gaymer Cosplay ParTEA 1 April 2022 | 3-5PM The grass around Building 72 (weather permitting) As part of the University of Utah’s LGBTQ Center Pride week celebrations, we invite you to an afternoon of outdoor boardgames, science, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages on the lawns around Building 72. Cosplay […]
Read MoreStrap on your designer hat, fire up your copy of Super Mario Maker 2 and get ready for the best level design competition the University of Utah has ever experienced. Hosted by Check Point Professor, Snwbear24, Kosmic, 3DMentor, Scherbie_, Royru, Anneweetwel, TwoDandyGaymers, JZLGaming and presented to you by EAE (Entertainment Arts and Entertainment) Each one […]
Read More“A University of Utah lab received a $7.5 million grant from the National Mental Health Institute to conduct clinical trials for Neurogrow — a video game designed to treat older adults with depression.” Read the full story
Read MoreCome and view our giant play testing party! Drop in on twitch and check out any of the following and more: Graduate student thesis games Undergraduate capstone projects First semester graduate student prototypes Reels from The Gapp Lab, our Machinima, Traditional Game Dev, Alternative Game Dev and Intro to Game Design classes Featured EAE Alumni […]
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2021 — Game Design Tool Machinations Now Available to EAE Students. In 2012 Joris Dormans and Ernest Adams published “Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design” where they described how and when to prototype, test, and implement mechanics in games and learn how to visualize and simulate game mechanics in order to design better games. […]
Read MoreSept. 13, 2021 — The University of Utah’s video game design program is posting yet another high score. Entertainment Arts & Engineering (EAE), the U’s top-rated program that teaches students all facets of video game design and development, was ranked 3rd in country in the inaugural rankings by U.S. News & World Report for “Best […]
Read MoreAugust 26th, 2021 WHEREAS, as of August 23, 2021 the U.S. Federal Drug Administration has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine, and WHEREAS, University of Utah Policy 3-300: Environmental Health and Safety Policy calls for “the University of Utah to promote good health, well-being, and occupational safety for its faculty, employees, students, and visitors, whether on […]
Read More“Congratulations to this year’s winners of the University of Utah College of Engineering Teaching and Staff Awards, given to those for outstanding work in the college in the last year. The recipients represent all of the hardworking and dedicated faculty and staff in the college.” Congrats to the EAE staff and student TA who received […]
Read MoreKSLTV reports: “U of U Health Scientists Say Certain Video Games Improve Mental Health In Older Adults.” Roger Altizer, Director of The Gapp Lab discusses mental health and videogames. Read the Whole Story
Read MoreProfessor Jose Zagal was interviewed on The Ethics and Video Games Podcast with Shlomo Sher and Andy Ashcraft. “How can ethics play a role in game design? What’s the point of teaching of ethics to game design students?” Listen on Youtube Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts
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