Speaker: Elizabeth Zelle Date: August 30th, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Rage Quit Prevention Specialists: Insights from AAA Games User Research Description: Learn how user feedback can make your game better and your players less ragey! This talk provides an inside peek at what games user research looks like at a […]
Read MoreCrimson Parents EAE/LEAP Scholarship EAE is thrilled to announce the creation of a new scholarship targeted at EAE students available through the University of Utah Office of Undergraduate Advancement. The Crimson Parent EAE/LEAP Scholarship provides one $2,000 scholarship to an undergraduate student in the Entertainment Arts & Engineering program and attending the University of Utah full-time during the […]
Read MoreDr. Richard Brown, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Utah, announced today that five of EAE’s faculty were among the highest rated instructors in the college during the 2018-2019 academic year. Receiving top honors for their teaching during the College’s annual faculty meeting were EAE faculty and instructors Mr. Matt Anderson, […]
Read MoreGabe Olson, Assistant Professor and Lecturer for Entertainment Arts and Engineering, traveled to the Utah Asia Campus in Incheon, South Korea for the next 6 weeks teaching a 3D Game Asset Creation class. This course is designed to introduce individuals to the fundamentals of creating game assets from an industry perspective. In particular, students will […]
Read MoreIt all began with a homework assignment in Professor Zagal’s Introduction to Game Design Class: Can you identify and share nuggets of game design wisdom? The answer is, of course, yes. And the result, after a year’s worth of hard work, is “Game Design Snacks” – short book published by ETC Press earlier this year. […]
Read MoreAn EAE student team was invited to participate in DreamHack in Dallas. DreamHack is a three day gaming event, held this year from May 31st – June 2nd. Our students achieved a place among the top 5 games where they showcased and pitched their alternative controller game Ready Set Haiya!
Read MoreEach Spring as the school year ends, we invite the public to come playtest our student games. This provides the students with an opportunity to showcase their work to family and friends, gain invaluable playtesting feedback, and gives the public a chance to see our space. This year was our largest yet, with students showing […]
Read MoreCurrent EAE Student, Brady Campbell, has released a video game with the Utah Jazz. Take your best shots in Splash Uncles, a runner game where you control the characters in their journeys from Australia and California to the arena. Score as many points as you can; test your reflexes by dodging trees, benches, rocks and […]
Read MoreWith over 15 million daily active users video game streaming has a massive impact on communities and the future of the video game industry, yet very few people understand what it is. In the Fall 2019 semester, EAE will offer a new, special topics course intended to be broad survey of video game streaming from analytical critique […]
Read MoreEAE Faculty member Rogelio Cardona-Rivera will speak at the Salt Lake Public Libraries’ Tech Talks series on Thursday, April 18th, 2019 at 7PM. Cardona-Rivera’s talk’s, titled Toward a Science of Game Design, will cover the following: Game development is costly, technically challenging, and poorly understood. Increased demand for games as a form of entertainment has motivated […]
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