University of Utah School of Computing professor Robert R. Kessler, who is also co-founder of the U’s Entertainment Arts & Engineering video game development program, has been named to receive the IEEE Computer Society Computer Science and Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award for “outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary computing education through the creation of an innovative program […]
Read MoreSpeaker: Nate Olson Date: April 4, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Art vs Production: Why you(Mostly) Give in to the Fans Description: If you build it, will they come? If you want to design exactly the game you want to AND make money, what should you factor in? Whose game is […]
Read MoreSpeaker: Maury Brown Date: March 28, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Feminist and Queer Game Design: It’s more than Just Representation Description: Join Maury Brown as she discusses using feminist and queer disruptive design to create games that are more inclusive, empowering, and challenge dominant norms. Including representations of various identities […]
Read MoreThe Daily Utah Chronicle reports on equality in games and the EAE department. “Here at the University of Utah, we have one of the best programs for video game design. Our Entertainment Arts and Engineering program (EAE) has ranked consistently in the top 10 in the nation according to the Princeton Review. The video game […]
Read MoreJosh Marchand, a student in the Entertainment Arts and Engineering Masters program at the University of Utah, has been accepted to a position at Epic Games as a UX Researcher Intern. He is the first EAE student to get a UX research position. “I use playtests, data and analysis to ensure that the development team’s […]
Read MoreSpeaker: C Thi Nguyen Date: Jan 31, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Games as the Art of Agency Description: Games, I claim, are the art form that works in the medium of agency. Playing a game is taking in on an alternate agency temporarily. We take on different abilities and different […]
Read MoreFor the third year in a row, the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering lab will take part in the Global Game Jam (GGJ). The GGJ is an annual event where universities, libraries, game development studios and labs lock the doors for a weekend of ‘jamming’ on some games. Just like rock bands that […]
Read MoreSpeaker: Amy K Hoover Date: Jan 24, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio(Bldg 72, 2nd Floor) Talk title: Creative AI: Deep Learning & Games Description: With recent advancements in deep learning (a subfield of AI), companies like Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Unity and NVIDIA are beginning to embrace advanced AI-based techniques. Researchers in academia and in industry alike […]
Read MoreStudents from the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering video game development program got their game on during this year’s “EAE Play,” the annual fall event when they show off the games currently being made. Read the full article and see pictures from the event HERE!
Read MoreSpeaker: Kenneth Williams from Blizzard Entertainment Date: Nov 29, 5-6pm, EAE Game Studio Talk title: The Life of a Server Engineer Description: Many game programmers are naturally drawn to working on game engines, AI, or flashy visual effects systems. However, the meatiest code – and the most challenging to get just right – often goes […]
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