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 […]
Read MoreMonday, 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. […]
Read More“The University of Utah’s Division of Games landed the #1 spot worldwide for public institutions for its undergraduate programs and #2 for its graduate programs, based on the 2024 Princeton Review rankings released today. The U’s undergraduate program climbed two spots this year, and the graduate program climbed three ranks. Professor Michael Young, the chair of […]
Read MoreMany undergraduate and graduate students in the Division of Games have heard that the Division may be moving colleges here at the U. We wanted to update you all on some very important changes you will be seeing in the next few months, and some information regarding registration. We ARE moving colleges The Division of […]
Read MoreThursday, March 14th at 3:45pm in PTAB 109 Talk Abstract: Three-dimensional virtual applications mediated via head-mounted displays (i.e., virtual reality applications) are growing in popularity as a medium for the facilitation of both ludic and serious activities. An essential component of these applications is their ability to afford users successful interaction, both social and non-social. However, interaction […]
Read MoreCome celebrate our students games with us! April 24th, 2024, 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 Launch […]
Read MoreMonday, March 11 at 4pm in PTAB 109 Abstract: Complex games have demonstrated real-world benefits that illustrate their value as innovative and engaging tools for learning, either by leveraging entertainment games in educational contexts or by developing novel gaming environments for the purpose of teaching. However, complex games are also notoriously difficult, which limits their […]
Read MoreJan 18th 4-5pm in the Downstairs Lecture Space of the Games building(Bldg 72) Join Jordan Magnuson as he explores the convergences between game making and lyric poetry and shares insights from his recently published book, Game Poems: Videogame Design as Lyric Practice. Bio: Jordan Magnuson is an independent game maker and new media scholar whose games […]
Read MoreDear students, staff, faculty and Division of Games Community, From its founding, the Division of Games is an inclusive space to learn and work. Everyone is allowed to be their truest selves in our classes, in our building, in their teams, and in their lives. To our Transgender and Gender Expansive community, you belong. Games […]
Read MoreJoin us December 8th, 2023 and see what we’ve been up to as we announce 12 new student-made games in production! We invite you to both the live stream at 9am, which will show off some of our students progress on their projects, and an in-person event that starts at 1pm where you’ll be able […]
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