By Daphne Chen | Posted Dec 11th, 2016 @ 9:18am SALT LAKE CITY — Outside, the room is hot, the crowd is buzzing and the DJ is bumping. But inside 6-year-old Tarrah’s head, the sweet tones of classical music are piping through her ears as she conducts a school of fish around an underwater shipwreck. […]
Read MoreBy Peter Rosen | Posted Mar 17th, 2017 @ 7:03pm SALT LAKE CITY — How do you get a newly diagnosed diabetic to take his or her blood sugar level seriously? Perhaps, by turning that data into a mountain range. “A lot of the medical information that we get is abstracted, that it’s information about […]
Read MoreBy Mike Anderson | Posted Apr 28th, 2017 @ 6:34pm SALT LAKE CITY — Seeking a career in the video games industry, Ben Steele never thought he’d find himself using his programming skills to help spinal cord injury patients. “Being able to help people with it adds a level of gratification to the work,” Steele […]
Read MoreJeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News University of Utah Entertainment Arts and Engineering student Jared Brunner shows his children “Izzy and Patrick,” a game he created at the U. in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 28, 2017. SALT LAKE CITY — Faced with more than 100 program options across the U.S., Kenny Green said winnowing […]
Read MoreBy Lassonde Staff March 14, 2017 For the fall 2016 semester, Kun Cheng, an Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) graduate student, was the lead engineer developing a virtual reality video game for students with autism through the Therapeutic Games & Apps Lab (or Gapp Lab). Given the framework provided by University of Utah dance instructor […]
Read More07 April 2017 Published in News and Announcements This past Fall, Eric Handman, Associate Professor and Director of the U’s Modern Dance MFA Program, received the 2016 Faculty Award for his excellence in research from the College of Fine Arts, as well as the Campus Incentive Seed Grant which allowed for his groundbreaking research in […]
Read MoreHelp us celebrate the public launch of this year’s games by joining us April 26 for the EAE Launch Party! What’s on Display? Connector. 2017 Published Games Play all the Masters and Undergrad games being published this year! Click here to view the full list of games. GaPP Games A hand-curated selection of current projects from […]
Read MoreEAE and the University of Utah announce varsity esports Varsity esports have arrived at the University of Utah. The U and its nationally ranked Entertainment Arts & Engineering video game development program announced today that it is forming the U’s first college-sponsored varsity esports program. Utah esports will compete in multiple games and has confirmed […]
Read MoreKSL visited to learn more about how games can help with medical issues, so Dr. Altizer introduced them to the Therapeutic Games and Applications (The GApp) Lab, where games are made with a purpose. Check out the video below and click here to view the full article.
Read MoreFrom The Daily Utah Chronicle March 24, 2016By Kylee Ehmann — Video games have a bit of a bad rap in modern society. They are often seen as time-wasters at best and dangerous motivators to violence at worst. Greg Bayles, a student in the Entertainment, Arts and Engineering (EAE) master’s program, is working to change […]
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