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href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>The Division of Games is delighted to announce Dr. Tomer Weiss as an upcoming speaker for the 2024-2025 Utah Games Speaker Series. This speaker is hosted by Dr. Fernando Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Lecturer in the Division of Games. When & Where: Wednesday, February 12 2025, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Room 270 of Building 72. Talk […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-speaker-learning-to-simulate-virtual-ai-agents-at-scale/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> February 11, 2025 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-26466" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/bridging-the-physical-digital-divide/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2023/10/Guest-Lecture-Emily-Short_Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/bridging-the-physical-digital-divide/">Guest Speaker: Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide with Tangible, Ambient and Context-Aware Interaction</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>The Division of Games is delighted to announce Dr. Chang Xiao as an upcoming speaker for the 2024-2025 Utah Games Speaker Series. This speaker is hosted by Dr. Shelby Moser, Assistant Professor, Lecturer in the Division of Games. When & Where: Friday, February 14 2025, from 3:30 to 4:30pm. Room 270 of Building 72. Talk […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/bridging-the-physical-digital-divide/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> February 11, 2025 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-26448" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-speaker-virtual-futures/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2023/10/Guest-Lecture-Emily-Short_Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-speaker-virtual-futures/">Guest Speaker: Virtual Futures: Exploring the Horizon</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>The Division of Games is delighted to announce Dr. Dominic Kao as an upcoming speaker for the 2024-2025 Utah Games Speaker Series. This speaker is hosted by Dr. Rogelio E. Cardona-Rivera, Assistant Professor of the Division of Games. When & Where: Wednesday, January 22 2025, from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. Room update: Room 4609 of the Quinney […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-speaker-virtual-futures/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> January 16, 2025 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-26404" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-speaker-many-a-slip/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2023/10/Guest-Lecture-Emily-Short_Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-speaker-many-a-slip/">Guest Speaker: Many a Slip ‘Twixt Cup and Keyboard: Translating Life Experience into Game Industry Success</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>Utah Games Speaker Series presents: Many a Slip ‘Twixt Cup and Keyboard: Translating Life Experience into Game Industry Success Bill Benham When: Thursday, November 14, 2024, 4-5pm Where: Building 72, Lecture Room 103, University of Utah Moving into the games industry from another field can feel overwhelming, but fear not. Many tools and talents from […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-speaker-many-a-slip/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> November 6, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-26358" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/escaping-the-crunch-trap/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2023/10/Guest-Lecture-Emily-Short_Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/escaping-the-crunch-trap/">Guest Speaker: Escaping the Crunch Trap</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/speaker-series/" rel="category tag">Speaker Series</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>Utah Games Speaker Series presents: Escaping the Crunch Trap Ruth Tomandl When: Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 4:00-5:00 Where: Building 72, Lecture Room 103, University of Utah There are usually so many constraints on your game project (including all the cool things you want to make!) that it’s very difficult to finish on time. Crunch […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/escaping-the-crunch-trap/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> October 25, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-26322" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/numbers-getting-bigger/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2023/10/Guest-Lecture-Emily-Short_Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/numbers-getting-bigger/">Guest Speaker: Numbers Getting Bigger: A Critical Look At Incremental Games</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/2024/" rel="category tag">2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/talks/" rel="category tag">Talks</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>Utah Games Speaker Series presents: Numbers Getting Bigger: A Critical Look At Incremental Games Alexander King When: Thursday September 26th, 2024 from 4:00-5:00 Where: Building 72, Lecture Room 103, University of Utah Join us for a close examination of ‘incremental games’ with game designer Alexander King. Incremental and clicker games are full of contradictions: They appear […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/numbers-getting-bigger/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> September 16, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-26301" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/the-art-of-the-rolling-start/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2023/10/Guest-Lecture-Emily-Short_Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/the-art-of-the-rolling-start/">Guest Speaker: The Art of the Rolling Start</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/2024/" rel="category tag">2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/speaker-series/" rel="category tag">Speaker Series</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>Utah Games Speaker Series & the School of Music present: The Art of the Rolling Start Disasterpeace, Rich Vreeland When: Thursday September 19th from 4:00-5:00 Where: Gould Auditorium in the Marriott Library, University of Utah Concepting is a technique in and of itself, and a separate one in some ways from creating final work. In the […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/the-art-of-the-rolling-start/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> September 6, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-25818" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-in-defense-of-a-sociality-first-account-of-playing-games-together-in-friendly-contexts/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2024/03/Stedphenie_Patridge_Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-in-defense-of-a-sociality-first-account-of-playing-games-together-in-friendly-contexts/">Guest Lecture: In Defense of a Sociality First Account of Playing Games Together in Friendly Contexts</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/2024/" rel="category tag">2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/announcement/" rel="category tag">Announcement</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news-2/" rel="category tag">News</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/speaker-series/" rel="category tag">Speaker Series</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/talks/" rel="category tag">Talks</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>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 […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-in-defense-of-a-sociality-first-account-of-playing-games-together-in-friendly-contexts/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> March 21, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-25816" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-designing-player-ai-interaction-engaging-players-to-understand-ai-through-play/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2024/03/Guest-lecture-Jennifer-VillarealeSlide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-designing-player-ai-interaction-engaging-players-to-understand-ai-through-play/">Guest Lecture: Designing Player-AI Interaction: Engaging Players to Understand AI Through Play</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/2024/" rel="category tag">2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/announcement/" rel="category tag">Announcement</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/blog-2/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news-2/" rel="category tag">News</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/speaker-series/" rel="category tag">Speaker Series</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/talks/" rel="category tag">Talks</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>Monday, 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. […]</p> </p> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-designing-player-ai-interaction-engaging-players-to-understand-ai-through-play/" class="uu-link" aria-label="Read Full Article">Read More</a> </div> <div class="uu-card-footer">    <div class="uu-card-date"> March 20, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article>   <article id="post-25809" class="uu-card" data-aos="fade-up"> <a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-understanding-social-interactions-in-immersive-virtual-reality-games/" class="uu-card-img" style="background-image:url('https://games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2024/03/guest-lecture-Lauren-Buck-Slide-scaled.jpg');"></a> <div class="uu-card-details"> <div class="uu-card-body"> <h3 class="uu-card-title"><a href="https://games.utah.edu/news/guest-lecture-understanding-social-interactions-in-immersive-virtual-reality-games/">Guest Lecture: Understanding Social Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality Games</a></h3> <div class="uu-card-cats"><span>Categories:</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/2024/" rel="category tag">2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/announcement/" rel="category tag">Announcement</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/featured-talks/" rel="category tag">Featured Talks</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news-2/" rel="category tag">News</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/news/" rel="category tag">News & Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/speaker-series/" rel="category tag">Speaker Series</a></li> <li><a href="https://games.utah.edu/category/talks/" rel="category tag">Talks</a></li></ul></div> <p class="excerpt"><p>Thursday, 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. 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