The Division of Games joined the University of Utah in celebrating 175 years of providing education and opportunity on campus. Three Division of Games student teams showcased their alternative controller games, offering students and families a hands-on experience with the exciting world of interactive entertainment. The exhibit highlighted student work, showcasing the innovative designs developed by students in the program. The 175th event allowed students to share their creations with the public while also promoting the vibrant atmosphere of student-led game development. Arjunvir Tipparaju, one of the student game designers, shared:
“The 175th anniversary bash was an amazing event and served as a great opportunity to showcase the cool alt control games of the games program…my team and I were happy to see that everyone loved watching, as well as rolling around, in our big hamster ball.”
Division students are encouraged to develop games and explore unique approaches to design that spark creativity and joy through games. The 175th Celebration is an example of the exciting impact the division makes within the University and the life it brings to the greater community.
To learn more about the Division of Games and their exciting work, click here.
Game Team Designers
Pony Express
- Yee Cheng – Artist
- Bryan Bosseli – Level/World Design
- Weixang Huang – Artist
- Raynard Christian – Engineer
- Carson Knowles – Producer
- Cleveland Parker – Producer, Controller Engineer, Audio, Design
- AoYi “Erica” Chen – Character Artist, Art Director
- Amelia Herbert – Tech Artist (Rigging and Animation)
- Amanda Hansen – Artist, Controller Cosmetics
- Jesse Zhang – Tech Artist (VFX)
- Kimball Brooksby – Technical Designer
- Jaclyn Guido – Artist
Udon Uncaged
- Omar Wallace – Producer
- Charles Tyndal – Producer
- Theo Lee – Producer
- Garrett Olsen – Technical Artist
- Ryan Andersen – Technical Artist
- Yanlan Yang – Technical Artist
- Xuanhao Mei – Technical Artist
- Wei Zhang – Game Artist
- Ryan Shenes – Game Artist
- Vass Miric – Game Artist
- Charles Immendorf – Engineer
- Sky Wess – Engineer
- Arjunvir Tipparaju – Game Designer
Pivot
- Divith Nagaraj Reddy – Game Engineering
- Fangyuan Ye – Game Art
- Li-yu Sun – Tech Art
- YeTang – Game Art
- Benjamin Johnson – Game Engineering
- Adhithya Narayanan – Game Engineering
- Mingyang Cai – Game Production
- Jialu Wang – Tech Art
- Yiling King – Tech Art
- Jiaqi Han – Tech Art
- Peng He – Tech Art
- Owen Templeton – Game Design
- Nishant Verma – Game Engineering