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The Intersection of Video Games and Religion

By Christopher Payne, Assistant Arts Editor April 8, 2019

Video games and religion have long had a rocky relationship. Themes of escapism and hedonism that accompany any form of entertainment media often seem to clash with religious themes of spiritual growth,...

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The Gaming World Meets Title IX: Paving the Way for Women in Esports

By Christopher Payne, Assistant Arts Editor February 24, 2019

  With an average viewership of 98.2 million people, this year’s Super Bowl LIII was the least-watched Super Bowl in 11 years. Even if you add up all viewers across in-home televisions and official...

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Equality in EAE: The Fight for Female Representation

By Christopher Payne, Assistant Arts Editor February 12, 2019

  Riot Games, the company behind the popular video game “League of Legends,” has been through a storm of controversy this past year. Last November, two employees filed a class-action lawsuit...

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U Ranked Number One in Video Game Design

March 30, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The U’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) program was ranked as the number one graduate and number two undergraduate video game school by The Princeton Review. FEATURE...

(Photo Courtesy of Jake Muehle)

U Students Win Video Game Competition with “Cyber Heist”

December 11, 2014

  The U has claimed national honors yet again — this time for video games. A group of U students traveled to Orlando, Fla. to take part in an annual competition called the Serious Games Showcase...

EAE students (from left to right) Jake Muehle, Vaibhav Bhalerao, and Miao “Max” Xu pose with winning game ‘Cyber Heist.’ Photo by John Peterson.

‘Cyber Heist’ gains EAE recognition

January 26, 2014

Members of the U’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering program won the Oscar equivalent of amateur video game design with their game “Cyber Heist.” The game, created by a collaboration of students...