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Pandemic Studios: Developing Games for Millions of Monthly Players

By Camille Bagnani January 22, 2021 Leave a comment Startups
Pandemic Games

In 2016, University of Utah marketing student Andrew Wang was one of four friends who created a video game studio for fun. Today, their company, Pandemic Studios, has games with over four million monthly players. Pandemic Studios creates games for all ages on Roblox, a platform designed to create, share, and play games. Wang and […]

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5 Tips for Becoming a Game App Entrepreneur

By Aaron Kc Hsu August 20, 2019 Leave a comment Announcements, Tips & Tricks

I started my journey as a technology gaming app entrepreneur 4 years ago at the University of Utah. My very first app was a simple soundboard of a famous actor called Shia Labeouf. The app has received over 100,000 downloads. Building this app helped me see the joy and pain one can receive from building […]

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Video-Game Development

By Lassonde Staff April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Leave a comment Publications & Reports, Student Innovation @ the U

Students in the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts Engineering (EAE) program work tirelessly to produce games, art and designs they can use in portfolios and publish online. Making a game is not an easy task and usually cannot be done by just one person; students meet in teams so the work is spread out, and […]

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Clockwork Forge Games: Exploring the Klondike

By Lassonde Staff February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 1 Comment Features, Startups
Clockwork Forge Games, Hyperborean Charter

Clockwork Forge Games is a video-game development team led by Entertainment Arts & Engineering students at the University of Utah. With the release of their first game, “Hyperborean Charter,” the team is excited to show everyone the world they’ve built. “Hyperborean Charter” takes place in the far north in a climate like the Klondike and […]

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