University of Utah Alumni
This man is the president of Nintendo of America.
Who is Doug Bowser?
1975, Steve Jobs offered Nolan Bushnell (Atari creator) 1/3 stake in this company, which Bushnell turned down.
What is Apple?
This hybrid console innovated gaming, operating as a handheld device and a home console
What is the Nintendo Switch?
Eric Barone is the sole creator of this simulation game where you inherit your grandpa's farm.
What is Stardew Valley?
This device popularized handheld gaming in 1989.
What is the Game Boy?
Multiple Divison of Games graduates worked on this game, a process in which JK Rowling was not involved
What is Hogwarts Legacy?
This 1980 game debuted in Japan as Puck Man.
What is Pac-Man?
This designer created the Mario and Zelda franchises.
Who is Shigeru Miyamoto?
This critically acclaimed game was created by Maddy Makes Games in 2018.
What is Celeste?
This mobile game changed the gaming landscape by introducing augmented reality.
What is Pokemon GO?
This man worked at Lagoon, the local amusement park in Utah, and also helped create Atari.
Who is Nolan Bushnell?
These games triggered congressional hearings on video game violence in 1993.
What is Night Trap and Mortal Kombat?
This game defined how 3D platformers approached interactivity and inventory in 1997, with a cute bear and bird as main characteres.
What is Banjo Kazooie?
Markus "Notch" Persson created the first version of this game.
What is Minecraft?
In 2013, this Chinese game company became very competitive globally, and is now one of the world's largest.
What is Tencent?
This person is the co-founder of Pixar, and used to be president of Disney Animation
Who is Ed Catmull?
One of the most famous educational games (about pioneer life) of the 80s and 90s, which were pervasive on school computers.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This game came out in 1990, with levels that were designed to look like stage plays, furthering the idea that video games could be art.
What is Super Mario 3?
This game designer is a pioneer in telling queer and trans stories through video games.
Who is Anna Anthropy?
The mini-game in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that caused companies to get fined for not disclosing explicit content.
What is Hot Coffee?
This person co-founded Adobe.
Who is John Warnock?
What is Colossal Cave Adventure?
This game was revised for western audiences--in the Japanese version, two of the characters would drink champagne when they won.
What is Super Mario Kart?
This woman created groundbreaking games, such as Mewilo, and Freedom, that told cultural stories from underrepresented backgrounds.
Who is Muriel Tramis?
In 2014, this business model makes game companies hundreds of millions as players buy virtual items in games (loot boxes) for a chance to unlock randomized virtual items
What is free-to-play?