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Game on the U Continues Its Computer Graphics Legacy with One of the Top Video-Game Programs in the Nation spring 13 THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH VOL. 22 NO. 4 Game On The U continues its computer graphics legacy with one of the top video-game programs in the nation THE IMPRESARIO: NOLAN BUSHNELL IS EVER THE ENTREPRENEUR THE IMAGINER: ED CATMULL MELDS SCIENCE AND ART THE INNOVATOR: JOHN WARNOCK’S PUBLISHING REVOLUTION PIONEER IN SOUND: THE FATHER OF DIGITAL AUDIO Continuum_Spring13_Cover.v2.indd 1 2/8/13 3:44 PM TOP 10 IN QUALITY. 3 YEARS RUNNING. 1 - University of Colorado Hospital 2 - Emory University Hospital 3 - The University of Kansas Hospital For the third year in a row, University of Utah Health Care has earned 4 - University of Utah Health Care a top 10 ranking from the University HealthSystem Consortium’s 5 - Beaumont Health System Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich. prestigious Quality and Accountability Study. It’s an accomplishment 6 - Emory University Hospital Midtown that puts us among the best academic medical centers in the country and affirms our ongoing commitment to provide top-quality care. 7 - Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minn. 8 - NYU Langone Medical Center 9 - The University of Arizona Medical Center 10- Denver Health www.healthcare.utah.edu/quality Continuum_Spring13_Cover.v2.indd 2 2/8/13 3:44 PM spring 13 contents 2 Feedback Your comments 4 Campus Notebook News of the University 34 Alum Profile Ed Catmull has taken a path that melds science and artistic Program 8 Alum Profile endeavor. Four decades By Kelley J.P. after Atari, U Lindberg Engineering alum Nolan & Bushnell is ever Arts 40 Association News an entrepreneur. e 2013 By Elaine Jarvik Founders Day Awards; Entertainment U scholarship winner courtesy Curse of Shadows , a game created by U students, was published by a student aims to help company in 2012 and released through Xbox. others; Food Photo Drive yields impressive FEATURE results 44 Through the Years Game On 14 Keeping up with e U continues its computer-science legacy with one of the top video-game programs in alumni the nation. By Jennifer Dobner 48 And Finally… 28 Alum Profile Pioneer in Adobe Pioneer Launched in 2007, the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts & Engineering program has quickly made its mark. The Sound John Warnock program was ranked third in the nation in 2012 by The Princeton Review, and alumni are already working in some of the recollects top companies that create games. It should be no surprise that Utah’s flagship university offers this cutting-edge program, given the University’s legacy in computer science, and particularly computer graphics. U alumni who graduated in the Visit continuum.utah. his path to a late 1960s and ’70s went on to develop technology and programming that essentially created the computer graphics edu for additional publishing industry, including object-oriented programming, simulation techniques, and computer animation. The pages ahead revolution. explore how the U’s video-game program came to be, and introduce you to some of the illustrious alumni and faculty photos, videos, By Jason members who helped pave the way and who continue to impact the industry today. and more. Matthew Smith —The Editors Continuum_Spring13_feedback.v6.indd 1 2/12/13 10:38 AM feedback Publisher Your Comments William Warren Executive Editor EXPLORING RARE BOOKS Working with Fred [Montague] up at the Sill M. 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