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. 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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. 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