The rising popularity of gaming has made a tremendous impact on Southern Arkansas University which has met the demand by adding a Game Animation Design major, eSports teams, and a new Gaming Hub to its offerings. Now SAU will offer a Game Design minor to provide a more well-rounded education. Approval of this item was… Read More
SAU adds new Gaming Hub to its growing eSports program
SAU’s eSports and Competitive Gaming program is growing by leaps and bounds, having doubled in size since its inception last year and looking to add more options to its already generous slate of game offerings. Sandra Martin, Dean of Housing and advisor to Mulerider eSports and Competitive Gaming at Southern Arkansas University, said 13 eSports… Read More
SAU Game Development students will bring their Return of Curiosity to PixelPop Festival
Game Development students at Southern Arkansas University will be sharing the excitement and creativity of their game Return of Curiosity at the PixelPop Festival at St. Louis University, September 14-15, 2019. Tomas Abrams, Jeffrey Guererro, Andrew Yandell, Hanna Smith, Aziztitu Murugan, Dalton Barnette, Dakota Jensen, Kyle Kenney, Jaquon Desso, Amanda Lambright, Alejandro Cornejo and Aaron Philley will… Read More
SAU Game Design students produce game for worldwide distribution
Students in Southern Arkansas University’s Game and Animation Design programs have produced a game that is being published on Steam, a digital distribution platform for games with a worldwide user base. “Depths of Madness” is being released on May 15, 2019, via the Steam Store. It is an atmospheric horror game that takes place underwater… Read More
SAU students attend national gaming convention in San Antonio, Texas
An eSports team from Southern Arkansas University learned firsthand the value of networking at a gaming convention in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 18-20, 2019. Josh Turner, a senior Mass Communication: Mass Media major from Texarkana, Arkansas, took a group of gamers to PAX South, one of the largest gaming conventions in the country. The group… Read More
Big-screen animation artist Mark Walton to speak at SAU
Story artist for more than 27 animated films and counting, Mark Walton is scheduled to share insights from his illustrious career at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Southern Arkansas University’s Reynolds Center Foundation Hall. Being socially awkward and no good at sports as a child, Walton spent many hours inside, alone, drawing… Read More
Let the games begin: eSports thriving at Southern Arkansas University
There has been no lag in Southern Arkansas University’s response to the national trending of eSports popularity on college campuses. Josh Turner, a senior Mass Communication: Mass Media major from Texarkana, Arkansas, is student advisor to eSports. The program grew from the Gaming Guild that Turner helped establish here during his freshman year. He calls… Read More
SAU sets Game Development Summer Camp in July
Southern Arkansas University is hosting the third-annual Game Development Summer Camp July 24-27, 2017, for 10th – 12th grade students who think they might want to turn their favorite hobby into a career. Applications must be submitted online at www.SAUmag.edu/Game-Camp by July 14, 2017, and the entry fee is $325 per participant (Early-bird price is… Read More
Global Game Jam at SAU to feature eye-tracking software
Southern Arkansas University will again be one of the host sites for the world’s largest game creation event, Global Game Jam (GGJ), on January 20-22, 2017. This year, SAU’s site has been selected for an additional benefit as one of the sites receiving eye-tracking software from Swedish company Tobii Tech. The event is free, and… Read More
SAU top 10 in South for game design and development programs
Southern Arkansas University was recently ranked among the top 10 universities in the South for aspiring game designers and developers by Animation Career Review thanks to its two animation and game development academic programs. In 2013, SAU became the only university in Arkansas to have a complete program for Computer Game and Animation Design. Even… Read More
