Computer Games

The programme complements the country’s existing offers of higher education in computer game design and technology, and has as main goal to coordinate and stimulate new research on various aspects of computer games, both within the university itself and among the half-dozen universities and university colleges that offer studies related to computer games. In addition, the programme works to strengthen the link between the industry and academia with a focus on innovation of computer games.

JoinGame, Norway’s largest professional network on game research and game development, was funded by NTNU's research program on Computer Games in 2007. The latter now consists of over 150 member organisations with more than 85 companies in Norway and abroad. Through the establishment of JoinGame, NTNU’s education and research on computer games has gained wide reputation.

Research topics covered by research in this programme are user studies of multiplayer games, development of technology, models and architecture of pervasive games, learning games and mobile games, design and development of new game technology, media protocols and tools for serious gaming, computer graphics, artificial intelligence in games etc. The programme is publishing more than 20 publications in international journals and at international conferences every year. The program has also established collaboration with international universities like the University of California, Irvine. Last year, two labs on computer games have been established at NTNU. Since the programme has been started, five courses related to computer games have been established.

• Associate Professor Alf Inge Wang, Department of Computer and Information Science

• Programme Chair: Associate Professor Sara Brinch, Department of Art and Media Science
• Harald Øverby, Department of Telematics
• Trond Are Øritsland, Department of Product Design
• Berit Skog, Department of Sociology and Political Science
• Tor Ivar Eikaas, Cyberlab
• Erik Harg, TerraVision