Utah's Gaming Boom

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From 'Fortnite' to 'Hogwarts Legacy': One university fuels Utah's $2 billion video game industry

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Video game industry in Utah has grown more than 230% in a decade , bringing in more than $2.3 billion in revenue last year .

University of Utah graduates helped create top-grossing games such as "Hogwarts Legacy" and "Fortnite" Alumni of the school have gone on to create games generating $2 billion in lifetime revenue.

" The University of Utah and [ Brigham Young University ], as well as some of the other schools in Utah , have done a really good job building relationships with the developers that are in the area," Mustard said. He also highlighted Utah 's unique approach to education: "While some of these students are in school, they have to make their own video game. That's a very unique skill set that not a lot of people have." "Those were the kind of people I wanted on my team," Mustard said..

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