01 / GAMES
Games &
Digital Environments
Designing games, simulations, and AR/VR environments for learning through exploration, creation, and problem solving.
WHAT GLIDE STANDS FOR
Games, Learning &Immersive Digital Environments.
We build educational games—and study how people learn through them.
GlideLab is a game-based learning (GBL) research lab led by Dr. Hunhui Na, Assistant Professor in the Division of Games at the University of Utah.
We design, develop, and study educational games, serious games, and immersive learning environments, exploring how play, creation, and interaction support learning.
OUR RESEARCH FOCUS
Games &
02 / HUMAN–AI
Human–AI
Learning & Design
Studying how learners and educators work with generative AI in games and immersive learning environments, with a focus on agency, co-creation, and instructional design.
03 / LEARNING
Learning Processes
& Analytics
Using learning analytics to examine how people create, solve problems, and revise ideas within games and immersive environments—and how these processes relate to reasoning and learning.