Denius-Sams Gaming Academy

Denius-Sams Gaming Academy With equal focus on art and commerce, the DSGA recreates the experience of conceptualizing a game, making it and bringing it to market.

Each year 20 participants enter an intensive 9-month leadership and training program where they have the opportunity to take a director or manager role in a full game production. In addition, they are taught by and engage in discussions with some of the gaming industry’s top leaders. The DSGA was founded by Dean Roderick Hart (Moody College of Communication), Wofford Denius (Director, Cain Foundat

ion) and Paul Sams (COO Blizzard Entertainment). The DSGA staff is comprised of industry veterans Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Disney Epic Mickey), Program Coordinators D.S. Cohen and Joshua Howard, and Administrative Associate Lorin Garabedian

An update from Warren, but bigger than than too.
04/19/2025

An update from Warren, but bigger than than too.

Games, movies, basketball, books (and occasionally the dog). Welcome to my life

A huge "thank you" to Kate Edwards of the IGDA for spending time with the  !
11/21/2016

A huge "thank you" to Kate Edwards of the IGDA for spending time with the !

In anticipation of tonight's talk.
11/17/2016

In anticipation of tonight's talk.

Thursday evening, the executive director of the International Game Developers Association addresses video games and culture.

Thursday!
11/15/2016

Thursday!

Less than two weeks to go!

Less than two weeks to go!
11/04/2016

Less than two weeks to go!

10/25/2016

The is hosting Kate Edwards of the IGDA, Thursday November 17th. Click for details!

http://calendar.utexas.edu/event/video_games_and_culturalization #.WA9oto8rKUk

Time: Nov. 17, 6:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:30p.m. Admission: Free Location: Belo Center for New Media (BMC) Briefing Room, 5.208, with overflow in Presentation Room, 5.108 Description: The Denius-Sams Gaming Academy is honored to host Kate Edwards, Executive Director of the International Game Develope...

10/18/2016

The is excited to welcome Kate Edwards, Executive Director of the , to speak on campus about and culturalization! The event is FREE and open to everyone! Details below.

Date: Thursday November 17, 2016
Time: 6:00pm. Doors open at 5:30pm
Where: UT Austin Campus @ Belo Center for New media; BMC 5.208, with overflow available in BMC 5.102

Good times at the Austin Game Conference.
09/26/2016

Good times at the Austin Game Conference.

09/15/2016

Austin Game Conference is happening in less than a week! Are you going??!
http://austingamecon.com/about/

The Austin Game Conference (AGC), Sept. 21-22, 2016, provides you critical insight into developing live, connected participatory games with real-time engagement between developers, players and spectators. Get the information you need to create and run always-on, run-live, play-live games as a servic...

Is this true? What would you add to the list?!
08/26/2016

Is this true? What would you add to the list?!

From arcade classics to recent console hits, these are the 50 greatest games

Today is the first day of classes at  ! Icebreaker time--tell me something interesting about you! :)
08/24/2016

Today is the first day of classes at ! Icebreaker time--tell me something interesting about you! :)

Congrats to our friends at Owlchemy Labs!
08/05/2016

Congrats to our friends at Owlchemy Labs!

The small game development studio says it will use some of the funding to hire more developers.

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