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Award-winning, internationally top-ranked graduate video game development education program, recognized as one of the best game design programs in the world.

Our 1000+ alumni have worked at 350+ game studios & tech companies worldwide. Play our games on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/developer/smuguildhall

We enroll every August. Apply online at: https://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/Admissions/ApplyNow

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10/31/2026

Halloween 2026 at Guildhall 🎃 Loved seeing all your costumes! So many cool ones. And the Daniel lookalikes were hilarious and awesome 👏

10/23/2026

Congrats to our alumni who worked on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — launched today by Infinity Ward and Activision!

10/22/2026

Thank you to all who joined us yesterday for the Lenovo Legion Gaming Van at the flagpole, and a huge shout-out of appreciation to Epic Games Store and Cleverlike Studios, Inc for helping to power this unique experience! 🎮

It was wonderful to connect with gamers from all across campus, and we look forward to connecting with you again soon. For those interested in our programs and the games our students are currently developing, stay tuned for additional upcoming events to be announced soon including our Fall Campus Playtest in November and our Fall Games Expo in December 👀

10/21/2026

Game time, Mustangs! The Lenovo Legion Gaming Van, powered by Microsoft, is coming to SMU on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the campus flagpole!

Stop by to play games created by SMU students, learn about game development and design programs, and win prizes. Four lucky players will even take home a Lenovo Legion 7i laptop!

Presented by SMU Guildhall in collaboration with Epic Games and Cleverlike Studios.

Don’t miss it, visit the link for more info: https://buff.ly/pVVQ8zq

10/21/2026

Join us today 10am-2pm at the SMU Flagpole for the Lenovo Legion Gaming Van! Check out SMU student-made games, chat about our game development and design programs, and win prizes. 4 participants will even win a new laptop!

10/13/2026

The Lenovo Legion Gaming Van, powered by Microsoft, is coming to the SMU campus! On October 21 from 10am-2pm at the SMU Flagpole, come stop by to play video games made by SMU students and learn about SMU’s game development and design degrees that can help you turn your love for games into a career. There are prizes for everyone who participates, and 4 lucky players will win a new Lenovo Legion 7i laptop! Presented in collaboration with Epic Games and Cleverlike Studios. Get more details and register here: https://smu360.smu.edu/GSMU/rsvp_boot?id=398263

10/02/2026

What makes video game players want the next moment in our games? How can developers design for that moment? Explore how successful games do it well with Chris Schmidt, SMU Guildhall Alum & Game Director at Infinity Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. TODAY 10/2 from 6-7pm in SMU Moody Auditorium. RSVP: https://smu360.smu.edu/gsmu/rsvp_boot?id=397456

09/28/2026

This Friday: Join us for a special guest presentation with Chris Schmidt of Infinity Ward, game director for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and other major leading franchises including Star Wars: The Old Republic. Chris will discuss how to make games fun and impart wisdom from his more than 20 years of making games. This talk is open to all and is perfect for those interested in a career in game development or anyone who wants a peek behind the scenes of what it's like to make games. Register to attend: https://cglink.me/2vb/r397456

09/17/2026

Yesterday, Cohort 36 participated in an annual Guildhall team building tradition: Ropes Course. Taking place at Group Dynamix, this event provides fun and adventurous challenges to allow our students and teams to get to know each other better and to practice skills for working collaboratively and communicating effectively — all essential for the team game development process. As the semester continues, they will develop their first cross-disciplinary games together in small sub-teams using many similar essential core coworking and problem solving tenets they practiced here today.

09/16/2026

All are invited to join us for a special Game Changers Speaker Series event featuring Chris Schmidt (SMU Guildhall alumnus, Cohort 10), Game Director of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 at Infinity Ward.

With more than two decades of experience in the game industry, Chris brings a wealth of experience and perspective from a career spanning the SMU Guildhall graduate program and development for some of the industry's biggest franchises.

Don't miss the opportunity to hear from one of SMU Guildhall's own industry leaders. RSVP here: https://smu360.smu.edu/gsmu/rsvp_boot?id=397456

This event is presented as a part of SMU Guildhall's Game Changers Speaker Series, which invites industry professionals to deliver special topics presentations to the SMU student body and community as an extension of the SMU Guildhall mission — to educate and inspire the next generation of video game developers. The series is presented in collaboration with SMU Guildhall Career Services and Industry Relations. Learn more about SMU Guildhall's annual events at https://www.smu.edu/guildhall/news-and-events/annual-events.

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3100 McFarlin Boulevard, Suite 306
Dallas, TX
75205

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https://www.smu.edu/guildhall

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