SMU Guildhall
@smuguildhall.bsky.social
Game Changers Since 2003 | Recognized as one of the first and best grad schools for game development, SMU Guildhall's Master's-level programs offer specialized training in game art, design, production, and programming.
www.smu.edu/guildhall
www.smu.edu/guildhall
Join us for this year’s TGP1 Open Beta Playtest Day! November 13th, 10am-12:30pm
Location: Students will have multiple booths set up at SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center & Fondren Library. See more location details at cglink.me/2vb/r391143.
Location: Students will have multiple booths set up at SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center & Fondren Library. See more location details at cglink.me/2vb/r391143.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Join us for this year’s TGP1 Open Beta Playtest Day! November 13th, 10am-12:30pm
Location: Students will have multiple booths set up at SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center & Fondren Library. See more location details at cglink.me/2vb/r391143.
Location: Students will have multiple booths set up at SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center & Fondren Library. See more location details at cglink.me/2vb/r391143.
It’s been such a busy awesome week at SMU Guildhall, we nearly forgot to show you the great student and faculty Halloween costumes from this year! 👏🏅💯
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s been such a busy awesome week at SMU Guildhall, we nearly forgot to show you the great student and faculty Halloween costumes from this year! 👏🏅💯
Greatly enjoyed hosting Borderlands 4 creators from Gearbox Software yesterday, who discussed what it takes to bring a AAA title to life and lessons learned. Panelists included Guildhall alumni Mario Rodriguez, Taylor McCart, Stephen Northcut, Emily Zhang, Ronald Wang, Derek Holson & Brooke Smith.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Greatly enjoyed hosting Borderlands 4 creators from Gearbox Software yesterday, who discussed what it takes to bring a AAA title to life and lessons learned. Panelists included Guildhall alumni Mario Rodriguez, Taylor McCart, Stephen Northcut, Emily Zhang, Ronald Wang, Derek Holson & Brooke Smith.
Ropes Course Day: Every new Guildhall cohort participates in a team building day to learn more about each other early in the semester and to build their teamwork and communication skills through a variety of fun and challenging activities. This year, the Cohort 35 event took place at Group Dynamix.
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Ropes Course Day: Every new Guildhall cohort participates in a team building day to learn more about each other early in the semester and to build their teamwork and communication skills through a variety of fun and challenging activities. This year, the Cohort 35 event took place at Group Dynamix.
A few more snaps from Inauguration 🌟
• Faculty at Inauguration: Dr. Aleshia Hayes, Joowon MacDowell, Dr. Emily Choi, Dr. Elizabeth Stringer
• Photos in Inauguration Ceremony feature Guildhall Faulty Myque Ouellette & Dr. Corey Clark
• Guests play Guildhall games at Ford Hall Open House Tour
• Faculty at Inauguration: Dr. Aleshia Hayes, Joowon MacDowell, Dr. Emily Choi, Dr. Elizabeth Stringer
• Photos in Inauguration Ceremony feature Guildhall Faulty Myque Ouellette & Dr. Corey Clark
• Guests play Guildhall games at Ford Hall Open House Tour
September 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A few more snaps from Inauguration 🌟
• Faculty at Inauguration: Dr. Aleshia Hayes, Joowon MacDowell, Dr. Emily Choi, Dr. Elizabeth Stringer
• Photos in Inauguration Ceremony feature Guildhall Faulty Myque Ouellette & Dr. Corey Clark
• Guests play Guildhall games at Ford Hall Open House Tour
• Faculty at Inauguration: Dr. Aleshia Hayes, Joowon MacDowell, Dr. Emily Choi, Dr. Elizabeth Stringer
• Photos in Inauguration Ceremony feature Guildhall Faulty Myque Ouellette & Dr. Corey Clark
• Guests play Guildhall games at Ford Hall Open House Tour
A huge congrats to our friends and alumni at @gearboxofficial.bsky.social on the launch of Borderlands 4 🤩 Everyone featured in this photo are Guildhall alumni that contributed on the title. Incredible! So very proud of you all. 👏
#gamedev
#gamedev
September 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A huge congrats to our friends and alumni at @gearboxofficial.bsky.social on the launch of Borderlands 4 🤩 Everyone featured in this photo are Guildhall alumni that contributed on the title. Incredible! So very proud of you all. 👏
#gamedev
#gamedev
Happy National Video Game Day from SMU Guildhall! Here’s to all our students, alumni, faculty, and industry friends around the world who work to bring video games to life everyday. You rock!
#gamedev
#gamedev
September 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Happy National Video Game Day from SMU Guildhall! Here’s to all our students, alumni, faculty, and industry friends around the world who work to bring video games to life everyday. You rock!
#gamedev
#gamedev
We are excited for the Inauguration of SMU President Jay Hartzell today! We welcome all Inauguration guests to join us in Ford Hall until noon today to tour SMU Guildhall and learn about our game development program.
September 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We are excited for the Inauguration of SMU President Jay Hartzell today! We welcome all Inauguration guests to join us in Ford Hall until noon today to tour SMU Guildhall and learn about our game development program.
Pick your player in HardDriverz, a student-made racer now on Steam!
• Bellina: a timeless classic
• Echo: for a funky beat
• Tami: + virtual companions
• Troller: for the thrill-seeker
Customize your kart and get ready to battle 🏎️ So… Who do you pick? 💬🥇
• Bellina: a timeless classic
• Echo: for a funky beat
• Tami: + virtual companions
• Troller: for the thrill-seeker
Customize your kart and get ready to battle 🏎️ So… Who do you pick? 💬🥇
August 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Pick your player in HardDriverz, a student-made racer now on Steam!
• Bellina: a timeless classic
• Echo: for a funky beat
• Tami: + virtual companions
• Troller: for the thrill-seeker
Customize your kart and get ready to battle 🏎️ So… Who do you pick? 💬🥇
• Bellina: a timeless classic
• Echo: for a funky beat
• Tami: + virtual companions
• Troller: for the thrill-seeker
Customize your kart and get ready to battle 🏎️ So… Who do you pick? 💬🥇
Burn rubber across futuristic gravity-defying tracks in this competitive arcade racer! HardDriverz is FREE on #Steam 🏎️🏁🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/3533890/... 💬 Already played? Tell us in comments: what’s your fave terrain?🥇 Neon Circuit City, hilly Android Arena, or iridescent Disc Drive? #gamedev
August 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Burn rubber across futuristic gravity-defying tracks in this competitive arcade racer! HardDriverz is FREE on #Steam 🏎️🏁🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/3533890/... 💬 Already played? Tell us in comments: what’s your fave terrain?🥇 Neon Circuit City, hilly Android Arena, or iridescent Disc Drive? #gamedev
This past Fri-Sat we kicked off Fall semester with Orientation & GameJam for our new Master’s #gamedev students. It’s fun to see what students come up with at GameJam as they create games in just one day of creative collaboration.
#gamedeveducation #gamedesign #gamedesignschool #gamedesignstudent
#gamedeveducation #gamedesign #gamedesignschool #gamedesignstudent
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This past Fri-Sat we kicked off Fall semester with Orientation & GameJam for our new Master’s #gamedev students. It’s fun to see what students come up with at GameJam as they create games in just one day of creative collaboration.
#gamedeveducation #gamedesign #gamedesignschool #gamedesignstudent
#gamedeveducation #gamedesign #gamedesignschool #gamedesignstudent
Play & celebrate with us as we launch HardDriverz on #steam today (8/23) at 12pm CT! bit.ly/3Vd4h52 Compete against AI racers through six twisty, futuristic and gravity-defying tracks down iridescent roads, wasteland dunes & a neon-lit cyberscape. #gamedev
August 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Play & celebrate with us as we launch HardDriverz on #steam today (8/23) at 12pm CT! bit.ly/3Vd4h52 Compete against AI racers through six twisty, futuristic and gravity-defying tracks down iridescent roads, wasteland dunes & a neon-lit cyberscape. #gamedev
Welcome to SMU Guildhall, Cohort 35! Take a peek around your new home in Ford Hall. We are so happy you’re here with us at @smudallas. 🎮🎉
#smuorientation2025 #ponyup #mustangmomentum #smu
#smuorientation2025 #ponyup #mustangmomentum #smu
August 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Welcome to SMU Guildhall, Cohort 35! Take a peek around your new home in Ford Hall. We are so happy you’re here with us at @smudallas. 🎮🎉
#smuorientation2025 #ponyup #mustangmomentum #smu
#smuorientation2025 #ponyup #mustangmomentum #smu
Congrats to the development team at id Software on their recent launch of "Doom: The Dark Ages", including SMU Guildhall alumni Evan Eubanks, Matt Grabowski, Ryan Moncrief, Eliana Gargiulo, Robert Hicks, Tim Herrmann, Weylan Wang, and Danni Liang.
May 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Congrats to the development team at id Software on their recent launch of "Doom: The Dark Ages", including SMU Guildhall alumni Evan Eubanks, Matt Grabowski, Ryan Moncrief, Eliana Gargiulo, Robert Hicks, Tim Herrmann, Weylan Wang, and Danni Liang.
A few snaps from the 2025 Diploma Ceremony and Reception for the SMU Guildhall graduate program for game development. More photos to come!
#gamedev #careersingames #gaming #gamedeveducation #ponyup #smu #classof2025
#gamedev #careersingames #gaming #gamedeveducation #ponyup #smu #classof2025
May 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A few snaps from the 2025 Diploma Ceremony and Reception for the SMU Guildhall graduate program for game development. More photos to come!
#gamedev #careersingames #gaming #gamedeveducation #ponyup #smu #classof2025
#gamedev #careersingames #gaming #gamedeveducation #ponyup #smu #classof2025
Congratulations, 2025 graduates 🎉🎓 You did it! Your SMU Guildhall faculty and staff are so proud of all you accomplished in your time here. Onward and upward! Keep in touch, we’d love to learn about all you do from here. 🎮
#smu #ponyup #classof2025 #gamedev
#smu #ponyup #classof2025 #gamedev
May 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Congratulations, 2025 graduates 🎉🎓 You did it! Your SMU Guildhall faculty and staff are so proud of all you accomplished in your time here. Onward and upward! Keep in touch, we’d love to learn about all you do from here. 🎮
#smu #ponyup #classof2025 #gamedev
#smu #ponyup #classof2025 #gamedev
Congrats to our 2025 Master’s graduating candidates who presented their Thesis work today at our annual Thesis Exhibition, and thank you to all of our guests who attended! Check out our 2025 Catalog to learn more about these projects and more: joom.ag/1Ysd
May 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Congrats to our 2025 Master’s graduating candidates who presented their Thesis work today at our annual Thesis Exhibition, and thank you to all of our guests who attended! Check out our 2025 Catalog to learn more about these projects and more: joom.ag/1Ysd
Our graduating @SMU Master's students will exhibit their Thesis work in game development on May 9th from 11am-2:30pm. Come visit us to see the inspiring work they have completed in game art, design, production, programming, applied technologies, and gamification. RSVP: conta.cc/4cIdQRD
April 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Our graduating @SMU Master's students will exhibit their Thesis work in game development on May 9th from 11am-2:30pm. Come visit us to see the inspiring work they have completed in game art, design, production, programming, applied technologies, and gamification. RSVP: conta.cc/4cIdQRD
Thank you to all who participated in our Career Day! Your insight is so valuable for our graduating students.
April 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Thank you to all who participated in our Career Day! Your insight is so valuable for our graduating students.
Inspired by recent #Steam game releases, Mirrored Phantoms & IMVI? Do you dream of a career making #videogames like these? Become a Game Changer with SMU Guildhall's Master's-level #gamedev program! Our FINAL application deadline for Fall '25 enrollment is 4/15. www.smu.edu/guildhall/ad...
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Inspired by recent #Steam game releases, Mirrored Phantoms & IMVI? Do you dream of a career making #videogames like these? Become a Game Changer with SMU Guildhall's Master's-level #gamedev program! Our FINAL application deadline for Fall '25 enrollment is 4/15. www.smu.edu/guildhall/ad...
SMU Guildhall is dedicated to ensuring our students are studio-ready on Day 1 post-graduation, via rigorous curriculum that is iteratively designed with active industry collaboration. Curious what our graduates have to say? Check out our Testimonials page! www.smu.edu/guildhall/ab...
March 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
SMU Guildhall is dedicated to ensuring our students are studio-ready on Day 1 post-graduation, via rigorous curriculum that is iteratively designed with active industry collaboration. Curious what our graduates have to say? Check out our Testimonials page! www.smu.edu/guildhall/ab...
Who are the teachers behind our student-made games? Faculty with decades of industry experience—seasoned #gamedev veterans who have honed their craft across a multitude of studios and games. Their expertise uniquely positions us with top-tier advanced curriculum for superior career preparation.
March 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Who are the teachers behind our student-made games? Faculty with decades of industry experience—seasoned #gamedev veterans who have honed their craft across a multitude of studios and games. Their expertise uniquely positions us with top-tier advanced curriculum for superior career preparation.
Pikachu has been the TGP2 mascot for several cohorts. This year, C34 3D-printed him a helmet for their TGP2 racing game this Spring! Producer Steven Smith used PolyCam for a 3D scan & prototyped helmets to refine the shape and ear holes, followed by hours of sanding and painting.
March 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Pikachu has been the TGP2 mascot for several cohorts. This year, C34 3D-printed him a helmet for their TGP2 racing game this Spring! Producer Steven Smith used PolyCam for a 3D scan & prototyped helmets to refine the shape and ear holes, followed by hours of sanding and painting.