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Guildhall Academy

Discover the Art & Science of Game Development: 
Guildhall Academy, a Summer Camp for Grades 8-12

Session 1: May 28-June 7, 2024 | 9am-4pm daily 
Session 2: June 17-27, 2024 | 9am-4pm daily

Are you a serious game player in grades 8-12 who has what it takes to become a game creator? Have you considered studying video game development and making it your career? Then SMU Guildhall's Advanced Game Design Academy is for you! 

 

What is Guildhall Academy?

SMU Guildhall's Advanced Game Design Academy is a rigorous two-week summer camp in which students create a video game using cutting edge game engine technology.  

Overview

  • Be taught and mentored by game industry veterans
  • Experience what professional game developers do on a daily basis
  • Design a 2D platformer game using the Unity game engine — one of the same game technologies used by Guildhall graduate students in their game production projects!
  • Create unique art and import it into the game engine
  • Program gameplay using C#

Requirements

Guildhall Academy students should have a passion for games and intermediate technical skills, but specific knowledge related to game development is not required. 

Location 

SMU Dallas

 

>> Register for Session 1

>> Register for Session 2

Camper seats available per session: 0, All spaces full for 2024


 
 

Questions?

Contact Rene Archambault at (214) 768-5139 or reneja@smu.edu