Current Happenings
New & Now at SMU Guildhall—Get Involved and Join Us!
MAIN MISSION:
Change the Game With SMU Guildhall
Each year, SMU Guildhall has a variety of events and opportunities to visit our campus, work with our students and faculty, support our programs, and learn about the exciting student work and faculty research taking place here. Currently, we invite you to join us in the following events, activities, and promotions.
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Career Services
Looking to Hire?
Students graduating in May 2026 are seeking employment opportunities. Visit the link below to review our current available student and alumni candidates including artists, designers, producers, and programmers.
Partner With Us
Opportunities Available Throughout The Year: Game creators, veterans, and visionaries shape every facet of the SMU Guildhall experience. In our living laboratory that models present-day studios and advancing industry methods, we leverage decades of partnerships and grow new relationships with studios and developers every year.
We offer ample opportunities for studios and developers to interact with students and contribute to curriculum development, career preparation, project development, hiring and networking, and more. These partnerships facilitate advantageous direct-to-industry exposure points for students throughout their time in our program. Currently, we are looking for developers and studios for the following:
- Career Day Professional Development Seminars
- Guest Speakers, Lectures & Workshops
- Portfolio Reviews, Team Game Milestone Reviews, and Mock Interviews
- Industry Guidance (Mentorship) Sessions
- Scholarships
Learn More About Industry Partnerships
Upcoming Events
GDC Reception
March 11th, 6:00-8:30pm
The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant (San Francisco)
Join us after hours during Game Developers Conference to meet and mingle with SMU Guildhall alumni, industry friends, faculty, staff, and students.
Invitation Only; Drinks & Appetizers Provided
Spring 2026 Career Day
April 15-16th
SMU—Gerald J. Ford Hall & Moody Auditorium (Dallas)
Join us for two days of networking events designed to strengthen career development opportunities for our students and alumni and build relationships between studios and aspiring developers.
Free to attend; Refreshments, lunch, and parking included.
Publishing
Play Student-Made Games on Steam!
Each year, we commercially publish to the world student-made games developed by small student teams. Made in one semester, student Capstone Games are senior projects that represent the culmination of two years in game development education and are made in our Team Game Production course sequence. This TGP curriculum is designed to teach students how to make a game and send it to market, realistically mirroring industry-standard style and pace.
Since 2003, SMU Guildhall students have made over 675 team games. Of those, 30 games and DLCs have been released on the Steam platform, where they have garnered more than 4.35 million downloads and positive reviews by gamers worldwide.
2025-2026 Releases — Cohort 34
Ling and the Corrupted Hollow
Explore a mythical world of a lost paradise as you help Ling and the spirits cleanse the home of the Hollow Woods in our third-person puzzle platforming game. With your spirits by your side, find the four soul shards and restore balance to the corrupted hollow.
Kila: Hourbound
Journey through the fantastical world of Aion as Kila, a Keeper of Time. In this single-player action-adventure platformer, you explore floating islands and combat savages who are stealing time. With a magical staff and time manipulation at your hand, fulfill your destiny and restore peace to Aion.
HardDriverz
Burn rubber across futuristic cityscapes on twisting gravity defying tracks with customizable karts in this competitive arcade racer! Start your race through the iridescent roads of “Disc Drive” as you boost through to victory. Twist and turn through the hilly dunes of a sandy “Android Arena” wasteland. Fly through the neon-lit cyberscape of “Circuit City” as you see a vibrant city inside of a computer.
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Learn More & Contact Us
Want to learn more about industry partnerships, career services, upcoming events, and more?
Reach out for more detailed information on our offerings.
Jonathan Roach
Assistant Director, Career Services
roachj@smu.edu
214-768-5150