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.
2025 Session 1 Camp Details
5/27/2025 – 6/6/2025 (weekdays only)
Thank you for registering for the SMU Guildhall Academy. For any questions, please email Lindsey McGonigle at lmcgonigle@smu.edu.