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Dallas, Texas
Joined February 2010
Join us today 10am-2pm at the SMU Flagpole for the @LenovoLegion 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! smu360.smu.edu/gsmu/rsvp_boo…
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The @LenovoLegion Gaming Van powered by @Microsoft is coming to @SMU Oct 21 10a-2p at the SMU Flagpole! Play games. Learn about our #gamedev degrees. Get prizes. (4 LUCKY players will win a new Lenovo 7i laptop 🤩) Presented w/ @EpicGames & @cleverlike. smu360.smu.edu/GSMU/rsvp_boo…
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Get more information and register here: smu360.smu.edu/GSMU/rsvp_boo…
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What makes players want the next moment in our games? How can developers design for that moment? Explore how successful games do it well w/ Chris Schmidt, @SMU Alum & Game Director @InfinityWard (Call of Duty: MW4), TODAY 10/2 6-7pm Moody Auditorium. RSVP: smu360.smu.edu/gsmu/rsvp_boo…
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This Friday at @SMU, join us for a presentation by Chris Schmidt of @InfinityWard, game director for Call of Duty: MW4, on how to make games fun and wisdom from 20+ years in games. Go behind the scenes of what it's like to make games. Open to all. cglink.me/2vb/r397456
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✅ Collaboration ✅ Communication ✅ Problem Solving — All essential for effective team game development and all practiced at @groupdynamix Ropes Course 🤝 We love this annual tradition that is both fun and impactful for our students' team-building skills. #groupdynamix
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All are invited to join us for a special Game Changers Speaker Series event at @SMU featuring Chris Schmidt (SMU Guildhall alumnus, Cohort 10), Game Director of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 at @InfinityWard. RSVP here: smu360.smu.edu/gsmu/rsvp_boo… #gamedev
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Invited into the design process of an educational game, as part of a SMU research study, teachers uncovered critical problem solving skills that students need to succeed in an increasingly AI-driven world. Learn more about the study and its findings: smu.edu/news/research/educat…
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Happy Day 1 of the Fall semester 🎉 It’s great to have our faculty, staff and Cohort 35 back on campus, and we are excited to welcome to our 36th Master’s cohort and the ✨FIRST EVER✨ undergraduate students in the new BA in Game Development. Here’s to a fantastic year ahead! 🎮
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Today at Orientation, we welcome our newest game development Master’s students in SMU Guildhall’s Cohort 36! We are thrilled to have you here, and we look forward to a great two years ahead. 🎮🎉
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Thank you to all who came out today to Game With Guildhall as part of @SMU Stampede, including President @JCHartzell. It was an honor to host you, and we look forward to doing it again tomorrow (Friday 8/21) from 1-3pm in Ford Hall. Game on!
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Attending @SMU Stampede? Come Game With Guildhall! Whether you're a gamer or just curious about what our gaming students create, stop by the Gaming Lounge (Ford Hall Rm 319) on Thurs Aug 20 & Fri Aug 21 from 1-3pm to play games by our students and alumni. smu360.smu.edu/gsmu/rsvp_boo…
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Location update: Ford Hall Visualization Lab (Room 124)
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Attending Stampede? Join @smumeadows Division of Design for an Interactive Gaming Experience to preview the new B.A. in #gamedev, and complete the MathFinder Game Challenge! 8/18; 1:30, 2:30, or 3:30pm; Owen Arts Center, Greer Garson Theatre Wing, Rm 3509 cglink.me/2vb/r395319
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In new racing game Hamsterballin’, there are several interesting items—including jetpack, spring, bomb, D20, and jacks—that help you maintain your lead, access shortcuts, and slow down players behind your hamsterball. Take a test drive today: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #gamedev
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Have you played our new game Hamsterballin' yet? Did you take an opponent out with the D20?? Share your favorite gameplay clips with us! Hamsterballin' is free on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #newgame #steamgame #gamedev #gamedeveducation
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New game alert! Hamsterballin’ is an arcade racing game where players control cute, cuddly hamsters racing through a variety of tracks. Rather than traditional kart racing, you race in hamsterballs that roll and bounce around the track. Play now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4…
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Division of Design Kicks Off: June 1st marked the first day of operation for the new @smumeadows Division of Design, which welcomes us to a new home alongside Creative Computing and @SMU_MADI. Read more: smu.edu/guildhall/news-and-e…
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