
Discover the Art & Science of Game Development:
Guildhall Academy, a Summer Camp for Grades 8-12
Session 1: May 27-June 6, 2025 | 9am-4pm daily —
Session 2: June 16-26, 2025 | 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍøGuildhall's Advanced Game Design Academy is for you!
What is Guildhall Academy?
51³Ô¹ÏÍøGuildhall'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. At Guildhall Academy, campers will:
- 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: 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDallas
Registration:
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Session 1: May 27-June 6, 2025 | 9am-4pm daily —
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Session 2: June 16-26, 2025 | 9am-4pm daily —
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Camper seats available per session: 20
Questions? Contact Rene Archambault at (214) 768-5139 or reneja@smu.edu