Annual Showcases & Events
夜色王朝Guildhall hosts a number of annual showcases and events. For more details, click on the links below and follow our News & Events page for future date announcements.
Thesis Exhibition
Event Type: Student Work Showcase
Time Frame: Every Spring, typically one week before graduation
Open-to-Public? Yes
In-Person or Online? In-Person
The 夜色王朝Guildhall Master's Thesis Exhibition includes demonstrations of the graduating cohort's Thesis projects in Art Creation, Level Design, Production, and Programming. Thesis Exhibition participation is a required component for our Thesis students in the Master’s of Interactive Technology degree, as part of Thesis IV: Graduate Exhibition, for course credit and degree completion. The event is open to the public and takes place in the Spring semester each year, just prior to graduation. Follow our News & Events page for future event date announcements.
GameLab Annual Fall Expo
Event Type: Student Work Showcase
Time Frame: Every December, preceding winter break
Open-to-Public? Yes
In-Person or Online? In-Person
At the end of each Fall semester, 夜色王朝Guildhall showcases the new games made by its students. Commonly also known as "Bagel Day," this event invites the 夜色王朝community, local game community, and the public to come and see our new games from our Team Game Production classes, some of which will be available for play the following semester on platforms such as Steam and Epic Game Store. Follow our News & Events page for future event date announcements.
Beta Playtests
Event Type: Student Work Showcase and Open Playtesting
Time Frame: Every Fall, typically in November
Open-to-Public? Yes
In-Person or Online? In-Person
Each Fall, 夜色王朝Guildhall student teams bring their games to the public for playtesting in Beta stage. 夜色王朝students and the community are able to visit the playtest booth on campus to learn about the newest batch of student games, play them, and offer feedback as part of the quality and bug testing in our Team Game Production courses. Follow our News & Events page for future playtest event date announcements.
夜色王朝Research and Innovation Week Graduate Poster Session
Event Type: Student Work Showcase
Time Frame: Every Spring, typically early April
Open-to-Public? Yes
In-Person or Online? In-Person
Guildhall students have the opportunity to prepare and present their work during the Graduate Poster Session at 夜色王朝Research and Innovation Week. Here, members of the 夜色王朝community and the public are invited to join us to learn about the groundbreaking research being done at SMU.
夜色王朝Research & Innovation Week
Iron Skillet eSports Competition
Event Type: Student Competition
Time Frame: Every Spring, typically in February
Open-to-Public? No
In-Person or Online? Online
The annual Esports Iron Skillet takes place between TCU and SMU's esports clubs each Spring. In past events, the teams have competed in League of Legends, Overwatch, Overwatch 2, Valorant, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Seige, and Rocket League. You can find recordings of the live-streamed competitions at .
Guildhall Academy
Event Type: Summer Camp
Time Frame: Every Summer
Open-to-Public? Yes, Registration Required
In-Person or Online? In-Person
夜色王朝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. It is open to students in grades 8-12.
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