AI for Realistic NPCs: Researchers at SMU Guildhall and Lyle Engineering found GPT-4 can create NPCs with consistent personalities, maintaining traits with 74% accuracy compared to earlier models that scored below 18%. #research #smu #ai #gamedev

Pick your player in HardDriverz, a student-made racer now on Steam!.• Bellina: a timeless classic.• Echo: for a funky beat.• Tami: + virtual companions.• Troller: for the thrill-seeker.Customize your kart and get ready to battle 🏎️ So… Who do you pick? 💬🥇. #steam #gamedev

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Burn rubber across gravity-defying tracks in this competitive arcade racer! HardDriverz is FREE on #Steam 🏎️🏁🎮 💬 Already played? Tell us in comments: what’s your fave terrain? 🥇Neon Circuit City, hilly Android Arena, or iridescent Disc Drive? #gamedev

Listen in: SMU Guildhall alum Liz England (C7, ‘08) revisits her 2014 blog on “The Door Problem of Game Design” which poses a simple, practical response to the question “What does a game designer do?” We love her perspective and getting to celebrate our @SMU alums!.#gamedev.

This past Fri-Sat we kicked off Fall semester with Orientation & GameJam for our new Master’s #gamedev students. It’s fun to see what students come up with at GameJam as they create games in just one day of creative collaboration. #gamedeveducation #gamedesign #gamedesignstudents

Play & celebrate with us as we launch HardDriverz on #steam today (8/23) at 12pm CT! Compete against AI racers through six twisty, futuristic and gravity-defying tracks down iridescent roads, wasteland dunes & a neon-lit cyberscape. #gamedev

Welcome to SMU Guildhall, Cohort 35! Take a peek around your new home in Ford Hall. We are so happy you’re here with us at @smudallas. 🎮🎉. #smuorientation2025 #ponyup #mustangmomentum #smu

Wishlist now to be notified when it drops!

Coming to #steam 8/23: HardDriverz—a twisty, futuristic, gravity-defying arcade racing game. Design your kart and compete against friends down iridescent roads, wasteland dunes, and a neon-lit cyberscape.

Coming Soon! HardDriverz, by Cohort 34. Burn rubber across futuristic cityscapes on twisting gravity defying tracks with customizable karts in this competitive arcade racer!.Wishlist to be alerted when it's released:

Congrats to the development team at @idSoftware on their recent launch of "Doom: The Dark Ages", including SMU Guildhall alumni Evan Eubanks, Matt Grabowski, Ryan Moncrief, Eliana Gargiulo, Robert Hicks, Tim Herrmann, Weylan Wang, and Danni Liang.

A few snaps from the 2025 Diploma Ceremony and Reception for the SMU Guildhall graduate program for game development. More photos to come!. #gamedev #careersingames #gaming #gamedeveducation #ponyup #smu #classof2025

Congratulations, 2025 graduates 🎉🎓 You did it! Your SMU Guildhall faculty and staff are so proud of all you accomplished in your time here. Onward and upward! Keep in touch, we’d love to learn about all you do from here. 🎮. #smu #ponyup #classof2025 #gamedev

Congrats to our 2025 Master’s graduating candidates who presented their Thesis work today at our annual Thesis Exhibition, and thank you to all of our guests who attended! Check out our 2025 Catalog to learn more about these projects and more:

Our 2025 Catalog featuring the game development work of our graduating candidates is now live. The catalog includes students' independent Theses and Directed Focus Studies, as well as Cohort 33's published Team Games. Check it out!

Our graduating @SMU Master's students will exhibit their Thesis work in game development on May 9th from 11am-2:30pm. Come see the inspiring work they've completed in game art, design, production, programming, applied technologies, and gamification. RSVP:

Be our guest! SMU Guildhall invites you to our 2025 Thesis Exhibition on 5/9 from 11am-2:30pm. This annual showcase features the fascinating game development work in Art, Design, Production, and Programming from our graduating Master's students. RSVP:

Thank you to all who participated in our Career Day! Your insight is so valuable for our graduating students.