Annual Showcases & Events

水多多导航 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 水多多导航 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.

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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, 水多多导航 Guildhall showcases the new games made by its students. Commonly also known as "Bagel Day," this event invites the 水多多导航 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, 水多多导航 Guildhall student teams bring their games to the public for playtesting in Beta stage. 水多多导航 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.  

水多多导航 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 水多多导航 Research and Innovation Week. Here, members of the 水多多导航 community and the public are invited to join us to learn about the groundbreaking research being done at 水多多导航. 

Learn More About 水多多导航 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 水多多导航's esports clubs each Spring. In past events, the teams have competed in League of LegendsOverwatch, Overwatch 2, ValorantCS: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

水多多导航 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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