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Game Changers Speaker Series Presents: Chris Schmidt

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Career Development Arts and Music Career Design Graduate Students Lecture/Presentation Meadows

Fri, Oct 2, 2026

5:30 PM – 7 PM CDT (GMT-5)

Moody Auditorium

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Join us for a special Game Changers Speaker Series event featuring Chris Schmidt (SMU Guildhall alumnus, Cohort 10), Game Director of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 at Infinity Ward.

With more than two decades of experience in the video game industry, Chris Schmidt brings a wealth of experience and perspective from developing, shipping and optimizing some of the industry's biggest AAA titles, including the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Star Wars: The Old Republic franchises, with roles including Game Director at Infinity Ward, Game Design Director at BioWare, and Lead Systems Designer at BioWare. 

Don't miss the opportunity to hear from one of SMU Guildhall's own industry leaders.

This event is presented as a part of SMU Guildhall's Game Changers Speaker Series, which invites industry professionals to deliver special topics presentations to the SMU student body and community as an extension of the SMU Guildhall mission — to educate and inspire the next generation of video game developers. The series is presented in collaboration with SMU Guildhall Career Services and Industry Relations. Learn more about SMU Guildhall's annual events at https://www.smu.edu/guildhall/news-and-events/annual-events.

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