The Center for Games and Playable Media houses UCSC's five games-related research labs including the Expressive Intelligence Studio — one of the largest technical game
research groups in the world.
CGPM boasts one of the largest interdisciplinary faculties, drawn from Computer Science, Psychology, Economics, Computer Engineering, Literature, Theatre, and Art.
Our emphasis is on playable projects that prove our research ideas. To that end, we’ve put as much emphasis on practice as on theory, building experiences that are relatable and innovative.