Visit the UCSC events calendar for a list of all upcoming events To reserve a ticket to a PPD show, undergrads: 2026 14th Annual Game Design Rankings Winter 2025 Come to the Digital Arts Research Center 308 on Friday March 14, 2025 from 12p…
2026 14th Annual Game Design Rankings micha cárdenas Appointed Executive Editor of TSQ Explore the history behind monsters and what scares us and why. Dr. micha cárdenas to Deliver Keynote for Cal Poly Humboldt’s 27th Annual Dialogue on Rac…
Explore areas of research excellence in our department. Faculty bios on our People page include individual faculty research. Monsters play a role in the representation of some of the most challenging problems facing our world: matters of ra…
The Department of Performance, Play & Design (PPD) was formed in 2023 from the fusion of the Department of Theater Arts and the Art and Design: Games & Playable Media Program. These vibrant programs have come together to better serve studen…
All UCSC students are invited to audition for our staged productions! Schedules and requirements for performer auditions vary and may even be held a quarter before the production will be staged. Rehearsal schedule details to be announced at…
Join the Art & Design: Games & Playable Media (AGPM) program for a vibrant showcase and open studios where artists, designers, and game-makers come together to share their work, exchange ideas, and inspire one another. Students in AGPM uppe…
All UCSC students are invited to audition for our staged productions! Schedules and requirements for performer auditions vary and may even be held a quarter before the production will be staged. Rehearsal schedule details to be announced at…