Welcome to the UCSB Gaucho Game Lab, the premier video game development program at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). We're currently working on our official webpage, but in the meantime, you might be interested in the following links.

About Our Program

• List of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Courses offered in the UCSB Gaucho Game Lab
• Why former students think this is one of the most valuable programs for their career success (video)
• Presentation on what makes our game-dev program different than any other program at UCSB (or anywhere else, for that matter!)(video)
• How to prepare for our program

OUR GAMES

Students in our program have developed and released the following games:

• Arcana - Our first major game, demo now available on Steam!
• Scorchfrost - an Intro class game by Brandon Nadell
• Some games from our intro class (unofficial releases)

Mailing lists

Please sign up for any of the following mailing lists based on your interests:

• Game release news and updates
• Playtesting opportunities
• Course information and updates
• Unsubscribe from mailing list

Useful Links

• Our director's (Prof. Pradeep Sen) personal webpage
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) (our home department)
• UCSB College of Engineering
• Our publishing partner's (Red Athena Studios) itch.io page
• Apply to our program! (recommended majors: ECE or CS)

SOCIAL MEDIA

Also, please support our efforts by following us on social media:

• Twitter (X)
• YouTube
• Instagram
• TikTok
• Reddit
• Facebook
• Twitch

Donate

As you can imagine, making high-quality games is difficult and expensive, and our program cannot operate without the generous support of sponsors and donors. So consider making a tax-deductible donation to the UCSB Gaucho Game Lab today!

Please contact our director (Prof. Pradeep Sen) for instructions on how to donate to the UCSB Gaucho Game Lab. Your kind gift will help support the training of the next-generation of game developers today!