Theo Platt

Theo Platt earned his Master’s degree from New Mexico State University. He is passionate about computer science and learning, with a dream of attaining a professorship post-Ph.D.

Theo is interested in researching shared play experiences; His current research investigates how players share cooperative and collaborative experiences in games to identify meaningful social and design outcomes.

Throughout his undergraduate and graduate studies, Theo has also been passionate about learning how computers work at a low level. Some of his favorite courses were: Compilers, Operating Systems I & II, Parallel Programming, and Automata.

Research Areas

• Human Computer Interaction
• Digital Game Design
• Computer Supported Collaborative Work & Play
• Participatory Design
• Online Communities
• Artificial Intelligence

Hobbies & Interests

• Tabletop Gaming
• Video Gaming
• Covering our lab in sticky-note drawings