Classroom 0060 (Computer Lab)

SCD's lower level classroom is one of the homes of the Game Studies & Design program, the Illini E-Sports teams, and the Computer Music Project. The classroom is a computer lab with seating for up to 24 at computer stations,  has and in-room computer, wall-mounted screen, whiteboards, and lockers for instructors and the E-Sports teams. 

Use of this space is coordinated through the Game Studies and Design department and the Illini ESports Club. Open lab hours for the Fall 2025 semester are Sunday - Thursday from 5-10pm.

The lab hosts the James W. Beauchamp Computer Music Project (CMP) where two courses, Introduction to Computer Music and Musical Informatics are taught, and software research and development is conducted in a CMP-NCSA partnership.

Over its 40 years of existence, the James W. Beauchamp Computer Music Project (CMP) has contributed to the renown of UIUC as an important center in the evolution of Computer Music (that originated at UIUC in 1956) and continues to be present at national and international conferences and festivals through presentations of papers and original music. Over the years, it collaborated with national institutions such as Argonne National Laboratory and San Diego Supercomputer Center and since 1986, with NCSA. Presently, software developed at CMP is being implemented at Shandong University of the Arts in Jinan, China.