Semi-invariant matrices over finite groups

The semi-center of an artinian semisimple module-algebra over a finite group G can be described using the projective representations of G. In particular, the semi-center of the endomorphism ring of an irreducible projective representation over an algebraically closed field has a structure of a twisted group algebra. The following group-theoretic result is deduced: the center of a group of central type embeds into the group of its linear characters.