Academic Experience

Practice-based postgraduate module covering immersive environment design, level design, VR prototyping, and interactive VR development in Unreal Engine. Designed the module from the ground up for the programme’s curriculum development and accreditation process, focusing on VR prototyping, level design, real-time engine workflows, spatial interaction, and iterative critique.

Postgraduate module combining instructional design theory with applied game development and iterative critique. The course introduces serious games as systems that connect learning objectives, gameplay mechanics, player motivation, assessment, and experience design. Students analyse serious games, develop concepts and prototypes, and use design documentation to connect educational aims with gameplay systems and user experience.

Undergraduate course covering instructional game design, game mechanics, serious games, and applied game development principles. Built a project-based course structure progressing from serious game analysis to foundational level design, interactive gameplay implementation, and final edutainment game prototype development. The course connected instructional design with game mechanics, learning outcomes, UI/UX, player engagement, and prototype-led critique.

Project-based undergraduate course developed through the Crytek Istanbul and Bahçeşehir University CO-OP / industry–academia collaboration. Rebuilt the CRYENGINE Academy developer-training outline into a studio-based course with practical projects, assessment criteria, and final playable level delivery. The course covered CRYENGINE workflows, level design, FlowGraph scripting, interactive environments, and VR user experience.

Six-week workshop on serious games as tools for urban participation and planning. Students analysed civic play, stakeholder roles, and urban decision-making, then designed KENTOPA, a board game where city residents act as participatory stakeholders in the planning process.

Workshop for first-year architecture, interior architecture, and industrial design students exploring modular spatial design through LEGO®-based CAD exercises. The workshop introduced component-based thinking, spatial composition, and systematic design logic through accessible modelling operations.

Experimental workshops developed for the DREAMSCAPE PhD project, investigating how VR affects architectural design and education. Participants designed in both physical and immersive VR environments, enabling comparative analysis of design process, embodiment, scale perception, and spatial experience.

Hands-on workshop introducing VR level design through CRYENGINE V. Delivered by Crytek Istanbul industry professionals, the workshop guided participants through real-time environment creation, level design principles, VR setup, and interaction workflows, leading to a functional VR game level by the end of the course.

Introductory workshop for first-year architecture students on video games as spatial and narrative systems. Students began with Portal 2 Puzzle Creator to explore basic level design principles, then moved into CryEngine 3 and FlowGraph visual scripting to create interactive game spaces.