Born in 1980 in Ankara, Turkey, I embarked on a creative journey that intertwines art and technology. From early explorations in traditional drawing, inspired by comics, to delving into BASIC programming on a Commodore64, my dual passions have always been evident.
In 1999, I began studying Economics at Hacettepe University, but my artistic calling led me to pivot towards sculpture. I graduated with top honors from the Faculty of Fine Arts in 2008, deeply immersed in the synergy of human-machine interaction, algorithms, and image-processing technologies, particularly in performance arts. This fascination was the cornerstone of my master’s thesis.
My career has been a rich tapestry of roles: from a Research Assistant at Hacettepe University, delving into academic and individual art projects, to participating in national and international symposia, workshops, and festivals as an instructor. My work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions, reflecting my evolving artistic narrative.
Since 2010, I have thrived as a software architect, contributing to start-ups in Turkey and globally. My current creative frontiers include game development, open-source technologies, creative coding, and the cutting-edge realms of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality. In these domains, I continue to blend the worlds of art and technology, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Projects
Audio-reactive video created with the theme Water/River exhibited as a projection during the art festival. Catalonya, Spain
Work Experience
Awards & Honors
Education
Hacettepe University
Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture
Skills & Tools
Hacettepe University
Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture
Hacettepe University
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics
Kuleli Military High School
Creative Coding with OpenFrameworks Workshop in Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Gave a talk on AngularJS Bootcamp in Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Instructed an introductory OpenFrameworks workshop in Hackerspace, Istanbul, Turkey
An interactive musical instrument made with OpenFrameworks C++, installed in Rock’n Coke Festival Cultural Zone
C++ based interactive projection mapping application for the contemporary dance performance in Cermodern Art Museum, Ankara, Turkey
OpenFrameworks C++ workshop by Zach Lieberman & Todd Vanderlin in Breda, Netherlands
Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus
Processing workshop in Teknolab, Ankara, Turkey
Art Exhibition in Piramid Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Art Exhibition Goethe Institute, Ankara, Turkey
Workshop Exhibition in Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
Joined the Pixelcraft Studios team as a Frontend Developer to work on the Aavegotchi Gotchiverse platform, and continues his journey on the migration of the platform to 3D using Unity and the C# programming language, starting with the Spirit Force Arena.
Developed hypercasual games using Unity as the main development tool and C# as the programming language, working with a variety of game development tools from programming to rigging and animation. Following are some of the HyperCasual and Idle games that I have worked on the development.
Build Roads (Launched) | Slam Master (Soft-Launched) | Rubber Jungle | Grinding Letters | Coffee Rush | Don't Stop Speeding | Stiff Arm | Agent Takedown | Archer Takedown | Marble Slider | Turn'n Run | Bounce These Balls | Heroes Assemble | Escape the Island (Playable WebGL) | Wheel of Fortune, Gift Evolution, Real Estate Runner, and many more.
Lead the frontend engineering team to develop TrustMeUp and other internal tools.
TrustMeUp gives visibility to Charities around the world, of all kinds and categories, promoting their causes.
Worked as a Remote Contract Frontend Engineer for B2B2C “Gamification as a Service“ provider that innovates, develops, and provides patented and proprietary gamification solutions that are delivered on experiential platforms for sports/esports stakeholders to engage and retain their audiences.
Semi-Finalist in the 2025 AREA51 Underground Film Contest for the projects 'Edge of the Earth' and 'Lonesome Highway Superstar'
Worked as a Research Assistant in Fine Arts Faculty where I instructed sculpting and drawing studios, produced personal installations and artworks. My interest in image processing and Creative Coding tools like OpenFrameworks helped me shape my thesis on Computation and Interactivity as a Creative Process. I developed interactive artworks and experiences for personal and collaborative projects. I also gave workshops for students in design and art festivals both nationally and abroad.
Lead the frontend team on development of the frontend client and internal projects using React.
Frontend development for the startup located in San Francisco, later helped the team migrate the platform to Angular's latest version and Python Django framework.
Developed a Python Django backend with multiple user type authentication and permissions, and a single-page app for image segmentation and annotation using canvas API, which I developed using Angular and Python Django. Deployment was handled using Amazon AWS
Worked as a senior frontend developer creating web applications for various clients. Helped interns on small projects, develop and sharpen their frontend engineering tools. Gave talks about frontend and creative coding frameworks.
Worked as a Python / Django Developer then moved to Frontend Development Team.
Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Economics IT Department for Empowering SMEs for Networking and Inter-regional Cooperation. I lead the IT team develop and deploy 'Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Networking' Project using Python Django.
Helped the team develop projects using Python Django Web Framework
Helped the small team with Web Development for various projects:
Worked as a Research Assistant in Fine Arts Faculty where I instructed sculpting and drawing studios, produced personal installations and artworks. My interest in image processing and Creative Coding tools like OpenFrameworks helped me shape my thesis on Computation and Interactivity as a Creative Process. Developed interactive artworks and experiences for personal and collaborative projects. Gave workshops for students in design and art festivals both nationally and abroad.
This is an indie studio we gathered together while we were studying in the Fine Arts Faculty.
We produced compositing, animation and various short films
I was involved in both production of commercial web sites and 3D animation and compositing for festivals.
Winner, Best Music Video for 'Lonesome Highway Superstar'
Award Winner, Experimental Category for 'Lonesome Highway Superstar'
Award Winner, Best Use of Technology in Film for 'Lonesome Highway Superstar'
AiME Award for Best Ai Soundtrack of The 2022 AiME AI Film Awards
Winner in hackathon held by QTurkey as 3rd place with 'HydroPong'
Selected in 16 out of 160 attendant projects in the startup event with my project QNotes, A Collaborative Reading Application
Graduated with the highest degree in department, and 3rd degree from the faculty
Produced personal projects some of which you can check here on my Behance portfolio. Attended Sculpture Symposiums nation-wide, helping artists working with mediums like marble, metal, and wood. I also worked as a freelance artist for various clients.
While I was studying, I was also working with Flash, ActionScript, 3D-authoring and post-processing tools like Softimage XSI, Maya, Combustion, and After Effects.
I was a member of the school's best chess players' club. I also participated in the athletics team as a 400 hurdles runner.
