Zeynep Burcu KAYA ALPAN
Designer of space and play.
About
Burcu holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Master’s in Game Design and is passionate about unique game aesthetics, body based interaction and promoting multi-sensory play experiences.
She currently works as a lecturer and PhD researcher at ISU XR Lab. She has previously directed an interactive art studio she co-founded, and occasionally works as freelance designer.
With a multidisciplinary background in architecture, game design, and media studies, she is a passionate researcher, lecturer and designer at the intersection of immersive technologies and human experiences.
Experience
game developer, instructor and designer
Freelance
interactive art studio director
Mekan Space, 2018 – 2021.
Co-founded and directed a small interactive art studio.
lecturer.
Digital Game Design
Wrote the syllabus and Managed a diverse team of designers, implementing design thinking methodologies and contributing to successful design projects.
Lectures
Playful Experience Design Studio
Digital Game Design Department
Bahcesehir University
Game Studies
New Media Department
Istinye University
Game Engines III (Unreal Engine)
Digital Game Design Department
Istinye University
Advanced Topics in New Media
New Media Department
Istinye University
Game Art and Aesthetics
Digital Game Design Department
Bilgi University
Visual Effect Design
Cartoon and Animation Department
Maltepe University
Publications
Book Chapter
2023
Kaya Alpan, Z. B. (2023). Pankartlardan Depremi Okumak: 8 Mart Eylemlerinde 6 Şubat’ın Etkileri. In Serttaş, A., (Ed.), İletişim Kuramları: Güç ve Etki Dinamiklerini Çözmek. (Reading the Earthquake through Banners: The Effects of February 6th in the Banners Displayed during the March 8th Night Walk)
2021
Kaya Alpan, Z. B., Çatak, G. (2021). Use of Virtual Reality in Participatory Urban Design. InCordan, Ö., Arslan Dinçay, D., Yurdakul Toker Ç., Belkıs Öksüz E., Semizoğlu, S. (Eds.), Game +Design Education, Springer.
Symposium
2023
Kaya Alpan, Z. B. (2023). Bağımsız Dijital Oyunlarda Annenin Temsili: Rouge-benzeri Oyunlar (Representation of Motherhood in Independent Digital Games: Roguelike Games). MASS Symposium.
2020
Kaya, Z. B., Çatak, G. (2020). Use of Virtual Reality in Participatory Urban Design, PUDCAD Conference.
2019
Kaya, Z. B., Alpan, A. (2019). Katılımcı Kentsel Tasarım Pratiklerinde Güncel TeknolojilerinKullanımı (Use of Current Technologies in Participatory Urban Design Practices), Urban Design Symposium, Istanbul.
2018
Kaya, Z. B., Kuran, İ. (2018). Collective Space Making at the Intersection of Body-Space Interaction, IAPS Conference, Rome.
2018
Kaya, Z. B., Kuran, İ. (2018). Performative Space-Making in Virtual Reality, Poedat Conference, Istanbul.
Thesis
2020, Supervisor Güven Çatak
Kaya, Z. B. (2020). A Design Guideline Study For An Engaging, Immersive Participatory UrbanDesign Tool, Master of Arts Thesis.
Contact
I am occasionally available for side collaborations. Don’t hesitate in reaching out.
zeynepburcukaya@gmail.com
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