In my early career I have worked in small startups where employees wear multiple hats. My hats were always software developer/game designer. Hence I gained most of my design experience using simple but elegant teaching technique called “throw into the water they will learn to swim”.

Later on I have decided to solidify that experience through by receiving formal MA degree in Game Design at Bahçesehir University. I am currently in my thesis year, working on artificial intelligence generated interactive narratives with racist dwarfs and elven soap opera. Riveting stuff.

I started programming as a snobby high school brat thinking he could do better than games he is playing. That little brat failed miserably but learned greatly. Even though I haven’t picked Computer Science as a major my software interest did not dwindle. As a result I found myself working in the industry.

I have worked on various technologies and products; websites, backend services, mobile apps & games, virtual reality, motion-sensor games etc. But right now I am solely focused on making video games, diligently serving PC master race.

Do androids dream of electric sheep? I dunno. But I know they can find shortest path to an item pickup and I can make them do just that. I am working on video game AI: Making androids run, hide, fight & die for your entertainment. I can also make them count sheep if that is kind of thing gets you going.

My main focus is on graph search algorithms but I dabble in other dark arts of AI as well. I am currently working on procedural generation of in-game narratives via artificial intelligence as my thesis. Attempting to piss off a lot of professors in the process by challenging the norm.

“Oh no look at that! It’s a 40+ post long full on internet shitstorm. This look like a job for… me!!” 

With a masochistic urge to get involved in online communities, I have been one of the managers of local game developer community GDT for last 5 years. I am notoriously known to swoop into discussions with unifying PC attitude and health dose of hammer to the head.

I organize/host workshops & game jams! I have been hosting physical game prototyping, board game and Unity workshops for 2 years. As for game jams I both organized and attended online/offline game jams for 5 years.