Digital Game Design (Eng)

Digital game design consists of many different areas such as programming, creative writing, design and game development. Our Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture brings together innovation and creativity by combining traditional design approach with 21st century technological opportunities. Our university's Digital Game Design program takes this mission of the faculty one step further and focuses on "software" as much as "design" during game design education and approaches education based on engineering. Starting from the basics, it is aimed to train game designers who can actively use Unity and Unreal Engine game engines, develop the game idea in their mind in accordance with design principles and transfer it to the digital environment. Our students who complete the basic education can determine the field they want to specialize in. Within the scope of our program, there is a comprehensive list of elective courses that they can take on different branches such as game development, advanced programming languages, modeling and animation, game design, game art or game studies. Thus, students can focus on the field that best suits their talents without wasting time.

Our university has many opportunities where Digital Game Design students can develop their knowledge and skills in the best way. Our university, which follows current trends with the latest technology devices, has a MAC computer laboratory and Wacom digital tablets that each student can use individually. Our Technology Transfer Office (TTO) encourages and supports our students to establish game companies. At the same time, students who work in integration with the Faculty of Engineering can bring their creativity to the fore by producing joint projects. We bring our students together to develop projects with Türkiye's leading game companies, with which our university is in constant communication.

Istinye University Digital Game Design Program aims to provide the necessary qualifications for the national and international sector, creative, individual and team work, and human resources who can achieve success by producing pioneering projects and designs. It offers a perspective that balances the design, software and art aspects of digital games by considering an interdisciplinary education approach, especially in the Faculty of Engineering. In the light of the information obtained during the program, our Digital Game Design program, which provides the opportunity to take a place in the digital game sector, which has evolved into many sub-branches, and to reflect creative ideas, also provides activities within our university's laboratories and our Digital Game and Animation Technologies Research and Development Center.