Updated Archive

Achievements


Selected student releases, competition results, and standout project milestones from DotLAB.

Neoblock App Store Release

Emrecan Garip | Apple App Store
30.04.2026

Our 3rd-year student Emrecan Garip has published his first mobile game, Neoblock, on the Apple App Store. This release marks an important professional milestone and highlights his ability to carry a mobile game from concept to publication.

We congratulate him on this achievement and wish him continued success in his future projects. Neoblock stands as a strong example of student initiative, production discipline, and hands-on publishing experience.

Category Puzzle
Platform iPhone, iPad
Store Rating 5.0 / 5
Neoblock App Store page
Neoblock App Store reviews
Neoblock - Apple App Store

KBU GAME JAM 2026 BAHAR - Third Place

April 25, 2026 | KBU GAME JAM 2026 BAHAR
3rd Place

At KBU GAME JAM 2026 BAHAR, the IcyTux team placed third with their game Remnant of Humanity. The result highlights strong collaboration across game design, level design, programming, and pixel art.

The jam began on April 25, 2026, with participant check-in and venue entry scheduled between 10:00 - 11:30.

Remnant of Humanity gameplay visual

Team

  • Ahmet Muhammet Aytekin - Oyun tasarımı, seviye tasarımı
  • Ömer Efe Harbili - Seviye tasarımı
  • Ege Kaban - Yazılım
  • Yiğit Dutar - Piksel Tasarım

Jam In Eye 2026 - First Place

March 29, 2026 | Istanbul Kent University
1st Place

At Jam In Eye, our students Belensu Sanin, Gökçe Şenyüz, Kadri Enes Vişne, and Yağız Selimoğlu achieved first place with their game Palyaço Mülakatı. Their result reflects strong teamwork, rapid iteration, and a confident final presentation under time pressure.

This achievement has now been added to the DotLAB archive as one of our featured 2026 student competition results.

Palyaço Mülakatı game visual

Awarded Team

  • Belensu Sanin
  • Gökçe Şenyüz
  • Kadri Enes Vişne
  • Yağız Selimoğlu

IKU ANTS JAM 3.0 2025 - First Place

December 4, 2025 | İstanbul Kültür University
1st Place

DotLAB students won first place at the ANTS JAM Game Development Event with Lumina Glass, completing the 36-hour development marathon with a standout final project.

This result reflects the creative strength of our students and the production-oriented, innovation-focused structure of our game design education.

Lumina Glass gameplay visual

Award-Winning Team

  • Semira Zehra Fırat
  • Hüseyin Cem Kapçık
  • Özgür Güneş Akkuş
  • Muhammed Kaya
  • İlhan Türk
Play Lumina Glass

Dottopus Halloween Game Jam 2025 - Second Place

October 31, 2025 | Dottopus Halloween Game Jam 2025
2nd Place

Our team Make Istinye Great Again placed second at Dottopus Halloween Jam with the game Parasite.

The project stood out as a Halloween jam success and has now been added to the DotLAB achievement archive with its team lineup and game page.

Parasite game visual

Team

  • Eren Doğan
  • Nisanur Yılmaz
  • Yusuf Berk Şahan
  • Burak Enes Portakal
  • Fikret Kutluay
View Parasite On Itch.io

Can't Game Jam 2025 - Second Place

May 25, 2025 | Istanbul Kent University
2nd Place

In Can't Game Jam 2025, the Capybara Games team earned second place with their game Pehlivan Ligi, adding another notable competition success to the department archive.

Their placement demonstrates continuity in student production quality across different jam formats and competitive settings.

Pehlivan Ligi gameplay visual

Awarded Team

  • Belensu Sanin
  • Gökçe Şenyüz
  • Kadri Enes Vişne
  • Alperen Şala

SkyJam 2025 - Second Place

May 11, 2025 | Yıldız Technical University SkyJam
2nd Place

Our students placed second at SkyJam, hosted by Yıldız Technical University, with their game Bysel Ehliyet Barosu.

The project stood out through rapid ideation, strong team coordination, effective prototyping, and creative problem solving under time pressure.

Bysel Ehliyet Barosu game visual

Team

  • Belensu Sanin
  • Gökçe Şenyüz
  • Alperen Şala
View The Game On Itch.io

Gamer Arena - Arena Jam - First Place

June 07, 2024 | Gamer Arena - Arena Jam
1st Place

At Gamer Arena - Arena Jam, the IcyTux team won first place with their game Vamparator.

This project was developed under the jam's constraint that no generative AI was used, and it stands as a strong example of focused programming, game design, and pixel-art production under jam conditions.

Vamparator gameplay visual

Team

  • Ege Kaban - Yazılım
  • Ahmet Muhammet Aytekin - Game Design, Piksel Tasarım
  • Arda Şimşek - Yazılım