---
title: "DotLAB — İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi Dijital Oyun Tasarımı Bölümü"
description: "DotLAB is an advanced incubation hub for the next era of interactive media at İstanbul Kent University, offering a 4-year B.Sc. in Digital Game Design with Unity, Unreal, AI, and VR."
languages: ["tr", "en"]
canonical: "https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/"
author: "Prof. Volkan Yücel — Head of the Department"
publisher: "DotLAB — İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi Dijital Oyun Tasarımı Bölümü"
dateModified: "2026-05-01"
---

# DotLAB

> A hub for ambitious game developers at İstanbul Kent University, Digital Game Design Department.

DotLAB is an advanced incubation hub for the next era of interactive media. We stand at the intersection of generative AI, real-time rendering, and human creativity. Our mission is to forge adaptable, tech-savvy game designers ready to lead in a global industry where the lines between reality and virtuality are increasingly blurred.

## What do we do?

We engineer the architecture of immersion. We integrate core design principles with cutting-edge pipelines, utilizing AI-assisted workflows, data-driven player psychology, and advanced narrative systems. We teach our students to build living, breathing worlds that resonate with modern audiences.

## Our approach

Agile, iterative, production-ready. We mirror the workflows of top AAA and indie studios. From day one, students work in cross-functional teams, tackling real-world challenges from rapid prototyping to shipping polished titles.

## Program

- **Name:** B.Sc. Digital Game Design (Dijital Oyun Tasarımı)
- **Duration:** 4 years (P4Y), full-time
- **Languages:** Turkish, English
- **Topics:** game design, programming, 2D/3D digital art, Unity, Unreal Engine, AI-assisted mobile games, VR, game law

## Faculty

- Prof. Volkan Yücel — Head of the Department
- Asst. Prof. Oğuz Can Eren — Assistant Professor
- Asst. Prof. Gökay Saldamlı — Assistant Professor
- Mustafa Mısır — Lecturer
- Selmane Ghaoui — Lecturer
- İrem Aydındoğan — Research Assistant
- Zeynep Çınar — Research Assistant
- Görkem Utku Yıldız — Part-Time Lecturer
- Işıl Baysan Serim — Part-Time Lecturer
- Semih Altınçekiç — Part-Time Lecturer

## Events

- [DOTCON25](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/dotcon25.html) — annual department conference.
- [Can't Game Jam 2025](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/cantjam25.html) — May 23–25, 2025.
- [Jam In Eye 2026](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/jam-in-eye.html) — student game jam.

## Frequently asked questions

- **Which engines and tools do you teach?** Unity and Unreal Engine, AI-assisted workflows, 2D/3D digital art pipelines, VR, modern game programming stacks.
- **How long is the program?** Four-year full-time B.Sc. (P4Y), Turkish and English instruction.
- **Can international students apply?** Yes — see [Foreign Student](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/foreign_student.html), [International Office](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/international_office.html), [Erasmus](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/erasmus.html), [Erasmus Internship](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/erasmus_internship.html).
- **Are scholarships available?** Yes — see [burs.html](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/burs.html) (TR) or [scholarship.html](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/scholarship.html) (EN).

## Contact

- **Email:** kent.dot@kent.edu.tr
- **Phone:** +90 (212) 610 10 10
- **Address:** Cendere Cd. No:24, 34406 Kağıthane / İstanbul, Turkey
- **Instagram:** [@d0tlab](https://www.instagram.com/d0tlab) · [@dotlab.kent](https://www.instagram.com/dotlab.kent/)
- **LinkedIn:** [d0tlab](https://www.linkedin.com/company/d0tlab/)
- **YouTube:** [@d00tlab](https://www.youtube.com/@d00tlab)

## AI / agent discovery

- [robots.txt](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/robots.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/sitemap.xml)
- [llms.txt](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/llms.txt)
- [OpenAPI spec](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/openapi.json)
- [agents.json](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/agents.json)
- [API Catalog](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/.well-known/api-catalog.json)
- [Agent Skills index](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json)
- [A2A Agent Card](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/.well-known/agent.json)
- [MCP Server Card](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json)
- [WebMCP manifest](https://dotlab.kent.edu.tr/webmcp.json)