Hello, world!
I’m Hazal, an artist, architect, game design enthusiast, and an “I’ll learn it if I need it” kind of person from Türkiye.
I graduated with a Bachelor's in Architecture with high honours in July 2025, where I focused my studies on non-conventional spatial design, particularly in digital, liminal, and extended reality contexts.
I've been in an indie team for a while, where we're curious to explore what else games can be… Emotionally, spatially, experientially... Whatever "more" could mean.
I enjoy video games, action movies, comic books, and pretty much every hands-on craft projects, like knitting, crocheting, sewing, sculpting, painting, etc. Whatever keeps me sane and funds my indie projects through freelance work.
Education
2019-2025
Middle East Technical University (METU) Bachelor of Architecture
GPA:3.58/4.00
2023 Spring
Valencia Polytechnic University (UPV) Erasmus Mobility
Skills
Languages
• Turkish: Native
• English C1: Proficient
• Spanish A2-B1: Pre Intermediate
Creative Fields
• Game Design: Narrative Design, Level Design, User Experience
• Game Arts: 3D/2D Concept Developing, Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation
• Architectural Design: Architecture, Urban, Interior, Landscape Design
• Generative Design: Parametric, Computational Design
• Arts: Traditional, Digital, Mixed-media Illustrations
Software
• Game Engines: Unity, Unreal Engine
• Rendering: Lumion, Twinmotion, Marmoset Toolbag
• Generative: Blender, ZBrush, Rhino, Revit, Sketchup, Autocad, Aseprite, Krita, Medibang Paint
• Editing: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Substance Painter, Premiere Pro, After Effects
Experience
May 2025 - Now
Art Generalist at WiseMonkeES
• Working on «Thus Spoke the Donke», a top-down stealth-action game, as a pre-incubation indie team.
• Skills & Insight: Level Design, Environment Design, Character & Prop Animations
February - March 2025
Art Intern at Easy Clap Games
• Working on the antagonist character of a horror game.
• Skills & Insight: Character Concept, Modeling, Texturing, Rigging & Animation
2024 Summer
Esra Moza Architecture, Architectural Office Internship
• Design of private luxury housing
• Skills & Insight: Interior Design, Furniture Detailing , Advanced Architectural Rendering (3ds Max)
2023 Summer
MESA Corporate Holding Architectural Office Internship
• Design of a factory building in automotive sector, sales offices for a touristic resort
• Skills & Insight: Methodology of structure & building sciences of factory buildings, Concept mapping
2022 Summer
Kuzu Group Construction Site Internship
• Headquarters building construction from foundation laying to interior design
• Skills & Insight: Methodology of structure & building sciences, steps and time-planning of project management & production
2020-2021
METU Student Society of Fine Arts, Head of Press Committee