Selected Publications

Gamifying the Museum: Enhancing Immersive Art Experiences with Social Connections and Personal Identity Exploration. Akcali, A. (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59383-3_8

Exploring Women’s Role in Creative Industries through Collaborative Action Research Using Tabletop Role-Playing Games. Sezen, D.; Akcali, A.; Sezen, T. I.; Perks, S.; Stewart, P. (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59383-3_3

Unveiling the Potential of Generative AI in Tabletop Role-Playing Game Design: Investigating Representation and Diversity in Persona Creation. Sezen, D.; Sezen, T. I.; Akcali, A. (2023).

A Social App that Combines Dating and Museum Visiting Experiences. Akcali, A.; Iurgel, I. A.; Sezen, T. (2019).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06134-0_24

Teaching

Module Title: User Experience for Digital Communications
Job Title: Module Leader and Special Lecturer.
Teesside University, School of Arts and Creative Industries
Year: 2023/2024

Module Title: Researching Communications
Job Title: Special Lecturer
Teesside University, School of Arts and Creative Industries
Year: 2022/2023

Module Title: User Experience for Digital Communications
Job Title: Guest Lecturer.
Teesside University, School of Arts and Creative Industries
Year: 2022/2023

Module Title: Anatomy of a Producer
Job Title: Module Leader and Special Lecturer
Teesside University, School of Arts and Creative Industries
Year: 2022/2023

Professional Development

Associate Fellow (AFHEA)
In recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.
UK, 2023

Selected Projects

Creative Fuse — Agents of Equality and Empowerment Workshop
Workshop Facilitator and Member
Teesside University, 2023

Sofias Smuggling, EU-Funded Game Project
Research Assistant
UX and Game Design team member, User Test Lead.
Kamp–Lintfort, Germany, 2018–2020
sofiassmuggling.de

Raise Your (W)oice, International Women’s Empowerment Festival.
Communication Designer and Team Member
Istanbul, Turkey, 2016

SosyalBen Foundation, NGO.
Workshop Leader
Designed and tutored one–day cel animation workshop for disadvantaged children.
Istanbul, Turkey, 2015