Sec. 01 — Profile
Curriculum Vitae
Narrative designer and game researcher with released credits on REFLECT_ON and The Tale of Arden. Designs story beats, cutscenes, branching narrative and worldbuilding, and researches how games create meaning — and what they do to the people and societies who play them. Currently building Scriare, a writing-first tool for branching narratives.
volkankilinc.design@gmail.com · Istanbul, Türkiye · volkankilinc.com
Game Credits
4 TITLES · 2 RELEASED
March 2026 — Present · In development
Content Designer & Pixel Artist
Layer Kingdom
- Researched Viking-era history and language to ground the game's content and naming.
- Created pixel art and animation that tell the setting through NPCs, buildings and UI.
January 2024 — December 2024 · Upcoming
Narrative Designer
Bullet Ballet
- Planned and directed cutscenes and designed story beats that support fast-paced action.
- Collaborated with the team to refine worldbuilding and maintain thematic consistency.
April 2024 · 48-hour game jam · Released on itch.io
Level Designer
REFLECT_ON
- Designed seven playable levels for a local multiplayer shooter in a 48-hour game jam.
- Rapidly prototyped level layouts to ship a complete, playable build within the jam.
March 2023 — June 2023 · Released on itch.io
Narrative Designer
The Tale of Arden
- Developed story-driven puzzles and narrative progression.
- Combined worldbuilding with gameplay so the story is told through play.
Experience
SEP 2023 — FEB 2024
September 2023 — February 2024
Supervisory Board Member
BUG Zone — Bahçeşehir University Game Development Club
- Coordinated club activities in line with university regulations.
- Facilitated collaboration between students and industry professionals.
Narrative & Design Projects
3 PROJECTS
September 2026 — Present · In development
Creator
Scriare
- Designed a writing-first tool where new writers build a playable branching story in minutes.
- Built choice blocks, a live story graph and instant Play Mode across versioned releases.
October 2024 — December 2024
Game Writer
Thorneveil
- Co-created a Ravenloft-inspired setting, lore, domain, domain lord and encounter.
- Wrote an in-world newspaper and designed a narrative-driven encounter.
August 2026 — October 2026 · Released on itch.io & volkankilinc.com
Narrative Designer
D.U.R.K.H.E.I.M.
- Designed a branching interrogation narrative driven by four conflicting inner voices.
- Built the narrative system and prototype, with reactive dialogue and audiovisual feedback.
Research & Writing
2019 — PRESENT
2019
Research Project Participant
TÜBİTAK
- Developed a research project on the impact of digital games on psychosomatization, written in Turkish; received a positive evaluation (78/100).
2019 · Issue unpublished · Archived on this site
Writer & Layout Contributor
AFLNAME Magazine
- Wrote “Stadia and the Stages of Technology”, an editorial on cloud gaming and the game industry.
- Contributed to the issue's overall layout and design in Adobe InDesign.
November 2023 — Present
Essays & Reviews
volkankilinc.com
- Wrote essays, deconstructions and previews, including “A Discussion About Transistor”, a Benedict Fox inventory analysis and a Prison Architect 2 preview.
Education
SEP 2017 — JUL 2026
September 2021 — July 2026 · Full scholarship · GPA 3.36 / 4.00
Bachelor of Digital Game Design
Bahçeşehir University
- Built a vertical slice of Layer Kingdom as a graduation project, working as content designer and pixel artist.
September 2017 — July 2021 · Diploma grade 97.9 / 100
High School Diploma
Adana Science High School — Adana
- Admitted via TEOG, in the top 0.41% nationally.
- Took part in seven inter-school Model United Nations events in Adana as delegate and committee chair.
Certificates
7 VERIFIED · COURSERAEmotional Intelligence & Well-Being
Yale University
Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress
Completed Apr 6, 2025 · Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
University of California, Davis
Emotional and Social Intelligence
Completed May 24, 2025
Rice University
Mindfulness and Well‑being: Living with Balance and Ease
Completed May 18, 2025Workplace & Team Skills
University of California, Irvine
Communication in the 21st Century Workplace
Completed Apr 6, 2025
University of Pennsylvania
The Power of Team Culture
Completed May 8, 2025
University of California, Irvine
Effective Problem‑Solving and Decision‑Making
Completed May 8, 2025Digital & Technical Skills
IE Business School