We are proud of all our department students who participated in the Game Jam. We congratulate our department students who achieved first and third place.

Balıkesir Technopark Game Development Camp – #GameJamII Demo Day Took Place! 🥳

Following the opening speech by Balıkesir Technopark General Manager, Lecturer Burcu Aydemir, the Demo Day program, which continued with the address of Balıkesir University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Fatih Satil, was successfully held within the scope of the Balıkesir Technopark Game Development Camp – GameJam II, organized under the coordination of Balıkesir Technopark. Throughout the camp, participants received training from:

Blender 3D Training by Matrotek Academy IT Teacher Zeynep Yavuz,

Faculty of Fine Arts Graphic Department Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Serdar YILMAZ,

2KeK Games Founding Partner and Electrical-Electronics Engineering Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Sabri Bıçakçı, Computer Engineering Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Thanks to the valuable contributions of Hüseyin GÜNEŞ, they had the opportunity to experience the game development process both technically and creatively.

Teams consisting of 2 programmers and 1 designer presented their game projects, which they developed after an intensive and productive camp period, to the jury and guests at the Demo Day event.

The following participated in the Demo Day event:

Balıkesir University | Balikesir University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Fatih Satil,

TOBB Balikesir Young Entrepreneurs Board President Ceyhun Ercan,

Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts Prof. Dr. Selvihan Kılıç Ateş,

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Balıkesir University Prof. Dr. Aslan Deniz Karaoğlan and

TOBB Balıkesir Young Entrepreneurs Board Member Arif Vatansever. As a result of the jury evaluations;

🥇 First Place: GirlBoost Team (Beyza Nur Atılmış – Graphic Arts Department)

🥈 Second Place: Souls Fedaileri Team (Alihan Kapısız – Painting Department)

🥉 Third Place: Düşbaz Game Team (Yüsra Nejan Sandıkcı – Graphic Arts Department)

We would like to thank our other Fine Arts Faculty students Mediha Gönenç, Gamze Işık, Süeda Filizciler, and Burak Sarpkaya for their participation in GameJam.