PROJECT MEDIA
01Fitness Crossing
Interactive workouts that turn a screen into a movement playground—jump, duck, climb and punch through game-inspired environments.
Based in Istanbul · Open to remote, hybrid & on-site roles in Türkiye and abroad
I experiment with tools and workflows to find better ways to build.
I’m Ece Naz Sefercioğlu, a Unity game developer and interactive technology researcher working across gameplay systems, hands-on prototyping, and practical ways to integrate AI into development workflows.
- 01 Unity / C#
- 02 Gameplay systems + rapid prototyping
- 03 VR / XR interaction
- 04 Research + teaching
UNITY DEVELOPMENT✦GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS✦UNITY EDITOR TOOLS✦RAPID PROTOTYPING✦AI-ASSISTED WORKFLOWS✦GAME MECHANIC EXPLORATION✦VR / XR✦INTERACTION RESEARCH✦UNITY DEVELOPMENT✦GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS✦UNITY EDITOR TOOLS✦RAPID PROTOTYPING✦AI-ASSISTED WORKFLOWS✦GAME MECHANIC EXPLORATION✦VR / XR✦INTERACTION RESEARCH
Selected work / 01
Selected projects
A focused selection of projects where code, experimentation, research, play, and physical experience meet.
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02Kintsugi
An AI-assisted Unity scene review tool that compares commits, explains visual and structural changes, and takes reviewers back to the affected objects.
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03Ghost Justice VR
An audio-centered VR game investigating whether sound alone can carry a meaningful gameplay mechanic and comparable sense of play.
Unity tool development / 2026
7 Tools in 7 Days
A seven-day open-source challenge turning Unity tools I originally built for Fitness Crossing into public, documented utilities. Each tool started from a real production need, then went through cleanup, validation, documentation, and release as part of the sprint. I also wrote devlog articles for each tool, sharing where it came from, what changed while preparing it for open source, and how AI-assisted development shaped the process.
Day 01Parent From Bounds
A Unity Editor tool for creating parent objects at the center or bottom of selected objects’ combined bounds.
Day 02Separate Mesh Bodies
A Unity Editor tool for separating disconnected mesh geometry into individual mesh assets and scene objects.
Day 03Brick Wall Generator
A Unity Editor tool for generating customizable brick walls within the bounds of a scene object.
Day 04Particle System Context Previewer
A Unity Editor tool for previewing multiple Particle Systems across loaded scenes or Prefab Mode.
Day 05Object Layout Tool
A Unity Editor tool for arranging selected objects or child objects along a chosen axis.
Day 06DOTween Selection Animation Previewer
A Unity Editor tool for previewing multiple DOTween animations under a selected hierarchy without entering Play Mode.
Day 07Wave Object Distributor
A Unity component for distributing and animating child objects along a sine wave in Edit Mode and at runtime.
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Different formats. Different constraints. An adaptable approach.
A broader view of the games, prototypes, research projects, coursework, and experiments I’ve developed across different teams, tools, and contexts.
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Profile snapshot / 02
A practice shaped by curiosity.
A compact view of how engineering, experimentation, development, and communication connect in my work.
Engineering foundation
Computer engineering shaped how I approach systems, programming, and problem solving.
Games & interaction research
Graduate research connected Unity development with spatial audio, VR, EEG, and user evaluation.
Development, teaching & sharing
I have shipped mobile games, worked in production codebases, taught technical subjects, and created learning resources.
Current direction
Focused on Unity development, gameplay systems, rapid prototyping, editor tools, and practical AI-assisted workflows.
Experience / 03
Building, teaching, and shipping.
Experience across independent game development, freelance production, education, and software engineering.
May 2026—PresentFounder & Unity Technical DesignerFitness Crossing · Independent YouTube Project · Online
- Design and produce immersive, game-like interactive videos in Unity using reusable gameplay systems and AI-assisted production workflows.
- Define system requirements and architecture; direct Codex-assisted implementation across C# scripts, Unity scenes and prefabs, Editor tools, meshes, and Blender workflows; then test, debug, and refine the generated solutions.
- Develop Unity tools that automate repetitive production tasks.
- Experiment with multimodal generative-AI workflows for production assets, including image generation, image-to-3D generation, texturing, rigging, animation, and Unity integration.
Sep 2022—Apr 2023Freelance Game DeveloperFreelance client · Remote
- Developed a client-defined casual mobile game from a new Unity project, implementing core gameplay in C# and integrating third-party visual and audio assets.
- Configured Firebase Remote Config, integrated an advertising SDK, prepared Android builds, tested the game before release, and maintained it during the contract.
- Implemented requested updates for an existing hyper-casual Unity game using C# and Unity Version Control.
Apr 2021—Jul 2022LecturerIstinye University · Istanbul, Türkiye
- Taught Python, game programming, Unity-based 3D game development, and information systems in English and Turkish.
- Designed course materials, assignments, and programming exercises; evaluated student code and supervised software- and game-development projects.
Jul 2018—Apr 2019Software DeveloperSofttech · Istanbul, Türkiye
- Developed and maintained C# backend components using ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, Web APIs, and SQL for omnichannel banking applications.
- Migrated legacy banking interfaces with an in-house JavaScript-based UI editor and integrated them with backend services.
- Contributed to frontend modernization and backend integration for SWIFT operations and implemented a backend action for credit-card debt-payment workflows.
Jul 2017Unity Development InternGES Teknoloji, now VRLab Academy · Istanbul, Türkiye
- Developed a Unity 3D Solar System weight simulation in C#, using simulated scale data and interactive controls for movement, scaling, and rotation.
- Modified existing Unity C# and Arduino code to update joystick-controller functionality in a previous project.
Education / 04
Engineering, games, and human-centered research.
Institute of Science Tokyo / Tokyo Institute of Technology
2023—2026M.Eng. Human-Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Research Student · April 2023—March 2024 Completed preparatory research in computational neuroscience and biomedical engineering alongside an intensive Japanese-language program.
- Master’s thesis
- Investigating the Effect of Cue Perspective on Motor Imagery EEG Classification Using a Portable EEG Headset
- Research focus
- Investigated motor-imagery brain-computer interfaces, focusing on cue perspective, EEG classification, and neurophysiological feature analysis. Developed the experimental testing environment in Unity.
- Tools & methods
- Unity · Python-based EEG preprocessing and analysis · Classification · Statistical analysis · Data visualization · Portable EEG
Istanbul Technical University
2018—2021M.Sc. Game and Interaction Technologies
- Master’s thesis
- Spatial Audio Localization as a Gameplay Element: Design, Development, and Evaluation of an Audio-Based Virtual Reality Game
- Research focus
- Designed, developed, and evaluated two Unity/C# virtual-reality games to investigate spatial audio localization as a primary gameplay mechanic.
- Tools & methods
- Unity · C# · Mobile VR · Head-mounted VR · Spatial audio · User evaluation
Istanbul Technical University
2013—2018B.Sc. Computer Engineering
- Graduation project
- Development of a Strategy Game Using Software Development Practices
- Project focus
- Developed a Unity-based shortest-path strategy game to demonstrate object-oriented software-design principles in game development.
- Tools & methods
- Unity · C# · Object-oriented design patterns · 2D game development
Skills / 05
Tools I use to move from idea to working build.
Core
Unity · C# · Python
Game development
Unity Editor Tools · XR Interaction Toolkit · SteamVR · Firebase
AI tools
Codex / ChatGPT · Claude · Meshy AI · Generative Image Tools · Suno AI
Development & deployment
Git · Unity Version Control · Unity mobile · Android builds · Google Play publishing
Additional technical skills
ASP.NET MVC / Core · Web APIs · SQL · JavaScript · HTML · CSS · Entity Framework · Arduino · OpenCV · C / C++
Languages
Turkish — Native · English — Fluent · Japanese — Conversational
Credentials / 06
Awards, talks, and publications.
Finalist · 2026
Watch demo
Tokyo AI (TAI) | OpenAI 100-Hour Game Builder Challenge
Kintsugi is an AI-assisted Unity scene-review tool designed to improve team collaboration. Top 5 among 13 submissions.
Honors & awards
- 2023—2026MEXT Scholarship, Embassy RecommendationJapanese Government · Fully funded
- 2019Unity Hackweek ScholarshipWomen in Games Turkey
- 2018Unite Berlin ScholarshipWooga
- 2018Windows Mixed Reality Headset RecipientMicrosoft
- 2018Second Place, Educational Game Idea EntryTürkiye Bilişim Vakfı
- 2017Finalist, Educational Game Idea EntryTürkiye Bilişim Vakfı
Talks & professional activities
- 2021Unity Mentor at Art HackathonMentorship · Women in Games Turkey
- 2021Temel Unity SınıflarıTalk · Oyunla Gelecek 2021 Kış Kampı
- 2021Hyper Casual Oyun Geliştirme WorkshopWorkshop · Oyunla Gelecek 2021 Kış Kampı
- 2021Oyunlarda Teknik Tasarım ve Hedef KitleTalk · DIGIAGE 2021
Publications
Sefercioğlu, E. N., & Köse, H. (2021). Audio Centered Game Development in Mobile VR. VR Game + Design Education Proceedings of PUDCAD 2020. Presented in June 2020.
Avşar, T., Sefercioğlu, E. N., & Köse, H. (2020). İş Hayatında Oyunlaştırma [Gamification at Work]. İTÜ Vakfı Dergisi, 85, 6–11.
About / 07
I work best where ideas can become something testable.
I like hands-on development: building a first version, testing how it behaves, and improving it through iteration.
My background spans Unity game development, interactive research, teaching, and software development. I’m especially interested in gameplay systems, rapid prototyping, editor tools, VR/XR interaction, and practical AI-assisted workflows.
Contact / 08
Open to new opportunities.
I’m open to Unity and game development roles in Türkiye and abroad, including remote, hybrid, and on-site opportunities.