Hosted wonderfully by Bahçeşehir University, Games for Change 2025 Istanbul brought together the gaming industry, academia, and students over on December 6–7. On the second day of the event, the panel titled “Gender Equality, Diversity and Community Building in Gaming” provided an in-depth discussion on how inclusivity and diversity can be strengthened within the world of games.

The twelfth GameTalks event organized by the Department of Digital Game Design took place on Thursday, November 27, featuring guest speaker Emre Gökçe Çimen, an accomplished artist.

During the session, Çimen explored the role of visual design in both board games and video games, demonstrating how art functions as a powerful storytelling and world-building tool. He discussed essential elements of visual design; such as character design, environmental storytelling, color theory, and composition, and explained how they shape the player’s experience.

The eleventh GameTalks event organized by the Digital Game Design Department took place on Wednesday, November 26, featuring guest speakers Zeynep Burcu Kaya Alpan (Arcade Coordinator) and Meral Didar Ağlaç (Program Coordinator) from Games for Change Türkiye.