Asst. Prof. Levent Yüce İnce

Levent Y. İnce is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual Communication Design at TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design. He holds a BA in Graphic Design from Bilkent University and an MFA in Media and Cultural Studies, where he completed his thesis, “A Critical Approach to Game Studies: Analysis of Fallout 3 as an Example of Non-linear Gameplay.” He received his PhD in Communication Sciences from Hacettepe University in 2025 with a dissertation titled “Going Back for It: Understanding the Video Game Replaying Experience.”

Since 2008, he has worked as a freelance designer and visual consultant for various institutions and organizations, complemented by contract- and project-based roles between 2010 and 2013, including a funded project carried out in Santiago. From 2014 to 2022, he served as a full-time lecturer at İ.D. Bilkent University, teaching courses in visual communication design, graphic design, and game studies, while continuing to provide design consultancy and contribute to competitions and technology development initiatives. He has been actively involved in digital game research since 2017 as part of NETlab New Media Research Laboratory, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. He joined TED University in 2022.

With over a decade of teaching experience, he has led design studio courses focused on storytelling, as well as classes in typography, digital image processing, web design, programming, and video game research. His academic work centers on video game studies, with particular emphasis on game design, narrative structures, replayability, and player communities. He is also engaged in advancing design education by integrating emerging technologies and experimental pedagogical approaches.