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Academic Biography
Dr Digdem Sezen is a Senior Lecturer at Teesside University, School of Arts and Creative Industries. Her research and teaching focus on the history, theory, and practice of interactive digital media and transmedia storytelling. She holds a PhD from Istanbul University. She was awarded the Fulbright scholarship for her doctoral studies at Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Digital Media. Before joining Teesside, she has been an Associate Professor of Game and Visual Communication Design at Istanbul University, Faculty of Communications. She also taught digital games, films, transmedia storytelling and media theory at various institutions including Bahcesehir University, Sabanci University and Istanbul Bilgi University. Between 2017-2019 she worked in EU-funded research innovation projects in Germany hosted by Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences. She focused on the implementation of interactive storytelling and gamification for cultural heritage places and educational settings. She edited books and published book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, and encyclopedia articles from publishers including Routledge, Springer, LIT Verlag, and Palgrave MacMillan. Her recent research and publications focus on understanding contemporary data-driven visual culture.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Istanbul University
Award Date: 15 Nov 2011
Master, Istanbul University
Award Date: 5 Jul 2005
Bachelor, Istanbul University
Award Date: 15 Jul 2002
External positions
Visiting Research Fellow, Hochschule Rhein-Waal
2017 → 2019
Associate Professor, Istanbul University
2017 → 2020
Part-time Lecturer, Sabanci University
2016 → 2018
Part-time Lecturer, Istanbul Bilgi University
2015 → 2017
Part-time Lecturer, Bahcesehir University
2014 → …
Assistant Professor, Istanbul University
2014 → 2017
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
2011 → 2012
Fulbright PhD Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology
2008 → 2009
Research Assistant, Istanbul University
2002 → 2011
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INDCOR: Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representations (COST Action CA18230)
6/12/19 → 5/12/23
Project: Research
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Player needs inventory (PNI): An analytical framework for analyzing player motives in video games
Bostan, B. & Sezen, D., 2022, p. 41. 47 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Reading Data-Image through Its Invisible Layers
Sezen, D., 10 Aug 2022, Connecting + Sharing-Envisioning the Futures of Visual Literacy : 54th Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association Book of Abstracts. Finland: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, p. 102Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A Pilot Study on Analyzing Critical Retellings Using Digital Humanities Tools
Sezen, T. I. & Sezen, D., 4 Dec 2021, Interactive Storytelling - 14th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2021, Proceedings. Mitchell, A. & Vosmeer, M. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 525-529 5 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 13138 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Longform Video Essays as Critical Retellings of Video Game Narratives
Sezen, T. & Sezen, D., 8 Dec 2021, Games and Narrative: Theory and Practice. Bostan, B. (ed.). Springer, p. 267-280Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Methods in Interactive Narrative Pedagogy: Cardbased Prototyping – 2021 Edition
Sezen, T. I., Sezen, D., Koenitz, H., Eladhari, M. P. & Sylla, C., 7 Dec 2021Research output: Other contribution
Press / Media
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In conversation with Feride Cicekoglu award winning scriptwriter and novelist
21/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Public Lecture published on YouTube: Exchanging Looks with Machines: A Critical Discussion on Data-driven Visual Culture
1/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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The Project "GameLet: Promoting reading fluency in secondary schools through gamification" Dr Digdem Sezen contributed featured in German Scientific News Site IDW News
11/08/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Episode 15: Poverty Simulations: What videogames say about the future of social justice (Yoksulluk Simulasyonlari: Video oyunlar sosyal adaletin gelecegine dair ne soyluyor?)
25/01/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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