About
Oğuz Orkun Doma is an architect (M.A.) with a Ph.D. in Architectural Design Computing from Istanbul Technical University.
Working as Interaction Designer for Virtual Production at the University of Southampton, Winchester School of Art.
Previously worked as
- Product Manager at Hyperlab Games (2023-2024)
- Visiting Lecturer at ITU (2023-2024)
- Visiting Lecturer at BAU (2023-2024)
- XR Projects Manager at Neo Auvra Digital Health Technologies (2021-2023)
- Project Manager at AKSTEK AR/VR Training Technologies (2018-2019, contract)
- Level Designer at Crytek Istanbul (2016-2019, contract)
- Research Assistant at Istanbul Technical University (2014-2021)
- Teaching Assistant at BAU (2012-2014)
Teaching roles include game design courses focusing on Virtual Reality, Level Design, and Serious Games at Bahcesehir University’s Digital Game Design undergraduate program (2016-2018 and 2023-2024) and Istanbul Technical University’s Game and Interaction Technologies graduate program (2023-2024) as a part-time lecturer.
His PhD dissertation, titled DREAMSCAPE: Use of Virtual Reality in Architectural Design & Education, explores the intersection of architectural design and virtual reality. As part of the research, he developed an experimental VR design tool, Dreamscape Bricks VR, using Unreal Engine.
Professional experience includes architectural design, virtual reality, game design, level design, project management, graphic design and visualization, and teaching in higher education.
With a background spanning architectural design, game design and development, and VR technologies, Doma integrates practical industry insights into his academic practice.