Deniz DENİZEL, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography from Dokuz Eylül University (2011) and a Master of Arts degree in Game Design from Bahcesehir University (2021), is a Ph.D. candidate in the Film Design program at Dokuz Eylül University and a former research assistant in the Cartoon and Animation Department at Bahçeşehir University between 2018-21. He is a photographer and curator, as well as an author, editor, critic, researcher and reviewer on photography, cinema and video games. He is also the main editor of “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Narrative Aesthetics in Video Games” and co-editor of “New Communication in the Post-Pandemic Era: Media, Education and Information”, published by Peter Lang in 2021.