Ercan Altuğ Yilmaz
Designs and teaches gamification systems that empower teams and learners to create engaging experiences using practical, hands-on tools.
Ercan Altuğ Yilmaz is a gamification, e-learning, and user experience specialist with more than a decade of experience designing engaging, effective learning and engagement solutions across industries. He is the founder of Gamification Decards, creator of Türkiye's first gamification model and card-based design system, which enables practitioners to design their own gamification projects using a structured, hands-on approach.
Ercan also serves as the GamFed Türkiye Representative and leads the Gamification Master of Türkiye community, supporting the growth and professionalization of gamification practice through shared learning and peer review. His work spans projects for organizations such as Sarente, TimeGO, Yum!, and Turkcell. In addition to consulting, he lectures and mentors at universities and startup programs, helping learners and founders apply gamification with clarity, rigor, and real-world impact.
REGIONAL HOST AND SPONSOR
GamFed Türkiye is part of a global, non-profit community of gamification professionals dedicated to using game mechanics in non-game environments to drive positive behaviors such as engagement, learning, and performance. Built on the belief that well-designed gamification benefits everyone, the practitioner, the participant, and the wider community, GamFed exists to strengthen the field through collaboration rather than competition.
GamFed members share best practices, review one another’s work, and actively contribute to educating and developing the gamification market worldwide. Run for the benefit of its members, the organization embodies the principle that a rising tide lifts all boats, advancing ethical, effective, and impactful gamification through collective learning and professional support.
