Summary
Alara Ilhan is a multidisciplinary student and emerging software engineer focusing on Unity-based VR experiences and frontend web development. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Creative Media & Game Technology and a BA in Animation, with hands-on experience in HTML5, CSS, PHP, JavaScript/TypeScript, Arduino, Laravel, and Unity. As a Junior Unity Game Developer at XVR Simulation (2023–2024) and a Student VR Developer at Edumersive, she has built immersive prototypes and, for her graduation project, transformed an unused VR waiting room into a collaborative space using Unity and Mirror Networking to enable brainstorming, sticky notes, whiteboards, and VR presentations. Her background also includes a Front-end Developer stint at Level Level and a VR Steward role at Stadslab Rotterdam, reflecting a strong blend of web and immersive-media skills. Based in Randstad, Netherlands, she combines creative media training with software engineering and enjoys volleyball in her spare time.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
HAVO, HAVO at Thorbecke Voorgezet Onderwijs
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Creative Media & Game Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Creative Media & Game Technology at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Minor Game & Media Design, Minor Game & Media Design at Hogeschool Rotterdam
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Animation, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Animation at Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam