Canberk Akay

3D Creator • AR Developer • AI Design

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Artist & Musician

Canberk Akay is the Electronic Music Producer, Synthesist, and Sound Architect behind mint shadow, creating synth-driven cinematic audio-visual tracks.

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GELIR MI DENK
BLUE WATER
MY BABY
THE LINE
ROUND AND ROUND
YELLOW BALLOON

2026 — PRESENT

Founded & Artistic Direction (Electronic Beats Project)
Music Profile
  • ■ Electronic Production: Cinematic beat development, ambient structures, and atmospheric IDM layers.
  • ■ Sound Synthesis: Custom sound design with analog synthesizers (Moog, Prophet, Eurorack module rigs).
  • ■ Audiovisual Synchrony: Generative visual templates mapping sound frequency curves to canvas graphics.
  • ■ Distribution Integration: Streaming catalogue automation for YouTube, Spotify, and YouTube Music.
Synth Waveform Spectrum
Catalog Releases
MINT SHADOW • ARTIST & PRODUCER • ELECTRONIC BEATS • SYNTHESIZERS SOUND DESIGN • YOUTUBE CREATOR • MINT SHADOW • ARTIST & PRODUCER • ELECTRONIC BEATS • SYNTHESIZERS SOUND DESIGN • YOUTUBE CREATOR
Technology Director & Partner

Canberk Akay is the Partner & Technology Director, pioneering high-fidelity product design pipelines and the WebGL 3D customizer that lets users customize their own gaming chairs in real time.

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HAWK AI ASSISTANT // V1.2
ACTIVE ENGINE
AI
Welcome to the Hawk Gaming Chair AI assistant. Tap one of the question chips below to see the chat integration and agent tooling I built.
How does the configurator perform? What are the chair fabrics like? How does the AI assistant work?
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2023 — PRESENT

Active Tenure (Partner)
Hawk AI Terminal Simulator
[SYS] HAWK CORE ENGINE READY...
[SYS] CLICK CHIPS OR ASK A QUESTION BELOW.
Project Spec
  • ■ WebGL 3D Customizer: Immersive real-time configurator tool empowering users to custom design, customize, and model their own chair configurations.
  • ■ Automated USDZ/GLB Pipeline: Server-side real-time AR format compilation.
  • ■ 60 FPS Performance Optimization: Advanced Draco and mesh compression algorithms.
  • ■ Headless Shopify Integration: Custom checkout workflows and neural AI support.
Technology Stack
Three.js WebGL / GLSL PBR Shaders Node.js API glTF-Transform Draco Compress Headless Shopify USDZ/GLB AR
Influencer Partner Program

Use the discount code mint at hawkchair.com and get 3% off your basket instantly.

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HAWK GAMING CHAIR • 3D WEBXR PARTNER • HIGH-PERFORMANCE WEBGL CUSTOMIZER • REAL-TIME 3D RECENT PROJECTS • HAWK GAMING CHAIR • 3D WEBXR PARTNER • HIGH-PERFORMANCE WEBGL CUSTOMIZER • REAL-TIME 3D RECENT PROJECTS
Technology Lead & 3D Artist

Canberk Akay is the Technology Lead & 3D Artist, designing custom gaming peripherals, mechanical keycap assemblies, and production-grade WebGL configurators.

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Keyboard Assembly
Mouse Render
Keycaps Simulation
Switches Durability
Layout Presentation
Structure Assembly

2024 — PRESENT

Founded & Product Development (Partner)
Design & Development Spec
  • ■ 3D Product Modeling: High-fidelity CAD modeling and mesh optimization for gaming mice and keyboards.
  • ■ Real-Time Customizers: Interactive configurator engines allowing users to design and preview accessories.
  • ■ Production Rendering: Photo-realistic procedural shaders, lighting states, and physical materials modeling.
  • ■ WebGL Asset Pipeline: Draco-compressed model packaging for fast browser delivery and loading.
Tech Stack
Blender Keyshot PBR Three.js WebGL / GLSL Draco Compression Substance Painter CAD Translation GSAP Animations
HAWK GAMING • CUSTOM KEYBOARDS • ERGONOMIC MICE • 3D PRODUCT DESIGN • WEBGL CONFIGURATORS • HAWK GAMING • CUSTOM KEYBOARDS • ERGONOMIC MICE • 3D PRODUCT DESIGN • WEBGL CONFIGURATORS
Technology Lead & Developer

Canberk Akay built the entire website and secure publisher backend database systems for Studio of the Hawk.

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2025 — PRESENT

Active Tenure (Web & Game Systems Lead)
Publishing Services
  • ■ Steam Store Management: Launch setups and Steam catalog optimizations.
  • ■ Commercial Scaling: Network scaling, influencer integrations, and PR campaigns.
  • ■ Pitch Evaluation System: Automated portal processing indie game drafts.
  • ■ Full-Stack Publisher Portal: Custom database admin console with catalog controls.
System Architecture
Next.js / SSR Node.js API PostgreSQL DB Steam WebAPI Serverless CRM Interactive Dev
STUDIO OF THE HAWK • INDIE GAME PUBLISHING • PITCH EVALUATIONS • COMMERCIAL SCALING • STEAM STORE MANAGEMENT • STUDIO OF THE HAWK • INDIE GAME PUBLISHING • PITCH EVALUATIONS • COMMERCIAL SCALING • STEAM STORE MANAGEMENT
Co-Founder

Canberk Akay is the Co-Founder & CTO, directing next-generation web architectures, multi-tenant portal platforms, payment gateway integrations, and immersive browser-based spatial WebXR tools.

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2021 — 2024

Founded & Tenure (Co-Founder & CTO)
3D // AR // XR SPATIAL ENGINE

WebGL & WebXR Spatial Core

Real-time projection engine designed for immersive spatial prototyping, dimension checking, and mobile AR placement.

AR ENGINE: ACTIVE
> Initializing WebXR session... OK
> Checking device compatibility... OK
> Spatial anchors active. Ready for try-on.
Portal Spec
  • ■ SSR Portal: Scale-up multi-tenant server-side architectures optimized for SEO performance.
  • ■ Node API Engine: Robust, high-throughput microservices for data transactions and cache logic.
  • ■ WebXR AR Integration: Browser-based virtual environment testing for physical chair dimensions.
  • ■ Database Clustering: Structured PostgreSQL models built with transaction logging and replication.
Tech Stack
Next.js / React Node.js / Express WebXR AR API PostgreSQL AWS Cloud S3 Redis Cache Stripe Checkout Three.js / WebGL
BASE • CO-FOUNDER • FULL-STACK SAAS • NEXT.JS PORTALS • NODE.JS BACKENDS • BASE • CO-FOUNDER • FULL-STACK SAAS • NEXT.JS PORTALS • NODE.JS BACKENDS
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Let's Build Realities

Available for freelance, consulting, and select partnerships.

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