For anyone in Istanbul - the discussion on "Video Games and Imagining the Ottoman Past" is at ANAMED today at 17:00, please stop by if you are able to! Special thanks to Emir Alışık for helping to organize! #ottoman #gamedev

If anyone is around Sabancı today please note that - my talk "Pixels and Ottomans: Developing Video Games about the Ottoman World" is at Sabancı University today at 16:00. All thanks to Tommaso Stefini for the wonderful organizing and hosting efforts! #ottoman #gamedev

Excited to be doing two talks this week in Istanbul on the Ottoman game projects I have worked on! Thanks to Tommaso Stefini for helping to organize the talk at Sabancı Uni. (Tuesday) and Emir Alışık for helping to organize the conversation and Q and A at ANAMED (Thursday) #gamedev #ottoman

Proud of my students who put together this game (ccsugmst.itch.io/dragoman-the...) in coordination between two of my CCSU classes and Yale's Lewis Walpole Library this term. A blog post from the students will be coming out which summarizes the project and the documents examined. #GameDev

In DC at the Middle East Studies Association conference this weekend, if anyone wants to grab a coffee feel free to reach out!

(1/2) Hi folks, haven't posted in a bit as things have been a bit fast paced this term. However, I have a favor to ask - I am going up for Tenure at CCSU this year and I know over the years that many people have used The Hajj Trail (or even the Seyahat Demo) in their courses...

Put together a website for Seyahat with suggested assignments to make with the game and also a non-Steam place to post updates. #gtp #gamedev Link below:

Someone caught the Economist referencing my game The Hajj Trail in their world in brief Newsletter yesterday!

My article "A Digital Ottoman Road to Mecca: Time, Distance, and Game Design" - on game design and my two projects - the hajj trail and Seyahat - is now out in the special issue of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture! intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

Working on my book draft this month - but plan to see after that some updates this summer on Seyahat! If you have not tried the game yet (free on Steam) you can check it out in the link below. I also hope to add a website by the end of the summer with example lesson plans. #gtp #Ottoman #gamedev

Was interviewed for this great article (in comments) on Spanish Muslims doing the hajj by horseback. Check it out if you have the time - they actually go along the historical route in Hajj Trail and parts that will be in Seyahat.

If you have the time - check out the hour demo of my educational game on the early modern Ottoman world - Seyahat: A Journey to Mecca - free on Steam for PC and Mac. If you want to help out with the project you can join the discord linked on the steam page. #gtp #gamedev #digitalhistory #Ottoman

[1/2] CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: If any Academic or Grad Student who works on the Ottoman Empire would like to contribute to the Seyahat game project by providing individual story arcs from their research or general knowledge to be added to the game -pls feel free to reach out to [email protected]

Can't wait to use this with one of my classes, I have a whole Mongol unit in my Animals and World History course!

Trailer for Seyahat on Steam - an early access free educational game on the early modern Ottoman world. Ch. 1 and part of Ch. 2. available now. Now playable on Windows, Mac, and Steamdeck. #gtp #Ottoman #gamedev #education #digitalhumanities

The new large update to Seyahat is now live on Steam (Sarajevo Added, UI updates, Chapter Select, New Map Nav). I will also be interviewed / play through the game tonight (9pm-11pm EST) with Humanities at Play on Twitch - check it out if you have the time! #gtp #Ottoman #gamedev

The new large update to Seyahat is now live on Steam (Sarajevo Added, UI updates, Chapter Select, New Map Nav). I will also be interviewed / play through the game tonight (9pm-11pm EST) with Humanities at Play on Twitch - check it out if you have the time! #gtp #Ottoman #gamedev

Doing a Twitch event with Nevada Huminites next week! Tune in if you have the time from 6-8pm PT on the 13th on their twitch channel humanitiesatplay - we will play Seyahat (which will have the Sarajevo updated added this weekend) and Hajj Trial! #gtp #gamedev #humanitiesatplay

Currently traveling for a conference, so no screenshots on hand, but released the largest update yet to Seyahat last night. Increased the demo play time by about 25% - however, the Mac build keeps causing issues, so I haven't gotten that out yet, stay tuned #gtp #ottoman #digitalhumanities

Seyahat Updates: Some screenshots from the new scene being added this week (road from Mostar to Sarajevo (includes Foča, Višegrad bridge, and the Drina) and is the the first developed non-tutorial scene. Should be out later this week along with a Mac version as well. #Ottoman #gtp #GameDev

Brief Seyahat Update - mostly a quality of life rather than content update: Several Bug Fixes Completed Dream Platformer Sequence Overhaul (smoother controls) Scene Transitions Added #gtp #ottoman #gamedev

Brief 'Seyahat: A Journey to Mecca' update - redid the the UI to make the controls simpler and moved several functions into a new pause menu - also a few minor tweaks to the dream sequence at the end of the demo. Check it out on Steam if you have the time. #gtp #Ottoman #gamedev

🚨EXCITING NEWS🚨 MEMOs are very happy to announce that we will be hosting our first conference this year! The theme will be ‘New Encounters’ and it will take place from 11th-14th December 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa and Online. Please find the CFP below:

It's party time! 🥳 The countdown to 2025 A.D. has begun! Check out our brand new gameplay timelapse from our upcoming game: Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts! Whether you’re fulfilling client requests or letting your creativity run wild, the only limit is your imagination. ✨

Hi History Educators. Some'd be delighted to know a website on using historical video games in history education (and historical game studies) exists, has existed for 14 years, and is full of a lot of relevant all free) (amplifications appreciated; I think a lot of interested folk just don't know)

If you are at AHA in NYC check out the session Merve Tekgürler put together-"Doing History Digitally: Perspectives from the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East Field" on 1/5-I will talk about Seyahat there and at a lightning talk at the Digital Projects Showcase on 1/4 #gtp #DigitalHistory #Ottoman

Was interviewed by Digital Ottoman Studies for my Hajj Trail project, check it out #gtp #Ottoman #gamestudies youtu.be/VvC0b8B18TU?...

In Ottoman festivals, the grandeur of decorated trees sparks awe and curiosity. Two figures at the top catch our attention too: their tar-and-oil-coated bags releasing a sharp scent to keep the crowd away.

Apparently my university sent out a press release to our local paper for my game launch and accidentally promoted me to associate professor in the article - can I take that to my tenure & promotion committee? #gtp #Ottoman www.newbritainherald.com/news/ccsu-hi...

“Seyahat: A Journey to Mecca” is a free-to-play 2D RPG that is designed as an educational tool to help players to engage with the cultural history of the 17th-century Ottoman Empire and Islamic world #archaeogaming www.newbritainherald.com/news/ccsu-hi...

For anyone that hasn't tried it out yet - my game demo for Seyahat: A Journey to Mecca is out on Steam and there is a discord link on the Steam page for the game if anyone wants to help with playtesting bugs or even make suggestions for historical content as I build the game. #gtp #gamedev #ottoman

Those in the Connecticut area who are interested in #DigitalHumanities should join us for the CTDH Conference at Central Connecticut State University February 21-22! Check out the conference schedule here: ctdh.io/schedule/

I’ve got the opportunity to write a short article on the environmental history of Yemen’s Kamaran Island. Sure, I’ll talk about fishermen, cholera, quarantine, British air travel, scuba diving, and everything from the Portuguese to the Houthi drones, but this is the icon i really want to include.

Wrote an article for Ajam Media Collective about my new game demo - check it out if you have the time. #gtp #GameDev #DigitalHumanities #Ottoman ajammc.com/2024/11/24/s...

go.bsky.app/DCc9miK More than happy to add you if you talk and post about historical games studies type stuff, formally or informally

In January, I’ll begin drafting a book chapter that traces #Kuwait’s remarkable journey from water deliveries by donkey and dhow to #desalination. Check out this beautiful series of water-related stamps from 1978. #تحلية المياه #الكويت

Historical Games Network discussion panel coming up a fortnight today! Read more here, and register to attend and hear from a brilliant lineup of speakers 👇 #gtp #gamingthepast

I continue adding names to this list. There is room for more. Send me your suggestions go.bsky.app/3G4pxss

Oh hey, @ozone.birb.house now has lists! Eventually, every user that's been labeled thru @ozone.birb.house will be on those lists, making it WAY easier to follow categories of people from the games industry. 🤩 #GameDev

Let me know if you're missing. Neat to see so many people working in games and history +/- education go.bsky.app/DCc9miK

Mine's an analysis how Assassin's Creed Odyssey & strategy game Hegemony Wars of Ancient Greece as video games (presenting historical problem spaces) shape the content of the 5th century Peloponnesian War Current book is for history educators abt how to design games & have students design games 🗃️

The Flocking Hell demo is now available on Steam! Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pastures from demonic invasion. Why are you still reading this?! Go check it out! 🐑😈 store.steampowered.com/app/3236280/... #Roguelite #IndieGames #TurnBased

Hi again new followers! I'm not sure who does not and would appreciate knowing this: I essentially wrote the book on using video games in history class (second edition 2022). Since much of the book is on how to approach & critique historical games in class it works with board games too 1/

1/2 Briefly introduce myself here: I am a historian of the early modern Ottoman world and in particular the early modern hajj / Ottoman sovereignty in the Hijaz. I am also a game developer working to present Ottoman stories in digital spaces for teaching. #gtp #gamedev #Ottoman

History Journals Starter pack! go.bsky.app/7QNaJcZ

go.bsky.app/DCc9miK Let me know if you're missing -- we still have plenty of room. And please help be a community and share the knowledge and fun by posting any games and history (with or without education) to the bsky.app/profile/did:... With #gamingthepast, #gtp, or #historygames

For anyone planning to try the free Seyahat demo on steam - can confirm it works on a steam deck which I think is just really cool to see out in the wild. For some reason makes it seem more real than my playtests on my laptop with controller store.steampowered.com/app/3306180/... #gtp

I’m beginning the process of moving my presence to this platform. For those that don’t know my work, I’ve written about the Ottoman Empire, the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Hajj, the Indian Ocean, disease, and environmental history. For more: history.utah.edu/faculty/chri...

@seyahatgame.bsky.social have you posted the demo on BSky of Seyahat - your new early modern Hajj game, on BSky so I can post it over and over? Well here, let me help! store.steampowered.com/app/3306180/... I'm hoping to give it a spin this week

My thoughts every time a see a new start pack pop up - Gotta Catch 'Em All #gamingthepast #gtp