Tyler Kynn
@seyahatgame.bsky.social
Historian of the Ottoman Empire, Game Developer (Seyahat: A Journey to Mecca | The Hajj Trail), Teacher, Assistant Prof @CCSU, PhD @Yale
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3306180/Seyahat_A_Journey_to_Mecca/
www.hajjtrail.com/game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3306180/Seyahat_A_Journey_to_Mecca/
www.hajjtrail.com/game
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Tyler Kynn
@seyahatgame.bsky.social
· Nov 18
(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...
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...
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
(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...
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...
Someone caught the Economist referencing my game The Hajj Trail in their world in brief Newsletter yesterday!
June 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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...
A Digital Ottoman Road to Mecca: Time, Distance, and Game Design | Intellect
This article will outline The Hajj Trail project, a digital educational text-based game that depicts the early modern Ottoman journey from Sarajevo to Mecca. The article walks the reader through the t...
intellectdiscover.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
I also hope to add a website by the end of the summer with example lesson plans. #gtp #Ottoman #gamedev
June 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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.
May 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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
April 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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 tkynn@ccsu.edu
March 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
[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 tkynn@ccsu.edu
Can't wait to use this with one of my classes, I have a whole Mongol unit in my Animals and World History course!
Don't mind us, we're just experimenting a bit with highly requested features 😇
Support us here to get more incredible game features⬇️
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LINK IN BIO⬆️
Wishlist Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori now on Steam and PlayStation! 🐴
Support us here to get more incredible game features⬇️
https://kickstarter.com/projects/aesirinteractive/windstorm
LINK IN BIO⬆️
Wishlist Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori now on Steam and PlayStation! 🐴
March 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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
March 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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
Reposted by Tyler Kynn
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
March 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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
March 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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
March 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
#gtp #ottoman #digitalhumanities
February 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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
#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
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
February 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reposted by Tyler Kynn
🚨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:
January 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🚨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:
Reposted by Tyler Kynn
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. ✨
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. ✨
December 31, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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. ✨
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. ✨
Reposted by Tyler Kynn
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)
(amplifications appreciated; I think a lot of interested folk just don't know)
Gaming the Past
historical video games in the classroom and beyond
gamingthepast.net
January 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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)
(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
Check out our guide highlighting sessions at #AHA25 on #DigitalHistory projects and practice, including innovative new tools, how historians are bringing their specialties into the digital age, and challenges and opportunities sparked by digital innovation. 🗃️
AHA25 Digital History Sessions - AHA
This guide highlights sessions at the AHA25 annual meeting in New York focused on digital history projects and practice.
www.historians.org
January 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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?...
youtu.be/VvC0b8B18TU?...
Digital Ottoman Studies Talks I Tyler Kynn - Game Studies in Ottoman History
YouTube video by Digital Ottoman Studies
youtu.be
December 28, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Was interviewed by Digital Ottoman Studies for my Hajj Trail project, check it out #gtp #Ottoman #gamestudies
youtu.be/VvC0b8B18TU?...
youtu.be/VvC0b8B18TU?...
Reposted by Tyler Kynn
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.
December 16, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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...
CCSU history professor launches educational game on Steam
NEW BRITAIN — A video game created by Central history professor Tyler Kynn of West Hartford is now available on the Steam gaming platform. “Seyahat: A Journey to Mecca” is
www.newbritainherald.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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...
Reposted by Tyler Kynn
“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...
#archaeogaming
www.newbritainherald.com/news/ccsu-hi...
CCSU history professor launches educational game on Steam
NEW BRITAIN — A video game created by Central history professor Tyler Kynn of West Hartford is now available on the Steam gaming platform. “Seyahat: A Journey to Mecca” is
www.newbritainherald.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
“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...
#archaeogaming
www.newbritainherald.com/news/ccsu-hi...