2008, 2009

So, it’s the last day of the year. Time for a little aftermath.
2008 was a year of awakenings for me. A self-critical process which I entered in summer 2007 reached a point where I feel that I can be happy with how I changed and what the change helped me to achieve. I will continue [...]

I’m back!

Since a few months, I was waiting for an amnesty for ex-PhD students.  Yesterday the law regarding the amnesty passed through the turkish parliament. This means that I’ll be allowed to return to my old PhD program… after a break of almost 10 years!
A lot of things changed meanwhile. Back in 1998 I prepared myself to write a thesis on [...]

X-Com Revival

Like for many of the players of my generation, X-Com was a game that shaped my understanding of what a good game is. I was in particular a fan of X-Com Apocalypse and the game remained on my harddisc for years and years. I spent many days and nights battling the aliens, finding myself in [...]