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Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi Takes Flight in BUG's First Game
The Bahçeşehir University Game Lab (BUG) has begun to bear its first fruits. Through a computer game designed by a team including Bahçeşehir University students, the famous Turkish scholar Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi comes back to life in the virtual world and tries to put out the Great Fire of Istanbul recorded in history.
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In the game, in which players control Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi, Istanbul's famous fires are fought with water bags dropped from the air. The fire keeps growing, time is running out... Istanbul needs Hezârfen! Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi has successfully completed his flight to Üsküdar. At that time, a remedy is being sought for Istanbul's famous fires. The rugged terrain makes putting out the fires even more difficult. At such a time, Murad IV immediately thinks of Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi and asks him to put out the fires with the wings he used to fly to Üsküdar. And this is where the adventure begins...
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Developed within the Bahçeşehir University Game Lab (BUG), the game took about 2.5 weeks to develop after the teams were formed and the concepts were decided. Set entirely in a 3D environment, the first stage of the game features the Galata area. With further development, other areas of old Istanbul are planned to be added to the game in the future.
Fatih Gezen, a student in the Bahçeşehir University Department of Computer Engineering and the game's designer,says, "One of the things we paid attention to while designing the game was that its gameplay should contain 'good' elements. Our game appeals to all age groups. The aims of the game are both to introduce our culture to our own generations in a humorous way and to do so without using violence. We aimed for our children to get to know the name 'Hezarfen' in a pleasant, humane way."
The game currently has one video on YouTube consisting of in-game footage.
A playable version of the game is planned to be released on the BUG website, playable in the browser.
Game Designer: Fatih Gezen
3D Artist: Rıdvan Diker
2D Artist: Ekin Borteçin
Programmers: Burak Dermanlı, Erdoğan Cem Evin
Sound: Buğra Karahan
