Oytun Kal

039: The Reality Behind the Call: Why Killing Persists Despite Laws and Shame Further Reflections on “Let’s Make Killing a Shame Again”

New post:
039: The Reality Behind the Call: Why Killing Persists Despite Laws and Shame
Further Reflections on “Let’s Make Killing a Shame Again”
oytunkal.substack.com/p/039-the-re...
#the100dayproject #capitalpunishment #MakeKillingaShameAgain #Peace

038: Make Killing a Shame Again A Call to Action for All Members of the Human Species

New post:
038: Make Killing a Shame Again
A Call to Action for All Members of the Human Species
oytunkal.substack.com/p/038-make-k...
#the100DayProject #endkilling #peace

037: Pope Is Dead. Long Live the New Pope? Does the World Really Need a Religious Leader?

New post:
037: Pope is dead. Long live the New Pope?
Does the World Really Need a Religious Leader?
open.substack.com/pub/oytunkal...
#the100DayProject #PopeFrancis #Peace

036: AI-Filmmaking: Speculation vs. Reality in Black Mirror How "Joan is Awful" (S6E1) and "Hotel Reverie" (S7E3) Blur the Line Between Creative Fiction and Technological Possibility?

New post:
036: AI-Filmmaking: Speculation vs. Reality in Black Mirror
How "Joan is Awful" (S6E1) and "Hotel Reverie" (S7E3) Blur the Line Between Creative Fiction and Technological Possibility?
oytunkal.substack.com/p/036-ai-fil...
#100DayProject #AIFilmmaking #Blackmirror #HotelReverie

035: A Grand Theft Mickey Mouse Tie at CISV, San Francisco Pt. 2: How My Imagination Turned a Harmless Prank into a Full-Blown Heist

Day 35 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
035: A Grand Theft Mickey Mouse Tie at CISV, San Francisco
Pt. 2: How My Imagination Turned a Harmless Prank into a Full-Blown Heist
oytunkal.substack.com/p/035-a-gran... #MickeyMouse #horror #pranked #cisv

034: CISV and My Early Steps Into Global Friendship Pt. 1: How a global summer camp experience shaped my understanding of culture and human connection.

Day 34 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
034: CISV and My Early Steps Into Global Friendship
Pt. 1: How a global summer camp experience shaped my understanding of culture and human connection.
oytunkal.substack.com/p/034-cisv-a... #cisv #globalfriendship #worldpeace #SanFrancisco

033: The World Peace Game: A Creative Resistance Against Despair How a creative classroom game equips children to tackle global conflicts with collaboration and empathy.

Day 33 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
033: The World Peace Game: A Creative Resistance Against Despair
How a creative classroom game equips children to tackle global conflicts with collaboration and empathy.
open.substack.com/pub/oytunkal...

032: Back to politics, it's really hard not to "Nothing to see here, move along!" by Hadarics and Krekó as a lens to look at the recent events in Türkiye

Thanks for sharing. I wrote a short article where I used the study to interpret the current events in Türkiye: oytunkal.substack.com/p/032-back-t...

032: Back to politics, it's really hard not to "Nothing to see here, move along!" by Hadarics and Krekó as a lens to look at the recent events in Türkiye

Day 32 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
032: Back to politics, it's really hard not to
"Nothing to see here, move along!" by Hadarics and Krekó as a lens to look at the recent events in Türkiye
oytunkal.substack.com/p/032-back-t... #justice #democracy #authoritarianism #peace

031: "The Steenbeck Killer" How I Made a Huge Analog 16mm Editing Table Obsolete with Stork Scissors?

Day 31 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
031: “The Steenbeck Killer”
How I Made a Huge Analog 16mm Editing Table Obsolete with Stork Scissors?
oytunkal.substack.com/p/031-the-st... #16mm #filmmaking #steenbeck #nyfa #backtothefuture

030: The Quest for Fire on the Set of Zeit der Wünsche A nostalgic look at Filmmaking challenges, clever fixes, and one unforgettable burning tree

Day 30 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
030: The Quest for Fire on the Set of Zeit der Wünsche
A nostalgic look at Filmmaking challenges, clever fixes, and one unforgettable burning tree
oytunkal.substack.com/p/030-the-qu... #filmmaking #vfx #practicaleffect #cappadocia

029: Why do we play? While a lot of chaos unfolds around the world...

Day 29 of #the100dayproject
029: Why do we play?
While a lot of chaos unfolds around the world...
oytunkal.substack.com/p/029-why-do... #gamedesign #justice #peace #gamesforchange

AK Parti ve MHP’ye oy veren vicdanlı kardeşlerime sesleniyorum.

Herkes için, her zaman adalet.

028: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 5 Closing Thoughts: The Reality Behind Indie Game Success

Day 28 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published: 028: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 5
Closing Thoughts: The Reality Behind Indie Game Success
oytunkal.substack.com/p/028-making... #indiegames #gameincubation #gamesforchange

027: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 4 There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Formula: Creativity, Strategy, and the Many Paths to Indie Game Success

Day 27 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
027: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 4
There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Formula: Creativity, Strategy, and the Many Paths to Indie Game Success
open.substack.com/pub/oytunkal... #indiegames #indiegames

026: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 3 Balancing Creativity and Business in Indie Game Development

Day 26 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published: 026: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 3
Balancing Creativity and Business in Indie Game Development
oytunkal.substack.com/p/026-making... #gamedev #indiegames #gameindustry

025: From Video Games to Power Games: A Shift in Focus Zero-Sum Game of Justice and Democracy

Day 25 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
025: From Video Games to Power Games: A Shift in Focus
Zero-Sum Game of Justice and Democracy
oytunkal.substack.com/p/025-from-v...

Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

Elon Musk’s X suspends accounts “spreading information about the widespread demonstrations in Turkey … sparked by the arrest earlier this week of … Erdoğan's main political rival...” 3/22/25
www.politico.eu/article/musk...

024: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 2 Designing non-addictive Magic Circles

Day 24 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
024: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 2
Designing non-addictive Magic Circles
oytunkal.substack.com/p/024-making...
#gamedesign #gamedevelopment #gamebusiness #indiegames #magiccircle #addiction

023: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 1 An Introduction to Indie Game Design, Incubation, and Business Realities

Day 23 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
023: Making & Selling Games, Pt. 1
An Introduction to Indie Game Design, Incubation, and Business Realities
oytunkal.substack.com/p/023-making...
#gamedesign #gamedevelopment #gamebusiness #indiegames

022: Reflections on Injustice, Impermanence, and the Power of Art A Meditation on Fear, Human Fragility, and the Promise of Collective Change

Day 22 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
022: Reflections on Injustice, Impermanence, and the Power of Art
A Meditation on Fear, Human Fragility, and the Promise of Collective Change
oytunkal.substack.com/p/022-reflec... #palebluedot #injustice #peace

021: Redefining Cinema: from Crowded Real Sets to Beyond Storytelling with Virtual Production and AI Tools

Day 21 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
021: Redefining Cinema: from Crowded Real Sets to Beyond
Storytelling with Virtual Production and AI Tools
oytunkal.substack.com/p/redefining...
#virtualproduction #unrealengine #aifilmmaking

020: The N-th Comeback of the XR Industry thx to AI Integration with Camera Access Richard’s return, XR Hackathons and the actual XR Market

Day 20 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
020: The N-th Comeback of the XR Industry thx to AI Integration with Camera Access
Richard’s return, XR Hackathons and the actual XR Market
oytunkal.substack.com/p/020-the-n-... #xr #metaquest #cameraAPI #androidXR #AppleVisionPro

019: A Maximalist Memory with a Damaged Hitler Portrait The Fight, the Injury, and the Encounter with Berlin’s Police

Day 19 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
019: A Maximalist Memory with a Damaged Hitler Portrait
The Fight, the Injury, and the Encounter with Berlin’s Police
oytunkal.substack.com/p/019-a-maxi...

018: From Hammam Scouting to Film Production How a Turkish Hammam in Berlin Led to My Role as Production Manager

Day 18 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
018: From Hammam Scouting to Film Production
How a Turkish Hammam in Berlin Led to My Role as Production Manager
oytunkal.substack.com/p/018-from-h...

017: Socratesing with AI Philosophising and Asking Annoying Questions Without Pushback

Day 17 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
017: Socratesing with AI
Philosophising and Asking Annoying Questions Without Pushback
oytunkal.substack.com/p/017-socrat...
#Socrates #Philosophy #FreeWill

016: Steering Through Life Roads to Remember

Day 16 of #the100dayproject

My post is now published:

016: Steering Through Life

Roads to Remember

oytunkal.substack.com/p/016-steeri...

015: In Defence of the Jacks of all Trades Age of Generalists, a.k.a. Swiss Army Knife Likes

Day 15 of #the100dayproject
My post is now published:
015: In Defence of the Jacks of All Trades
Age of Generalists, a.k.a. Swiss Army Knife Likes
oytunkal.substack.com/p/015-in-def...
#jackofalltrades #generalist #swissarmyknife #aiagents

011: On Psychedelics—A Glimpse for Now A cautious soft-launch on a dangerous topic

thanks for this. I've shared your talk with Oprah in my short article on substack: oytunkal.substack.com/p/011-on-psy...