2026
Conference presentation
Disembodied Consciousness and Human-Centered Ontology in Be Right Back
1st Language, Literature and Culture Undergraduate Student Conference
3 April 2026 · Oral presentation
A personal collection of workPORTFOLIO / 2026
Literature. Games. Imagined worlds.
Sefa Furkan
Yılmaz.
I study stories, and build worlds of my own.
English Language & Literature graduate, independent game developer, and creator of SERAPHON.
Where literary curiosity meets interactive systems.READ / WRITE / BUILD
01Academic work
Questions worth
staying with.
Research and conference presentations on literature, technology, power, and the ways we make meaning.
2026
Research paper · Unpublished
Laughing at Fear: Black Humour, the Symbolic Degradation of Authority, and the Normalization of Totalitarian Ideology in Jojo Rabbit
7 June 2026
2025
Conference presentation
An Analysis of Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt
13th META Conference · Ege University
17–18 March 2025 · Oral presentation
Ongoing
Research in progress
Tyranny and Lineage: Patriarchal Politics in The Castle of Otranto
Interested in a paper or presentation?Get in touch
02Independent games
Worlds you can
step into.
My work beyond the page: games about choices, systems, and the lives we imagine.
01 / GAME
Life simulation
Life simulationViva
Education, work, investments, and a football career. A life shaped by the decisions you make.
View on Google Play02 / GAME
Political simulation
Political simulationAsterra
Begin as an ordinary citizen. Find your place in a persistent multiplayer world of politics, economics, and institutions.
View on Google Play03 / GAME
Relaxing puzzle
Relaxing puzzleBlock Grove
A relaxing block puzzle. A quieter corner of my work in independent mobile games.
View on Google Play04 / GAME
Casual arena
Casual arenaTreasureHole
Guide a growing portal, collect treasure, and compete with rival portals for coins, gems, and chests.
View on Google Play05 / GAME
Strategic puzzle
Strategic puzzleShieldWall
Arrange shields into defensive formations. Solve placement challenges through careful positioning and strategy.
View on Google Play06 / GAME
Word puzzle
Word puzzleVerluno
Follow the letters to find hidden words. A relaxing word puzzle in English and Turkish, with offline play.
View on Google Play03Creative writing
An ongoing fictional universe
SERAPHON.
A world beyond a single story.
A long-form writing and worldbuilding project bringing together imagined histories, political structures, philosophical questions, and artificial intelligence.
Fiction / WorldbuildingIn development
04A little about me
Different mediums.
A shared curiosity.
I’m Sefa Furkan Yılmaz, an English Language & Literature graduate of Artvin Çoruh University. My interests connect literary research, creative writing, and the design of interactive worlds.
In my academic work, I’m drawn to questions of consciousness, authority, and ideology. In my creative projects, those interests take the shape of fictional societies, political simulations, and lives built one choice at a time.
BA
English Language & Literature
Artvin Çoruh University
GPA 3.74 / 4.00 · First in faculty and department
Literary theoryDigital humanitiesGame studiesWorldbuilding
For research, games, and good conversations
Let’s connect.
sirfurkanyilmaz@gmail.com