Basementonfire
Science, history and culture you can run, not just read.
What it is
Turkish-language material on science and history is usually either a wall of text or a video. In both cases the reader is a spectator: nothing can be tried. Basementonfire exists to change that. Every article turns the mechanism it describes into something that runs in your browser — you start the simulation, you change the variable, you see the result. No install, no plugin, no powerful computer required.
Three editorial rules
- Numbers, not adjectives. We don't write “magnificent”. We write how many people, how many days, how many cannons.
- Sources are cited. Every article ends with a bibliography. If a claim is contested, we say whose claim it is.
- We say when we aren't sure. Where sources disagree, we put the versions side by side and leave the judgement to you.
Try one — no Turkish required
The simulations run the same in any language. Open one and press something.
- ⚛️ The double-slit experiment — run the interference simulator yourself
- 🏰 The 1453 siege of Constantinople — command the siege and see if you can breach the walls
- ☢️ Radioactivity — half-life simulator, an audible Geiger counter, and "how radioactive are you?"
How it works
The interactive modules are built directly on WebGL rather than a packaged game engine, so each article downloads only the code it needs. The part we are most proud of is the adaptive performance layer: instead of guessing whether a scene will stutter on a weak phone, we measure the device's own frame time while the scene runs. If frames get slow the renderer drops resolution; if they stay slow the animation freezes on its last frame, leaving a still image rather than a stuttering one. The decision is made by that device's measurement, not by a hardcoded list of phone models.
Full technical write-up (Turkish) →
Privacy
Our visitor counter sets no cookies and stores no raw IP addresses. We place no advertising trackers. Analytics runs in a cookieless, restricted mode until you consent. You can export your data and delete your account from within the product. The platform is built to comply with Turkey's KVKK and the EU GDPR.
Contact
Press, partnerships, institutional licensing or just a question: info@basementonfire.com
Founded and built by Kaan Çoban.