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Is the Metaverse a Dream or a Colossal Potential for Humanity?

Cihan Çılgın, Ceyda Ünal

The concept of the Metaverse, which has become a buzzword all over the world, gained attention especially after the company name was changed to Meta by Facebook. The Metaverse, which has a longer history with applications such as Second Life, is based on Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) efforts that simulate a realistic environment. In line with technological developments, the rapid progress of virtual reality applications and hardware has caused these technologies to be more integrated into our daily lives. VR, which has many applications from the gaming industry to the healthcare, education and even the security sector, stands on the threshold of a new process, perhaps with the new paradigms created by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is exactly the point that marks the beginning of the Metaverse discussions and its development as a natural outcome of this process. From the past to the present, the Metaverse depicts a post-modern universe or cyberspace that brings physical reality to digital virtuality and creates a community through a multi-user environment over a virtual universe. Although high-speed developments, it would not be wrong to say that the Metaverse is not much different from a child in its infancy. This research aims to discuss the potentials of virtual universes and cyberspaces such as the Metaverse by examining the development of the Metaverse from the past to the present. In addition, evaluating the possible effects of this potential on today’s ways of doing business and processes is invaluable in terms of putting forward a projection about the future business world.


Keywords: Metaverse, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Virtual Universes
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Metaverse Bir Rüya Mı Yoksa İnsanlık İçin Muazzam Bir Potansiyel Mi?

Cihan Çılgın, Ceyda Ünal

Tüm dünyada trend haline gelen Metaverse kavramı, özellikle Facebook şirketinin adının Meta olarak değiştirilmesinden sonra dikkatleri üzerine çekmiştir. Second Life gibi uygulamalarla daha uzun bir geçmişe sahip olan Metaverse, gerçekçi bir ortamı simüle eden Sanal Gerçeklik (VR) ve Artırılmış Gerçeklik (AR) çalışmalarına dayanmaktadır. Teknolojik gelişmelere paralel olarak sanal gerçeklik uygulamalarının ve donanımlarının hızla ilerlemesi bu teknolojilerin günlük hayatımıza daha fazla entegre olmasına neden olmuştur. Oyun endüstrisinden sağlık, eğitim ve hatta güvenlik sektörüne kadar birçok uygulaması bulunan VR, belki de Covid-19 pandemisinin yarattığı yeni paradigmalarla yeni bir sürecin eşiğinde durmaktadır. Metaverse tartışmalarının başlangıcını ve bu sürecin doğal bir sonucu olarak gelişimini belirleyen nokta tam da budur. Metaverse, geçmişten günümüze fiziksel gerçekliği dijital sanallığa taşıyan ve sanal bir evren üzerinden çok kullanıcılı bir ortam aracılığıyla bir topluluk oluşturan post-modern bir evreni veya siber uzayı tasvir etmektedir. Bu alandaki teknolojik gelişmeler her ne kadar yüksek hızda olsa da Metaverse’in emekleme çağındaki bir çocuktan pek de farklı olmadığını söylemek yanlış olmayacaktır. Bu çalışma, Metaverse’in geçmişten günümüze gelişimini inceleyerek, sanal evrenler ve Metaverse gibi siber uzayların potansiyellerini tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca bu potansiyelin günümüz iş yapış biçimleri ve süreçleri üzerindeki olası etkilerinin değerlendirilmesinin, geleceğin iş dünyası hakkında bir projeksiyon ortaya koymak açısından çok kritik öneme sahip olduğu düşünülmektedir.


Keywords: Metaverse, Sanal Gerçeklik, Artırılmış Gerçeklik, Sanal Evrenler

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