Dijital Dönüşüm Sürecinde Metaverse Olgusunu Jean Baudrillard’ın Simülasyon Kuramı Çerçevesinde Değerlendirmek

Year 2022, Volume: 24 Issue: 3, 1156 - 1175, 26.09.2022

Serpil Çiğdem

https://doi.org/10.32709/akusosbil.1107098

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Şu an hepimiz bir simülasyon çağında yaşıyor olabilir miyiz? Bu soruyu Fransız filozof Jean Baudrillard'a soracak olursanız, her ne kadar onun simülasyon ile kastettiği ile bizim kastettiğimiz çok farklı olsa da cevabı kocaman bir evet olacaktır. Baudrillard’a göre her şey bir simülasyona dönüşmüştür. Bireyin gerçek olduğunu sandığı bu evren, artık tamamen bir kurgudan ibarettir. 1981’de Baudrillard tarafından simülasyon modeli yazıldığında, internet bir gerçek olmaktan çok varsayılan bir fikirdi ve bugün sahip olduğumuz teknolojideki ilerlemeler bir dereceye kadar bir varsayımdan ibaretti. Oysa son yıllarda popüler bir kavram haline gelen Metaverse, fiziksel hayatımızın her alanında dijital dönüşümü daha da kolaylaştırıp hızlandırırken Baudrillard’ın savlarının gerçekleştiğini ve bir simülasyon çağında olduğumuzu düşündürmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, dijital dönüşüm sürecinin bir parçası olan Metaverse kavramını açıklayarak Jean Baudrillard’ın Simülasyon Kuramı çerçevesinde Metaverse’i değerlendirmektir. Araştırmanın yöntemi, literatür taramasına dayanmaktadır. Gerçek ve sanalın bir bilim kurgu düzeninde birleştiği Metaverse, insanların gerçeğe olan bakışını kaybettiği, gerçeklik olarak algıladığı şeyin kesinlikle gerçeklik değil, hipergerçeklik olduğu, gerçeklik kavramının anlamını yitirdiği ve hatta öldüğü yeni bir dünyayı temsil etmektedir. Baudrillard’ın da açıkladığı gibi dünya, artık temsillerin temsili üzerine kuruludur. İnsanlığı gerçek ve fiziksel yaşamlarından tamamen koparabilir özelliklere sahiptir. Simülasyonlar, artık tanımlanabilir bir gerçekliğin var olduğunu düşünmemizi sağlamak için vardır.

Keywords

Metaverse, dijital dönüşüm, simülasyon kuramı

Evaluation of Metaverse in the Digital Transformation Process within the Framework of Jean Baudrillard's Simulation Theory

Abstract

Could we all be living in a simulation age right now? If you ask this question to the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard, the answer will be a resounding yes, although what he means by simulation is very different from what we mean by simulation. According to Baudrillard, everything has turned into a simulation. This universe, which the individual thought to be real, is now completely fictional. When the simulation model was written by Baudrillard in 1981, the internet was a presumptive idea rather than a fact, and the advances in technology we have today were to some extent a conjecture. However, Metaverse, which has become a popular concept in recent years, makes digital transformation easier and faster in all areas of our physical life, making us think that Baudrillard’s arguments have come true and we are in a simulation age. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Metaverse within the framework of Jean Baudrillard’s Simulation Theory by explaining the concept of Metaverse, which is a part of the digital transformation process. The method of the research is based on the literature review. Metaverse, where the real and the virtual come together in a science fiction order, represents a new world where people lose their view of reality, what they perceive as reality is not reality, but hyperreality, the concept of reality loses its meaning and even dies. As Baudrillard explains, the world is now based on the representation of representations. It has features that can completely disconnect humanity from their real and physical lives. Simulations exist to make us think that an identifiable reality now exists.

Keywords

Metaverse, digital transformation, simulation theory

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