BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF VIRTUAL SPACE CONCEPTS AND CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE
Öz
This study investigates the relationship between virtual space and contemporary technologies such as blockchain, NFTs, and the metaverse with the discipline of architecture using bibliometric methods, aiming to question their potential in shaping the future of the field. After defining each concept and technology forming the basis of the study, a bibliometric literature analysis was conducted to explore how these technologies influence architecture, reveal dominant perspectives, and identify the direction and intensity of recent developments. Analyses were carried out using two sets of keywords. Cluster A, related to virtual space, includes virtual space, cyberspace, and virtual reality. Cluster B, representing recent technological applications, includes blockchain, NFT, and metaverse. The distribution of publications by year and topic was examined through VOSviewer, and co-word analysis was performed.
The results show a significant increase in publications addressing the relationship between architecture and virtual space technologies up to June 2023, suggesting an ongoing update in architectural terminology. Virtual reality and blockchain emerged as the most frequently studied concepts, indicating their strong association with the profession and their potential impact on the future of architecture. The study’s dataset consists of 732 peer-reviewed publications indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) between 2000 and 2023.
In this new digital era, where the boundaries between the physical world and virtual environments are increasingly blurred, the position of the architectural discipline appears unresolved. This study reflects an interdisciplinary effort to understand how architecture’s future intersects with emerging technologies, with each discipline contributing its own perspective.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Akarsu, H. T., Erdoğan, N. ve Özbursalı, T. (2020). Sinemada Mimarlık. Yem Yayın, İstanbul.
- Aktar, E. (2003). Sanal Mekanın Olasılık ve Olanaklarının Zaman/Mekan Bağlamında İncelenmesi. (Master Thesis). Karadeniz Technical University Institute of Science, Trabzon
- Amsyar, I., Christopher, E., Dithi, A., Khan, A. N. ve Maulana, S. (2020). The challenge of cryptocurrency in the era of the digital revolution: A review of systematic literature. Aptisi Transactions on Technopreneurship (ATT), 2(2), 153-159.
- Aristoteles. (2014). Fizik (S. Babür, Trans.). Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
- Beelman, A. (2005). Healthy Habitats: The Role of Architecture in the Human Relationship with Nature. University of Cincinnati
- Burr, K. L. ve Jones, C. B. (2010). The Role of the Architect: Changes of the Past, Practices of the Present, and Indications of the Future. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 6(2), 122-138.
- De Certeau, M. (2009). Gündelik Hayatın Keşfi I (L. A. Özcan, Trans.). Dost Kitabevi, Ankara.
- Descartes, R. (2018). Felsefenin İlkeleri (M. Akın, Trans.). Say Yayınları, İstanbul.
- Dikyol, D. Ç. ve İşbilen, E. Ş. (2019). A New Notion in the History Education: Virtual Historical Places. Journal of Social Sciences(25), 233-248.
- Dionisio, J. D. N., Iii, W. G. B. ve Gilbert, R. (2013). 3D virtual worlds and the metaverse: Current status and future possibilities. ACM computing surveys (CSUR), 45(3), 1-38.