Kentsel Tasarım Süreçlerine Toplumsal Katılımı Artırmada Yenilikçi Araçlar: Farklı Ülkelerde Video Oyunlarının Kullanımı Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Öz

Günümüzde video oyunları; eğlence amacı yanında, eğitim, sağlık ve planlama gibi farklı disiplinlerde aktif olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, kentsel tasarım süreçlerine halkın katılımını artırmada video oyunlarının rolü incelenmiştir. Yöntem olarak literatür araştırmasını temel alan çalışmada Minecraft, Cities: Skylines, SimCity ve Fortnite oyunları kullanıcı etkileşimi, eğitici içerik, kullanıcı dostu olma, mekânsal gerçeklik, verilerin kullanılabilirliği açılarından örnekler üzerinden analiz edilerek karşılaştırılmıştır. Minecraft, özellikle Block by Block projesi aracılığıyla halkın kamusal alan tasarımına katkısını teşvik ederken; Cities: Skylines, gerçekçi altyapı simülasyonlarıyla profesyonel plancılara ve öğrencilere detaylı analiz imkânı sunmaktadır. SimCity, oyunlaştırılmış kaynak yönetimi ve sürdürülebilirlik temalarıyla eğitimde etkili bir araç olurken; Fortnite, yaratıcı modları sayesinde genç kullanıcıların kentsel tasarıma dair farkındalığını artırmaktadır. Sonuç olarak, oyun temelli yaklaşımlar, halkın kentsel tasarım süreçlerine eğlenceli ve kolay erişilebilir bir şekilde katılımını sağlamakta; bu da daha kapsayıcı, yenilikçi ve yaratıcı şehirlerin tasarlanmasına olanak tanımaktadır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Katılımcı Kentsel Tasarım
• Video Oyunları
• Minecraft
• Cities: Skylines
• SimCity
• Fortnite

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