The metaverse, online communities, and (real) urban space

Bibliographic Data

ID19401117
AuthorsAslı Ulubaş Hamurcu (0000-0003-3043-5091, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume33
Issue2
Pages73-81
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrbani izziv (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0353-6483 • E-ISSN: 1855-8399
PublisherUrban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (PUBLISHER • SI)
DOI10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2022-33-02-01
OpenAlexW4313437441
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

With the COVID-19 pandemic, technological advancements and investments accelerated to create an alternative to the real world that makes it possible for various activities and experiences to be handled online. Among these developments, the metaverse comes to the fore because it makes possible real and virtual experiences simultaneously, regardless of the time and space the user exists in, and it acts as a mediator and medium to bring these two environments together. This article discusses the possible impacts of advancements in the metaverse on (real) urban space considering the socio-spatial dialectic through theory synthesis and adaptation. An overall evaluation of the socio-spatial impacts of this is also included and opened up for discussion. Based on a literature review, it is expected that technological developments like the metaverse will introduce a new organization to physical and virtual socio-spatial relations, and new socio-technological groups will be created in them and by using them

Environmental planning · Geography · Human–computer interaction · Metaverse · Urban space · Virtual reality · Computer Science · Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

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