Evaluation Of Metaverse in The Diiıtal Transformation Process Within the Framework of Jean Baudrıllard'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 perhaps 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 months, 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. It has features that can completely disconnect humanity from their real and physical lives. As Baudrillard explains, the world is now based on the representation of representations. Simulations exist to make us think that an identifiable reality now exists.