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The human being, a social being, is integrated with social norms while completing its biological development, and its personality is formed in this process of socialization. Communication is vital for the person to be able to realize himself and to be socialized. In particular, a person finds the opportunity to express his own ideas through communication, to share and compare with others. For by communication, it is possible, beyond understanding, understanding and understanding, to express yourself and to understand others. The establishment of new relationships and the continuation of existing relationships is provided by communication. Relationships established through communication provide a life practice and also highlight the understanding of daily life. From the direction of daily life and life practice, communication means as well play an effective role. With the introduction of new communication environments, the nature of communication and relationships has also changed. With Web 2.0 the emphasis on the fun of entertainment in the new public communication environments has increased, and effective applications in all areas of our lives have become an essential part of everyday life. The digitalization of the game, which is an important part of human life, has also led to the re-interrogation of the game characters and their fields/faces. It is the most basic indicator that digital games are becoming one of the most popular practices in digital environments. Digital games, which are effective in social life and personal development, are also important in the presentation of self and self. In these games they produce identities and lives, individuals separate from their bodies, create a new life, a new identity in the digital environment, and generate a digital culture in a virtual length.In this study, the fact of presenting self in daily life, referring to Goffman's concept of presenting self in daily life, the virtual presenting of self in the digital games center has been studied. The research universe of the study is defined as The Sims 4 game. The game was chosen because it has an universe in which daily life practices are simulated and is an example of the theory of self-presentation. In Turkey, there is no academic publication on The Sims 4 and the self-presentation that emphasizes the importance of the research. Keywords: Self Presentation, Digital Games, Erving Goffman, The Sims 4.

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Özet:

As a social being, human being completes his biological development, integrates with social norms and his personality is formed in this socialization process. Communication is vital for self-realization and socialization. In particular, the person has the opportunity to express his / her own ideas, to share with others and to compare by means of communication. Because communication is more than just understanding, understanding and understanding, it is possible to express oneself and to understand others. The establishment of new relations and the continuation of the relations are ensured through communication. The relations established through communication give a life practice and make the understanding of daily life clearer.In terms of daily life and life practice, communication tools play an active role as well as communication itself. With the return of new communication environments, the nature of communication and relations has also changed. With Web 2.0, the emphasis on entertainment function in new mass media has increased and effective applications in every field of our lives have become indispensable in daily life. The digitalization of the game, which is an important part of human life as the technology of today, has brought about the questioning of the game characters and fields / spaces again. The most important indicator is that digital games become one of the most preferred practices in digital environments. Digital games which are effective in social life and personal development are also important in self and self presentation. In these games, they produce identities and lives, individuals separate from their bodies, establish a new life, a new identity in the digital environment and derive a digital culture in a virtual space.In this study, the concept of self-presentation in daily life, the virtual presentation of self in the digital games center is examined with reference to Goffman's Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. The universe of this research is The Sims 4 game. This game has been chosen because it has a universe in which everyday life practices are simulated and it sets an example to the theory of self-presentation. Turkey before The Sims 4, and a lack of academic publications made on self-report emphasizes the importance of research.