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The digital gaming industry, which has 40 years of history, has gained dynamics over the last decade and has achieved high profits in the economies of developed countries. Being one of the sectors less affected by economic crises has increased the attraction of the sector and expanded its influence and new game utopies have begun to be produced. Each game utopia has a playboard that is in the digital game industry; it is the 'super-super' virtual space that is formed by the addition of physical space and cyber space. The virtual spaces are imitated by land signs and senses, just as in real spaces. This is why it is also called mirror worlds today. In this context, the questioning of how spatial theories influence perception in mirror worlds (in a virtual space) and the investigation of whether the urban organization in virtual reality games creates spatial perception is the main objective of the study. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) is a game that has been developed. The perceptibility in the PUBG virtual spaces is theoretically evaluated through the discussions of Lefebvre, Lynch and Norberg-Schulz.

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Digital games sector, which has a history of about 4 decades, has gained momentum in the last decade achieved high revenues in especially the economies of developed countries. The fact that it is one of the sectors that are affected by economic crises the least increased the attractiveness of the sector and grew its area of impact, and new game utopias started to be produced. Every game utopia has a board, in the sector of digital games; these boards are ‘metamorphic’ virtual spaces that are formed by augmentation of the physical space and the cyberspace. Just like in real spaces, virtual spaces are envisaged by bookmarks and sensation. This is why they are also known as mirror worlds today. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to question how spatial theories affect the perception in mirror worlds (a virtual space) in this conjuncture and investigate whether or not the urban organization in virtual reality games creates spatial perceptions. In the scope of the study, the very widely played video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) was selected. PUBG, perceptibility in virtual spaces is theoretically discussed based on the discourses of Lefebvre, Lynch and Norberg-Schulz.