Abstract:

In contrast to the naturally existing reality, virtual reality technologies have revealed a form of reality that can be artificially produced and fictionalized. Parallel to Baudrillard's thoughts, it was discussed that with the materialization of a hyper-realistic state, the state of simulation can be achieved, suggesting that the original form of everything simulated might evaporate and disappear. The art and game world, which created a mental reality in addition to the physical reality, also couldn't manage to remain indifferent to the new reality worlds produced and fictionalized technologically. Then, with the latest trends, metaverse areas, which suggest the areas beyond the universe and include a hybrid version of physical and virtual reality became a current topic. Both art and games acquired new dimensions in this new hybrid field by intertwining with each other since they both rely on creativity and already have connections. Virtual game environments not only served as platforms of amusement but also became spaces containing various financial resources, including production and consumption. VR spaces will be the ability to move meta and data across virtual platforms, rather than combining the physical platforms with virtual ones. This can be made possible with the metaverse, the foundations of which are being laid. Art practices that will emerge with forms of the creation suitable for the meta-universe will also witness the birth of other aesthetic perceptions and forms of reception. In this study, the technological transformation of reality, the hybrid reality system called metaverse, and the art's position in that system will be emphasized within the context of game and art. The new movement area of art will be aimed to be described through the examples that are closest to art's subject in the metaverse.