Özet:

With the development of technology, the direction to the three-dimensional virtual worlds has increased. Three-dimensional virtual worlds, though one of the latest fields of technology, have been within us for 30 years. With the concept of Metaverse that recently emerged, the popularity of three-dimensional virtual worlds has once more risen. It is important to give the knowledge of how and how the concept of metaverse is researched in the scientific world to the literature and then to be a guide to the work to be done on this subject. In this study, academic studies on the subject have been conducted so far; by years, the distribution, scientific fields, ethical and regulatory issues, and social responsibility are studied. It is also intended for systematic investigation work. In this study, in which a total of 100 articles participated in the process of systematic study, metaverse themed studies were most done in 2021 and were written in the fields of computer science, social sciences, engineering, art and human sciences, business, management and accounting and health sciences. It was noted that the number of articles written in the ethical field was insufficient, the results of social responsibility related to the subject were not studied.

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