WHAT DOES LAS VEGAS TEACH VIDEO GAMES? :  A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL POSTMODERN ARCHITECTURE ON VIDEO GAMES

Bahadır Mert Çınar; Ebru Özeke Tökmeci

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WHAT DOES LAS VEGAS TEACH VIDEO GAMES? : A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL POSTMODERN ARCHITECTURE ON VIDEO GAMES

Yazarlar:

Bahadır Mert Çınar | Ebru Özeke Tökmeci

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Bilim ve Teknoloji | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri | Mimari Tasarım

Dergi:

Mekansal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001348814

pISSN:

3023-493X

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 Architectural discourse influences many different artistic and technical disciplines as well as architectural practice. This article was conducted with the aim of examining the impact of architectural discourse on video games and creating an analysis of what video games have gained from architectural discourse in terms of concept, story, environmental designand atmosphere, which have become one of the largest entertainment sectors. In the article, the book Learning from LasVegas, written by Venturi, Brown and Izenour in 1972, and the effect of the symbolic commercial Las Vegas discourse which is the basic teaching of this book is examined in detail on video games. The reflections were emphasized for various issues in video games such as the authors perspectives on Las Vegas, the terms and criteria they created to evaluate the buildings, the popular culture and consumption understanding of the period, the aesthetic, commercial and moral value. Through analysis of the content of the book, eight criteria that characterize the Las Vegas architectural discourse have been identified. These; diversity of symbols, evocative architectural elements, advertising message and propaganda, speed focus, positional system, façade, lighting and architectural inconsistency. Within the scope of the study, five video games with fictional worlds designed with a focus on consumer society and commercial architecture were examined based on the determined criteria. As a result of this research on the architectures of video games, the main hypothesis of the study is; video games have proven to be a field influenced by and learning from architectural discourse.

 Architectural discourse influences many different artistic and technical disciplines as well as architectural practice. This article was conducted with the aim of examining the impact of architectural discourse on video games and creating an analysis of what video games have gained from architectural discourse in terms of concept, story, environmental designand atmosphere, which have become one of the largest entertainment sectors. In the article, the book Learning from LasVegas, written by Venturi, Brown and Izenour in 1972, and the effect of the symbolic commercial Las Vegas discourse which is the basic teaching of this book is examined in detail on video games. The reflections were emphasized for various issues in video games such as the authors perspectives on Las Vegas, the terms and criteria they created to evaluate the buildings, the popular culture and consumption understanding of the period, the aesthetic, commercial and moral value. Through analysis of the content of the book, eight criteria that characterize the Las Vegas architectural discourse have been identified. These; diversity of symbols, evocative architectural elements, advertising message and propaganda, speed focus, positional system, façade, lighting and architectural inconsistency. Within the scope of the study, five video games with fictional worlds designed with a focus on consumer society and commercial architecture were examined based on the determined criteria. As a result of this research on the architectures of video games, the main hypothesis of the study is; video games have proven to be a field influenced by and learning from architectural discourse.

 Architectural discourse influences many different artistic and technical disciplines as well as architectural practice. This article was conducted with the aim of examining the impact of architectural discourse on video games and creating an analysis of what video games have gained from architectural discourse in terms of concept, story, environmental designand atmosphere, which have become one of the largest entertainment sectors. In the article, the book Learning from LasVegas, written by Venturi, Brown and Izenour in 1972, and the effect of the symbolic commercial Las Vegas discourse which is the basic teaching of this book is examined in detail on video games. The reflections were emphasized for various issues in video games such as the authors perspectives on Las Vegas, the terms and criteria they created to evaluate the buildings, the popular culture and consumption understanding of the period, the aesthetic, commercial and moral value. Through analysis of the content of the book, eight criteria that characterize the Las Vegas architectural discourse have been identified. These; diversity of symbols, evocative architectural elements, advertising message and propaganda, speed focus, positional system, façade, lighting and architectural inconsistency. Within the scope of the study, five video games with fictional worlds designed with a focus on consumer society and commercial architecture were examined based on the determined criteria. As a result of this research on the architectures of video games, the main hypothesis of the study is; video games have proven to be a field influenced by and learning from architectural discourse.

 Mimari söylem, mimarlık pratiğinin yanında pek çok farklı sanatsal ve teknik disiplini de etkiler. Bu makale, mimari söylemin video oyunlarının üzerindeki etkisini incelemek ve günümüzde dünyanın en büyük eğlence sektörlerinden biri haline gelmiş olan video oyunlarının konsept, hikâye, atmosfer ve çevre tasarımı konusunda mimari söylemden kazanımlarına ait bir inceleme oluşturmak amacı ile yapılmıştır. Makalede, Venturi, Brown ve Izenour tarafından 1972 yılında kaleme alınan Las Vegasın Öğrettikleri Learning from Las Vegas kitabı ve bu kitabın temel öğretisi olan, simgesel ticari Las Vegas söyleminin video oyunları üzerideki etkisi detaylı bir şekilde incelenmiştir. Yazarların Las Vegasa bakış açıları, yapıları değerlendirmek üzere oluşturdukları terim ve ölçütler, dönemin popüler kültürü ve tüketim anlayışı, şehrin yapılarının üzerindeki mimarinin estetik, ticari ve ahlaki değeri gibi çeşitli konuların video oyunlarındaki yansımaları üzerinde durulmuştur. Kitabın içeriği üzerinden yapılan analiz ile, Las Vegas mimari söylemini karakterize eden sekiz kriter belirlenmiştir. Bunlar; simgelerin çeşitliliği, anımsatıcı mimari öğeler, reklam ileti ve propaganda, hız odağı, konumsal sistem, ön cephe, aydınlatma ve mimari tutarsızlıktır. Çalışma kapsamında, tüketim toplumu ve ticari mimari odağında tasarlanmış kurgusal dünyalara sahip beş video oyunu belirlenmiş olan kriterler üzerinden incelenmiştir. Video oyunlarının mimarileri üzerinde yapılan bu araştırma sonucunda çalışmanın temel hipotezi olan; video oyunlarının mimari söylemden etkilenen ve ondan öğrenen bir alan olduğu kanıtlanmıştır.

Makale detayları

WHAT DOES LAS VEGAS TEACH VIDEO GAMES? : A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL POSTMODERN ARCHITECTURE ON VIDEO GAMES

Yazarlar:

Bahadır Mert Çınar | Ebru Özeke Tökmeci

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Bilim ve Teknoloji | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri | Mimari Tasarım

Dergi:

Mekansal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001348814

pISSN:

3023-493X

Learning from Las Vegas

Architectural Discourse of Las Vegas

Commercial Architecture

Symbolic Architecture

Video GamesLas Vegas’ın Öğrettikleri

Las Vegas Mimari Söylemi

Ticari Mimari

Simgesel Mimari

Video Oyunları

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Bahadır Mert Çınar | Ebru Özeke Tökmeci

Yayıncı: Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar: Mimari Bilim ve Teknoloji | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri | Mimari Tasarım

Dergi: Mekansal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001348814

pISSN: 3023-493X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Bahadır Mert Çınar | Ebru Özeke Tökmeci

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Bilim ve Teknoloji | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri | Mimari Tasarım

Dergi:

Mekansal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001348814

pISSN:

3023-493X