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Exploring translation strategies in video game localization
Alberto Fernández Costalessubject
LocalizaciónLinguistics and LanguageMultimodalidadRelation (database)Computer scienceTraducció audiovisualcomputer.software_genreLanguage and LinguisticsField (computer science)EducationEntertainmentVideo gamesVideojuegosEstrategias de traducciónTranslation studiesNarrativeLoalizaciónAdaptation (computer science)Video gameMultimodalityUNESCO::CIENCIAS DE LAS ARTES Y LAS LETRASMultimediaPoint (typography)Video games; Transcreation; Localisation; Translation strategies; MultimodalityComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTINGTranslation and InterpretingTraducción e InterpretaciónTraducció--RevistesLocalisationTranscreaciónTranslation strategiesTraducción audiovisualTranscreation:CIENCIAS DE LAS ARTES Y LAS LETRAS [UNESCO]Videojuegos; Transcreación; Localización; Estrategias de traducción; MultimodalidadcomputerAudiovisual translationdescription
This paper addresses the issue of video game localisation focusing on the different strategies to be used from the point of view of Translation Studies. More precisely, the article explores the possible relation between the translation approaches used in the field and the different genres or textual typologies of video games. As the narrative techniques and the story lines of video games have become more complex and well-developed, the adaptation of games entails a serious challenge for translators. Video games have evolved into multimodal and multidimensional products and new approaches and insights are required when studying the adaptation of games into different cultures. Electronic entertainment provides an interesting and barely explored corpus of analysis for Translation Studies, not only from the point of view of localization but also concerning audiovisual translation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 |