Mikoà â aj Deckert (Poland Uniwersytet à  odzki), Krzysztof Hejduk (Poland Uniwersytet à  odzki)

On-Screen Language in Video Games

A Translation Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this Element, roughly, 100 representative examples are examined to map out a comprehensive typological account of OSL. The discussion of findings and implications notably comprises input from an interview with a lead level developer behind Shadow Warrior 2 to provide a complementary professional perspective on OSL and its translation.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Translation and Interpreting
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 75
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 172g
• ISBN-13: 9781009045513
• ISBN-10: 1009045512
• Artikelnr.: 66135791

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Video games: the potential for on-screen language and translation
1. On-screen language ¿ from films to video games
2. Video games as a medium and more than that
3. Localisation
Mapping out OSL functions and facets
4. Procedure and scope of analysis
5. Attention allocation continuum
6. Immersion-enhancing facets of OSL in games
7. Multiple levels of communication in OSL
8. Practical considerations in OSL deployment
Meaningful mismatches: findings and future developments
9. Discussion
Appendix
Bibliography.