Publications

Publication details [#14048]

Marco, Francesca di. 2007. Cultural localization: orientation and disorientation in Japanese video games. In Mangiron i Hevia, Carme, ed. Localització de videojocs [Localisation of videogames]. Special issue of Revista Tradumàtica. Revista de Traducció i Tecnologies de la Informació i la Comunicació 5 URL

Publication type

Article in Special issue

Publication language

English

Keywords

compensation | culture=cultural approach | entertainment=leisure=games | equivalence=non-equivalence | localization=localisation

Edition info

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Abstract

What does it actually mean to localize a Japanese video game into a European language? Through the investigation of some cases of cultural localization, this essay will explore the potential of video game customization and the multifaceted work of the localizer.

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