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Game Localisation as Software-Mediated Cultural Experience: Shedding Light on the Changing Role of Translation in Intercultural Communication in the Digital Age
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O'Hagan, Minako – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2015
In this rapidly technologising age translation practice has been undergoing formidable changes with the implication that there is a need to expand the disciplinary scope of translation studies. Taking the case of game localisation this article problematises the role of translation as intercultural communication by focusing on cultural elements of…
Descriptors: Translation, Video Games, Computer Software, Intercultural Communication