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Translating therapeutic video games for children: between localisation and medical vulgarisationopen access

Authors
Jeanmaire, GuillaumeKim, Jeong-yeon
Issue Date
Jul-2022
Publisher
ROEHAMPTON UNIV SCH ARTS
Keywords
Translation of serious games; medical vulgarisation-translation; localisation; cocreation; interdisciplinary translation
Citation
JOURNAL OF SPECIALISED TRANSLATION, no.38, pp 232 - 253
Pages
22
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Journal Title
JOURNAL OF SPECIALISED TRANSLATION
Number
38
Start Page
232
End Page
253
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/143376
ISSN
1740-357X
Abstract
As part of an international medical project, therapeutic video games were co-translated into thirteen languages for children with asthma in collaboration with pneumopediatricians, pharmacists, medical interns, translators, and IT specialists. Translation of these games differs from that of commercial games: longer deadlines, direct translation without the English pivot, possibility of viewing the game (translation in context) and editing the source text. The present study discusses the translation strategies related to health issues for young recipients. The findings show that regular exchanges among collaborators helped the translators to choose between translation, localisation, globalisation ("reversed localisation"), or even "re-creation" appropriately. In addition to medical knowledge, the translators must acquire the registers specific to the players' world and the language codes of the target audience. They must utilise creativity and humor to maintain emotions for game players while integrating technical data specific to each country.
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