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Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3
2022. urn:nbn:hr:142:304837
Stojanović, Tomislav
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Stojanović, T. (2022). Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3 (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:304837

Stojanović, Tomislav. "Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:304837

Stojanović, Tomislav. "Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:304837

Stojanović, T. (2022). 'Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 24 April 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:304837

Stojanović T. Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3 [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2022 [cited 2024 April 24] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:304837

T. Stojanović, "Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2022. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:304837

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TitleTranslating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3
Title (english)Translating Video Games: A Case Study of English and German Version of The Witcher 3
Title (croatian)Prevođenje videoigara na primjeru engleske i njemačke verzije igre The Witcher 3
AuthorTomislav Stojanović
MentorGoran Schmidt (mentor)
Committee memberGoran Schmidt (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberMarija Omazić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberDubravka Vidaković Erdeljić (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2022-07-08, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
Video games have become a big part of today’s entertainment industry. What started as a technological novelty in the 70s, has developed into something much more sophisticated. Today, most major video games have their own world – characters, locations, different societies, cultures, and so on. An entire world consisting of zeros and ones. Major video games, often called “TripleA” or “AAA” games, are translated and localized into different languages. Similar to translating other audio-visual media, such as movies and cartoons, the same strategies can be applied to translating video games – subtitling, dubbing, voice over. This master’s thesis describes and explains those strategies. The practical part of the thesis is based on a case study which focuses on the differences in translation and localization of the English and German version of CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Things such as character and location names are compared, but the focus is on the dialogue.
Abstract (croatian)
Video igre su postale veliki dio današnje industrije zabave. Ono što je 70-ih započelo kao tehnološki novitet, razvilo se u nešto puno sofisticiranije. Danas većina velikih videoigara ima svoj svijet – likove, mjesta, različita društva, kulture i tako dalje. Cijeli svijet koji se sastoji od nula i jedinica. Velike video igre, koje se često nazivaju "Triple-A" ili "AAA" igrama, prevedene su i lokalizirane na različitim jezicima. Slično prevođenju drugih audio-vizualnih medija, kao što su filmovi i crtići, iste se strategije mogu primijeniti na prevođenje videoigara – titlovanje, dubliranje, glas preko kadra. Ovaj diplomski rad opisuje te strategije. Praktični dio diplomskog rada predstavlja istraživanje koje se fokusira na razlike u prijevodu i lokalizaciji engleske i njemačke verzije CD Projekt RED-ovog The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Uspoređuju se imena likova i mjesta, ali je u glavnom fokusu dijalog.
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Languagecroatian
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:304837
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Philology
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation Studies
Course: Translation Studies
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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