Essays about: "culture-specific context"

Found 5 essays containing the words culture-specific context.

  1. 1. Interpretation of UI icon design : A case study how people interpret GUI icons in video games

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Gizela Wikström; [2022]
    Keywords : GUI; UX; iconography; interpretation; game development; video games; culture;

    Abstract : This study has examined what design principles help make more understandable UI icons and what aspects are most important when understanding the functionality of UI elements. Prior to this study, 15 UI icons representing items and actions were drawn asstudy subjects together with a prototype game to provide game context to the testers. READ MORE

  3. 2. A comparative study of approaches to audiovisual translation

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Japanska

    Author : Silvia Aldea; [2016]
    Keywords : audiovisual translation; subtitling; dubbing; translation quality; anime;

    Abstract : For those who are not new to the world of Japanese animation, known mainly as anime, the debate of "dub vs. sub" is by no means anything out of the ordinary, but rather a very heated argument amongst fans. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who Are We Talking About Anyway? : Anthropomorphism and Its Implications in Wildlife Films and Biology Textbooks

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Henning Ewald; [2016]
    Keywords : Anthropomorphism; gender; sexuality;

    Abstract : In this study I investigate anthropomorphism and its use in biology textbooks and wildlife documentaries. Through the use of critical discourse analysis and with the help of three analytical tools, Hillevi Ganetz's concept of the cultural boomerang, gender and sexuality, I attempt to investigate to what extent anthropomorphism is used and which implications can be found in the material. READ MORE

  5. 4. Knowledge Integration in Cross-Border Settings : Case Study on a Swedish Multinational Corporation in China

    University essay from Företagsekonomi

    Author : Erik Morell; Fenghan Zhang; [2013]
    Keywords : Knowledge; Knowledge Integration; Culture;

    Abstract : Background: In nowadays economy, the only certainty is that knowledge is source of lasting competitive advantage. The increasing global competitive business environment triggers firms to establish inter-firm cooperation with cross-border partners possessing complementary assets. READ MORE

  6. 5. Crime with Loss of Context : How the Translation Changed the Implied Reader of Åsa Larsson’s The Savage Altar: Innocence Will Be Sacrificed

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Katarina Lindve; [2008]
    Keywords : Authorial audience; implied reader; culture-specific context; overt and covert translation; cultural filter; intertextuality;

    Abstract : The implied reader of a novel is the person that the author writes for. In the case of Åsa Larsson’s Swedish detective novel Solstorm, the implied reader is familiar with Swedish politics, history, and geography but also with biblical references and Swedish customs. READ MORE