Are Irrealia Determined by Genres... for Real? A Corpus-Based Study on the Impact of Gaming Genres on the Localisation of Fictional Worlds

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how different gaming genres affect the localisation of fictional worlds and the concept of irrealia.
• Utilized a corpus-based approach to analyze texts from various gaming genres.
• Compared localisation techniques across different genres.
• Examined the portrayal of fictional worlds within the analysed texts.
• Identified distinct localisation strategies based on gaming genre.
• Showed that genres significantly influence the representation of irrealia in fiction.
• Revealed patterns in how fictional worlds are constructed across genres.