Journey to the West
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From Journey to the West to the West: Evaluating Black Myth: Wukong's Exhibition on Ancient Chinese Culture for Cross-Cultural Communication
This paper examines how Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese-developed action role-playing game inspired by the classical novel Journey to the West, mediates traditional Chinese cultural knowledge for international audiences through English localisation.
- The paper argues that global visibility of Black Myth: Wukong should not be mistaken for cultural comprehension, and frames the game's English localisation as a form of cultural mediation comparable to museum curation.
- Using the character Lingxuzi as a case study, the analysis finds that the English version drops the meaning of the Taoist honorific suffix 'zi' by transliterating only the sound of the name.
- The English localisation misidentifies Lingxuzi as following Buddhist ways, although the Chinese source text explicitly marks the figure as Taoist.
Chinese Myths in Mobile Games: Two Visual Themes to Look Out for
Chinese mobile gaming is heavily influenced by domestic folklore, mythology, and historical narratives, which serve as foundational elements for a significant portion of the market's top-performing titles.
- Approximately 37% of the top 100 mobile games in China utilize Chinese folklore, myths, or historical events as their core narrative setting.
- Modern settings are significantly less prevalent in the Chinese top 100, appearing in only 21% of the analyzed games.
- The novel 'Journey to the West' is a primary source for fantasy-oriented mobile games, often featuring characters like the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) in titles such as NetEase’s 'Fantasy Westward Journey'.