Phd candidate in game localisation
UCL’s Centre for Translation Studies

Dody chen

^{Language: Chinese, English}
With multiple identities such as a video creator and game reviewer, Dody aims to acquaint the public with game localisation theories while examining the research significance of social media’s impact on game localisation.

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academic publications

^{Journal Article - Media and Intercultural Communication}
Netnography of Fan Localization on Social Media Releases:
Observation of Overwatch (OW) and Overwatch League (OWL)

^{Conference Proceeding / Extended Abstract - DiGRA 2023}
Fan Localisation in the Chinese Overwatch Game Community:
Conflicts about the Information Transmission

EXTENDED ABSTRACT

^{Journal Article - British Journal of Chinese Studies}
Issues and Strategies of Localising Sensitive Audiovisual Elements
in Game Streaming: A Case Study on Overwatch League (OWL) Chinese Streaming

Translation

English - Chinese Fan Translation of Deadlock Rebels 《死局反叛者》
Deadlock Rebels is a novel about a notorious crime group based on Overwatch,
a first-person shooter video game, developed by Blizzard.

game localisation

English - Chinese Localisation of Before I Forget 《回忆满屋》
Before I Forget is a narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled, developed by 3-Fold games.

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Video CREATION

I am a game streamer, a game video & life vlog maker on Bilibili,
a Chinese video-sharing platform since 2018.
I post 150 videos to my 15k Chinese subscribers and
enjoy the fusion of games and life in the online world.

MY BILIBILI CHANNEL

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Game REFLECTIONS

I share my thoughts and reflections about video games and game localisation, and I also communicate with talented game localisers and game enthusiasts in Gcore,
a Chinese game review platform.
In Chinese, I conclude my practice surfing online as 乐二行三, which means 'enjoy the online life and study the online life in academia'.

^{Featured Articles}
- Narrative and Gameplay: An Analysis of The Wreck
- A Talk with Game-culture Researcher: Gameplay Mode and Game Research Mode

MY GCORE CHANNEL

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education

Year	Degree	Major	University
2015-2019	BA	Translation and Interpretation	Xidian University, China
2019-2020	MA	CN-EN Translation	University of Bristol, UK
2021-2023	Former PhD student (transferred)	Translation (Game Localisation)	University of Bristol, UK
2023-	Curent PhD student	Translation (Game Localisation)	University College London, UK

research

I use my university portal and ResearchGate for research socials and studying. These websites briefly document my research backgrounds
and the projects I am working on.

Since 2022, I have been an active member of the Bristol Digital Game Lab.
In 2024, I joined the Ludic Language Pedagogy (LLP) community as a reviewer.

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SOCIAL

I am a heavy Internet addict but potentially bored with Internet socials.
The reasons are I care more about things in life and gameplay.
I usually spend hours playing nonsense and reflecting on my stupidity.
Sigh, what games should I blame?
Overwatch is the one I can name to the public, but there are more...
In most cases I am in the right mind,
so you can reach me through Twitter and email.
Tell me if you can guide me to a higher game rank.
If not, I will still be nice to communicate.
Attention, the above is a gamer's joke.

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