Relato de experiência da tradução do capítulo 1 do livro "The Ultimate History of Video Games", de Steven L. Kent

Abstract

The present work aims to report the translation process experience of the first chapter of the book entitled “The Ultimate History of Video Games – From Pong to Pokémon and Beyond: The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World”, its challenges and peculiarities, from the translator’s perspective. The methodological procedures adopted were: a careful reading of the text, aiming to observe elements such as the author’s voice and the narrative development of the text, noting terms and elements potentially peculiar to the translation process, executing the translation, while simultaneously recording elements that might be peculiar to the text, along with reflecting on the translation choices, and the elaboration of this work, the records of reflections and strategies observed and used in the translation process. The translation process was developed with a focus on elements that represented particularities in the execution of the translation. The translator’s reflection report emphasized the importance of the translator’s personal repertoire, reflections on the creation of specific words for the translation, such as the translated terms “pagonas” and “novelty-games”, and their impact and importance on the translation process outcome. The work considered the translator's repertoire and the person executing the translation to be fundamental, deemphasizing the role of theoretical discussion, in this work, concerning translation studies.