(D4R) DISTRAINT For Research [software files]

Abstract

DISTRAINT For Research (abbr. D4R) is a resource for research purposes (a browser video game) for user-centred game translation studies and beyond. The resource is openly available and customisable, and can be run in the browser by linking a direct URL to it. The game is a demo based on the commercial game DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition (Jesse Makkonen 2017), whose official distribution utilises fan-made localisations into many languages. To make D4R, that commercially-available indie game was ported into HTML5 by the creator of the original game as part of a collaboration with scholars. Researchers can easily modify in-game dialogue and UI texts to use D4R in their projects. All files and instructions necessary to make a working build are available under this repository.