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Iconicity: A Basic Characteristic of Signs in Game Text

Research on a Foundational Question of Game Semiotics

Authors
Yaopeng Xu1, *, Qinxin Yu2
1Department of Game, Software Engineering Institute of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510900, China
2College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, Sichuan 625000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: xuyp@mail.seig.edu.cn
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Yaopeng Xu
Available Online 30 March 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220306.030How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Game studies; Semiotics; Icon; Game design
Abstract

The semiotics of games treats games as symbolic text and provides a set of systematic research methodology for the field of game studies. Based on the semiotic theory of Charles Sanders Peirce, this paper analyzes the essential quality of the smallest unit “act” in the game text and holds that the “act” belongs to “icon”, which forms a universal iconicity nexus with the mental imagery of the designer. Meanwhile, such iconicity also endowed games with great artistic potential.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Inter-cultural Communication (ICELAIC 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
30 March 2022
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10.2991/assehr.k.220306.030
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2352-5398
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