POWER OF LANGUAGE AND NAMING
BY KURT TY
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In regards to the topic ‘Space and Place’, I have linked my
blog with Tuan’s reading “Language and the Making of Place: A Narrative-
Descriptive Approach”. The topic will form around the idea of language and how
it defines a sense of place, self or community identity. In the social network
of PlayStation, the series of Assassins Creed games became global favourites in
the gaming world due to its action-packed adventure platform based on
historical events. The game forms in the life of Desmond Miles, who presumably
had genetic memories of his ancestors which turned out to be assassins’ who
fought for peace and free will centuries ago. In the game’s plot, Desmond is
able access his memories through a teleportation device called the “animus” (Fandom, 2015)
where he is able to experience the historical setting and occurrences from places
like Italy, France and England. The game is also filled with characters that
have played a part on their countries history like Leonardo da Vinci, Pope John
Paul and Galileo.
Assassin’s Creed uses the style of language and naming to
further distinguish the space in which the character can be found during different
scenarios of the game. For example, when Ezio visits the Vatican City in the
game; the characters in the current virtual world consists of people speaking
Italian and having a strong connection to the catholic church. Using the
concept of language and naming within the game allows gamers to identify a
sense of community identity and provide the help to identify key people or
places in the game which allows them to have a better understanding of the
objectives in the game.
In conclusion, language can be foreseen as a form of
knowledge and “knowledge is power” according to previous lectures. Without
language, the world we live in today will struggle in forms of communication.
Language allows people from different parts of the world to be identified within
a community and identifying which country or place in the world they belong to.
Furthermore, the use of naming relates in the aspect of language as it provides
identity on a place, thing or a being.
Reference:
Fandom http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Wiki
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