An investigation on discourse structure of video games tutorials: A case in multimodal discourse analysis

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Eti Setiawati
Universitas Brawijaya
Ridwin Purba
Universitas Simalungun
Tirto Suwondo
3National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Loso Judijanto
IPOSS Jakarta
Dewi Kencanawati
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Herman Herman
Universitas HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6818-5142
Endang Fatmawati
Universitas Diponegoro
Nanda Saputra
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Tarbiyah Al-Hilal Sigli

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Multimodal discourse analysis is a new study in discourse studies to study text combined with images, colors, symbols, and other semiotic sources.  The message and the semiotic assets are utilized to address meaning. Hence, a semiotic methodology is utilized to concentrate on the implied importance of the text, pictures, and varieties utilized. In this review, a multimodal semiotics approach is utilized to look at pictures, varieties, and text on video games instructional exercises. The pictures and varieties were broken down utilizing Kress and Leeuwen's perusing picture hypothesis, while the text as an impression of the truth was examined utilizing seven structure task hypothesis from James Paul Gee. This study presumes that in the utilization of varieties, pictures, musics and messages contain a specific implying that watchers can decipher as per the truth introduced in the computer games instructional exercises

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Setiawati, E. ., Purba, R., Suwondo, T. ., Judijanto, L. ., Kencanawati, D. ., Herman, H., Fatmawati, E. ., & Saputra, N. (2024). An investigation on discourse structure of video games tutorials: A case in multimodal discourse analysis. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.58256/c4h2qk76
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Author Biographies

Eti Setiawati, Universitas Brawijaya

Eti Setiawati was born in Subang on April 13 1964. She is the chairperson of the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang Indonesia. In teaching, she taught subjects such as Morphology, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Language Research Methodology, Learning Research Methodology, Introduction to Gender Studies, Gender and Contemporary Issues

Ridwin Purba, Universitas Simalungun

Ridwin Purba is an Associate Professor at Universitas Simalungun, Pematangsiantar, Indonesia. His majorities are sociolinguistics and applied linguistics.

Tirto Suwondo, 3National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

Tirto Suwondo is a researcher of Indonesian literature at the Yogyakarta Special Region Language Center (1982-2017); Central Java Language Center (2017-2020); and now (since 2022) at the Research Center for Language, Literature, and Community, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia. He has published many national and international journal articles and books and actively  participated  in  national conferences and academic workshops.

Loso Judijanto, IPOSS Jakarta

Loso Judijanto is a public policy researcher at IPOSS Jakarta.  His research interests are in the area of economics, finance, management, corporate governance, technology advancement, and human capital management. He has published various articles and books in the above-mentioned area in local and international publications.

Dewi Kencanawati, Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Dewi Kencanawati is a lecturer at English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. She is interested in  Language Assessment, Language Curriculum, Language Teaching, English for Specific Purposes, and exploring ways to improve students’ speaking competence

Herman Herman, Universitas HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar

Herman Herman is a Professor and a lecturer at Universitas HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar, Pematang Siantar, Indonesia. His interest in reading and writing. His majorities are discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis and applied linguistics.

Endang Fatmawati, Universitas Diponegoro

Endang Fatmawati is a lecturer at the Information and Public Relations Study Program, Faculty of Vocational School, Universitas Diponegoro in Semarang. She is an expert in information, digital business, management, public relations, education, languages, and libraries.

Nanda Saputra, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Tarbiyah Al-Hilal Sigli

Nanda Saputra is a lecturer in the study program Tarbiyah Teacher Education at Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Tarbiyah Al-Hilal Sigli

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Setiawati, E. ., Purba, R., Suwondo, T. ., Judijanto, L. ., Kencanawati, D. ., Herman, H., Fatmawati, E. ., & Saputra, N. (2024). An investigation on discourse structure of video games tutorials: A case in multimodal discourse analysis. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.58256/c4h2qk76
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