ANALISIS VISUAL KARAKTER GATOTKACA DALAM GAME MOBILE LEGENDS BANG BANG
Abstract
Game Mobile Legends Bang Bang merupakan salah satu karya desain yang hingga kini masih digemari masyarakat di seluruh dunia tidak terkecuali Indonesia. Karakter pada game bervariasi dan menarik secara visual. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti menganalisis visual karakter dalam game Mobile Legends Bang Bang yaitu Gatotkaca. Permasalahan pada penelitian ini adalah bagaimana ciri-ciri fisik dan pemaknaan visual karakter Gatotkaca yang terdapat dalam game Mobile Legends Bang Bang. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif, teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan dokumentasi dan studi literatur, teknik pengolahan data menggunakan reduksi dan identifikasi data, teknik analisis data desktiptif menggunakan semiotika Roland Barthes. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, diketahui bahwa ciri fisik karakter Gatotkaca terinspirasi dari tokoh legendaris di Indonesia yaitu Gatotkaca. Secara visual, karakter Gatotkaca telah mengalami penyederhanaan bentuk demi kemudahan dalam proses dimensionalnya secara realistis. Karakter Gatotkaca dalam game Mobile Legends Bang Bang dapat mencitrakan sosok Gatotkaca yang kuat dan perkasa dengan senjata sarung tangan Brajamukti-Brajadentanya. Hal ini yang membuat adanya karakter Gatotkaca dalam game Mobile Legends Bang Bang dapat disebut sebagai wujud pelestarian budaya Indonesia.
Kata Kunci: Barthes, Game, Gatotkaca, Semiotika.
VISUAL ANALYSIS OF GATOTKACA CHARACTERS
IN THE MOBILE LEGENDS BANG BANG GAME
Abstract
Mobile Legends Bang Bang, A game which has conception design and earns enormous popularity among society around the world including Indonesia. The characters in this game have many variations and visually appealing. Through this research, researcher analyses Mobile Legends Bang Bang character’s visual, Gatotkaca. The purpose of the study aims to examine physical characteristics and visual importance of Moblie Legends Bang Bang’s character, Gatotkaca. This research uses Qualitative approach, as data collection technique uses documentation and literature study. Meanwhile, data processing technique uses data reduction and identification, descriptive data technique uses Roland Barthes’ Semiotics. Established results of this study shows physical appearance of Gatotkaca’s character is inspired by legendary figure in Indonesia, Gatotkaca. Visually, the character of Gatotkaca has undergone many shape simplifications to ease its dimensional realistic processes. Gatotkaca’s character in Mobile Legends Bang Bang game images both strong and powerful Gatotkaca with his Brajamukti-Brajadenta gauntlet. This makes Gatotkaca’s character in Mobile Legends Bang Bang can be called as the form of Indonesia’s culture preservation.
Keywords: Barthes, Game, Gatotkaca, Semiotics.
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