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Now how do I phrase this for a CV ...
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Now how do I phrase this for a CV ...
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The Gameloc Directory 2025 update is live! It now features a marker (★) highlighting entities with strict no MT/AI policies. locdandloaded.net/2020/10/22/g...
Gameloc Agency Directory
There are multiple ways of entering the game localization industry, and one of the most common ones is by working with agencies who are specialized in this particular niche. I have compiled a list of ...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The Gameloc Directory 2025 update is live! It now features a marker (★) highlighting entities with strict no MT/AI policies. locdandloaded.net/2020/10/22/g...
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this is maybe trite at this point but it is in your interest to find ways to create things. basically everyone wants you to be consuming nonstop. making stuff, from cooking to photography or whatever, can help you feel more in control. doesn’t even have to be something you share with other people
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
this is maybe trite at this point but it is in your interest to find ways to create things. basically everyone wants you to be consuming nonstop. making stuff, from cooking to photography or whatever, can help you feel more in control. doesn’t even have to be something you share with other people
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And let me quietly laud the human translators who manage to translate beautiful prose into beautiful prose *in another language*.
One of my heroes is Claus Beck who translated AS Byatt into Danish - incl. the faux Victorian poetry. Astounding work.
One of my heroes is Claus Beck who translated AS Byatt into Danish - incl. the faux Victorian poetry. Astounding work.
Jeanette Winterson, bell hooks, Sasha LaPointe, Joan Didion, John Steinbeck, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Angélica Gorodischer, Peter Cole, José Saramago, Elissa Washuta, Bayo Akomolafe, Tyson Yunkaporta
Amid the ongoing thing about AI and people's increasing reliance on it, a question: do you have a writer, or writers, who you look to as exemplary makers of good sentences? Because this seems to be something which AI either can't do, or doesn't consider "worth doing".
July 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
And let me quietly laud the human translators who manage to translate beautiful prose into beautiful prose *in another language*.
One of my heroes is Claus Beck who translated AS Byatt into Danish - incl. the faux Victorian poetry. Astounding work.
One of my heroes is Claus Beck who translated AS Byatt into Danish - incl. the faux Victorian poetry. Astounding work.
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If anyone still thinks MT is somewhat decent for narrative games just because there's a ton of dialogue and descriptions, read this dissection by @katrinal10n.bsky.social of an AI-translated game. tl;dr: 👑context & culture👑 are kryptonite to machines. (Flashbacks to anime fansubs rushing releases)
At least DLsite is honest about the quality of their AI localization.
"Not the best"... so who's gonna pay money for it?
Let's see what we've got...
"Not the best"... so who's gonna pay money for it?
Let's see what we've got...
July 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
If anyone still thinks MT is somewhat decent for narrative games just because there's a ton of dialogue and descriptions, read this dissection by @katrinal10n.bsky.social of an AI-translated game. tl;dr: 👑context & culture👑 are kryptonite to machines. (Flashbacks to anime fansubs rushing releases)
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The "most accurate" translation is not always the most appropriate translation.
We don't translate in a vacuum - we take into account a myriad of things such as the context the text appears in, the game's tone, the speaker's personality, limited interface space, specific client demands...
We don't translate in a vacuum - we take into account a myriad of things such as the context the text appears in, the game's tone, the speaker's personality, limited interface space, specific client demands...
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Most translators aren't taught how to translate, they mostly learn on the job.
BUT just because someone knows two languages, doesn't mean they can translate. It's still a skill one needs to learn.
Most translators aren't taught how to translate, they mostly learn on the job.
BUT just because someone knows two languages, doesn't mean they can translate. It's still a skill one needs to learn.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Unless you seek it out, most professors don't learn how to teach. It's not part of the job requirements. The idea is that you're an expert in your field and that's Enough.
Unless you seek it out, most professors don't learn how to teach. It's not part of the job requirements. The idea is that you're an expert in your field and that's Enough.
June 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The "most accurate" translation is not always the most appropriate translation.
We don't translate in a vacuum - we take into account a myriad of things such as the context the text appears in, the game's tone, the speaker's personality, limited interface space, specific client demands...
We don't translate in a vacuum - we take into account a myriad of things such as the context the text appears in, the game's tone, the speaker's personality, limited interface space, specific client demands...
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The situation in gamedev/gameloc is pretty depressing, so all I can do is keep supporting devs however I can, do my job the best I can, and be extra thankful to everyone who supports me 🌦️
July 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The situation in gamedev/gameloc is pretty depressing, so all I can do is keep supporting devs however I can, do my job the best I can, and be extra thankful to everyone who supports me 🌦️
This is depressing.
My heart goes out to the authors who poured their heart and soul into their writing and will be led to believe that this is a good way to reach new audiences. It isn't.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
My heart goes out to the authors who poured their heart and soul into their writing and will be led to believe that this is a good way to reach new audiences. It isn't.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators
UK-based GlobeScribe is charging $100 per book, per language for use of its services, but translators say that nuanced work can only be produced by humans
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is depressing.
My heart goes out to the authors who poured their heart and soul into their writing and will be led to believe that this is a good way to reach new audiences. It isn't.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
My heart goes out to the authors who poured their heart and soul into their writing and will be led to believe that this is a good way to reach new audiences. It isn't.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Many thanks to @scalzi.com for this important piece.
This is what we've been advocating for since FtV's creation: always localize, never transliterate. As written by John Scalzi: "a human translator will give you the feel. The feel is what makes fiction work."
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
This is what we've been advocating for since FtV's creation: always localize, never transliterate. As written by John Scalzi: "a human translator will give you the feel. The feel is what makes fiction work."
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
March 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Many thanks to @scalzi.com for this important piece.
This is what we've been advocating for since FtV's creation: always localize, never transliterate. As written by John Scalzi: "a human translator will give you the feel. The feel is what makes fiction work."
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
This is what we've been advocating for since FtV's creation: always localize, never transliterate. As written by John Scalzi: "a human translator will give you the feel. The feel is what makes fiction work."
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...