On AI use in gameloc:

🔸Lucile Danilov's Gameloc Manifesto | x.com/JustAnotherTL/…

🔸Should I Translate My Game Using Machine Translation or AI? by Jenn O'Donnell 📖 | igda.org/news-archive/s…

🔸A perfect summary by Marc E.G. ❍ Loc Madman (@FromTvoid) |
fromthevoid.net/blog/i-didnt-g…

Translations come out best when the translator has control over the final text and works closely with the editor on any issues. This should not be a controversial thing to say. Translators who work only in the otaku zone are too used to being disrespected.

これを読んで思い出したのが、FFTのオリジナル版(PS版）だ。翻訳者が暴走云々ではなくて、単純に英訳のレベルが低かった。例えば固有名詞ひとつとっても「北天騎士団」が「Hokuten Knights」という具合🤣…

I hate the phrase 'lost in translation.' It's often used in bad faith to paint translation as something inherently evil or wrong. The act of translation isn't as simple as right or wrong, good or bad, and people miss how much we've gained from it.
j-entranslations.com/gained-in-tran…

A localization project manager can make or break a project, and the great ones are supportive and empathetic to their team members as much as the project's goals.
j-entranslations.com/best-practices…

It is completely unacceptable to rely on AI translations in the manga industry. Your fav may be the next to suffer, bc mine sure did when ABLAZE decided to use AI and shoddy oversight on Sumiyoshi Ryo's 'Centaurs'. ... Yeah. Her name is not 'Sokugyo'. Let's look further-🧵

I did a thing. Farewell Twitter~

An open letter to #gameloc translators, agencies/LSPs and their clients on the matter of AI/MTPE.

If you’re interested in a fun, twisty murder mystery that takes you on a wild ride while teaching you about fun homonyms, then this is the book for you!
jtalkonline.com/a-tongue-twist…

To fight for better practices and explain why this practice is so important, Loc'd and Loaded now hosts a special page dedicated to crediting, including press archives, resources & more: locdandloaded.net/games-industry…

I wrote about approaches to translating the Iliad in English, with a few different versions of the heartbreaking last meeting of Hector and Andromache.

Poll time: How long did it take you to earn a full-time living from freelance translation/editing alone? #l10n
(Bonus question: what year did you start in?)

You often hear 'there is no one way to translate', but what does that really mean? Translation isn't a one-for-one action, it's a spectrum that's influenced by a number of factors ranging from limitations of a medium to the translator's themselves.
j-entranslations.com/translation-is…

Interested in improving your listening skills? You can listen to Japanese podcasts, or you can use them in your study routine to really hone your listening comprehension skills!
jtalkonline.com/how-to-use-pod…

📢Attention! Are you up for some competition?🤺
JVTA is hosting its very first English subtitling contest!✨
Participate to win prizes and boasting rights👑
Sign up is simple and details can be found in the link below! Check it out!
jvtacademy.com/la15th-anniver…

Our summer school line up has been revealed! I hope they've interested you👀 One that's perfect for beginners and graduates alike is our 'Let's Translate Together' series!🥳 This time it's J-to-E, and is a great excercise in English writing. Check it out!
jvta.net/tyo/summer2023…

Had an amazing time interpreting at #BitSummit ! Was a blast chatting with indie devs about their games, helping people geek out, and hanging out with other linguists. Was inspiring to meet all the younger translators just getting into the industry too. So many cool people.

BitSummit Let's Goooo!!!