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The document summarizes information about LocJAM 2, an upcoming non-profit videogame translation contest organized by Team GLOC and the IGDA. It provides details about the contest timeline and eligible languages, as well as guidelines for translating the chosen game, including familiarization with game mechanics, terminology, and cultural references. Participants are instructed on localization processes like editing, integration, quality assurance, and submission. Winners will be selected in May based on criteria like translation correctness, style, creativity, and cultural adaptation.

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LocJAM 2 Barcelona Workshop Carme Mangiron Friday, 27th February, 11-13 h, UAB
LOCJAM ? Started in 2014. ? Non-profit videogame translation contest. ? Organised by C Team GLOC (Alain Dellepiane) C Localization SIG of the IGDA C IGDA Japan Chapter
OBJECTIVES ? Spread the word about game translation and localisation. ? Open the door for translators wanting to specialise in this field. ? Have fun!
PARTICIPANTS LOCJAM 2014 LANGUAGE AMATEUR PROFESSIONAL TOTAL Castilian Spanish 99 87 186 Italian 97 37 134 French 23 37 60 German 18 24 42 LA Spanish 29 13 42 Japanese 14 6 20 TOTAL 280 204 484
LOCJAM 2 ?22nd February to 1st March at 23.59 (Greenwich Mean Time) ?Do not leave it to the last minute to avoid problems with the website ?Languages: EN, FR, GE, IT, JA, SP, LA SP, RU, BP
COMPETITION ? Only one entry for participant ? Amateur vs. pro categories ? Prices: studio tour or diploma
GAME
GAME ? Interactive story similar to the Choose your own adventure books. ? Developed with Twine. ? 5000 thousand words, but some repetition in the Inventory in the second part.
GAME ? Requires Mongoose editor to view it. ? Character encoding UTF8 ? Text with code tags. ? Work with Notepad++ or Sublime Text (set View>Syntax>Regular Expression to clearly differentiate translatable text and control codes).
TEXT WITH CODE ? n, text within <<>> and codes like tt42 tags are control codes used by the game and should not be modified for the translated version. ? KITCHEN:nn[img[kitchen-hat]]nn"YAY WE FOUND IT!"nn[img[Poor Torn Hat|badhat 45]]n
LOCALISATION PROCESS ? Familiarisation ? Glossary and style guide ? Translation ? Editing ? Integration ? QA ? Submission
FAMILIARISATION ? Game mechanics ? Theme ? Characters: Emi, a little girl, and her grandfather
LANGUAGE ? Literary and descriptive language The dusty, bittersweet smell of weathered books and century-old furniture wafted through the door as Emi and Grandpa entered Grandpa¨s office.
LANGUAGE ? Dialogue with colloquial language ? ＾Hurray!￣ Emi said. ＾We had an amazing adventure, didn¨t wee, Grandpa? And I really helped, right? I hope you are proud of me!￣. ? You have a reeaally creepy shed, Grandpa. ? Just kidding! Hehehe.
LANGUAGE ? Terms of endearment C Grandpa C Little one
LANGUAGE ? Options for players ? Could you fix my hat now, little one? ? Read the last entry in my diary. ? Look in the fireplace. ? Oh, never mind then.
SYSTEM MESSAGES ? Emi obtained Poor Torn Hat. ? Next. ? Emi fixed Grandpa's hat.
ONOMATOPOEIA AND INTERJECTIONS ? Hurray! ? Hmmm´ ? Oops ? Ew! ? YAY WE FOUND IT! ? Aww, it¨s okay, Grandpa!
VERBAL TENSES ? Combination of present and past Emi and Grandpa are outside the family mausoleum. A grim atmosphere surrounded the ornate structure.
INVENTORY ? Humour, alliteration, play-on-words, creativity C Muddy Yucky Paddle C Weird Metal Thingy C Poor Torn Hat C Big Bad Crowbar C Teeny Tiny Key C Colorful Wacky Thread
CULTURAL REFERENCES ? Begin teatime ? Boogeyman ? Fedora
ORTOTYPOGRAPHY ? Inverted commas for dialogues in English vs. long hyphen (raya) in Spanish. ！?Qu└ le vamos a hacer! ！exclam┏ resignado Ash. ！Est│ bien ！dijo Misty！; te acompa?ar└. ！?Puedo irme ya? ！Se puso en pie con gesto decidido！. No hace falta que me acompa?e. Conozco el camino. http://buscon.rae.es/dpd/srv/search?id=kyRrDVgsOD6Xup8Dpt
TRANSLATION STRATEGY ? How to make your translation stand out? ? Idiomatic language ? Literary register ? Creativity (inventory) ? Correction: extremely important!
EDITING ? Review the translation thoroughly. ? Read it aloud to make sure it sounds natural.
INTEGRATION ? Just save the file. ? Do not change the file name. ? Choose Translate in game title page to load your translation.
QA ? Play the game several times, to make sure you view all the text on screen. ? If you can, get somebody else to play it as well and take their feedback on board. ? Check for spelling mistakes, style issues, inconsistencies, etc. ? Correct any issues in the file, save it and load the game again.
QA ? Check any errors that you corrected, to make sure they appear OK. ? Copy and paste your final translation onto a word processing tool in order to spell-check it. ? Upload the final file. Only one entry for participants. Good luck! ? Winners will be announced in May, picked by a jury made of specialised game localization agencies.
Jury of LOCJAM 2014 ? Criteria for choosing best translations ? Correctness: no ? grammar or spelling mistakes. ? Style: naturalness ? Humour ? Creativity ? Cultural adaptation ? A translation that feels like an original ? Maintain suspension of disbelief
MORE INFORMATION ? IGDA LOC SIG¨s group in Facebook ? Frequently asked questions ? Official chat
PHOTO COMPETITION ? Tweet event photos with #LocJAM2 and #itranslateworlds to win a classic Nintendo Famicom
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Locjam2015mangiron

  • 1. LocJAM 2 Barcelona Workshop Carme Mangiron Friday, 27th February, 11-13 h, UAB
  • 2. LOCJAM ? Started in 2014. ? Non-profit videogame translation contest. ? Organised by C Team GLOC (Alain Dellepiane) C Localization SIG of the IGDA C IGDA Japan Chapter
  • 3. OBJECTIVES ? Spread the word about game translation and localisation. ? Open the door for translators wanting to specialise in this field. ? Have fun!
  • 4. PARTICIPANTS LOCJAM 2014 LANGUAGE AMATEUR PROFESSIONAL TOTAL Castilian Spanish 99 87 186 Italian 97 37 134 French 23 37 60 German 18 24 42 LA Spanish 29 13 42 Japanese 14 6 20 TOTAL 280 204 484
  • 5. LOCJAM 2 ?22nd February to 1st March at 23.59 (Greenwich Mean Time) ?Do not leave it to the last minute to avoid problems with the website ?Languages: EN, FR, GE, IT, JA, SP, LA SP, RU, BP
  • 6. COMPETITION ? Only one entry for participant ? Amateur vs. pro categories ? Prices: studio tour or diploma
  • 8. GAME ? Interactive story similar to the Choose your own adventure books. ? Developed with Twine. ? 5000 thousand words, but some repetition in the Inventory in the second part.
  • 9. GAME ? Requires Mongoose editor to view it. ? Character encoding UTF8 ? Text with code tags. ? Work with Notepad++ or Sublime Text (set View>Syntax>Regular Expression to clearly differentiate translatable text and control codes).
  • 10. TEXT WITH CODE ? n, text within <<>> and codes like tt42 tags are control codes used by the game and should not be modified for the translated version. ? KITCHEN:nn[img[kitchen-hat]]nn"YAY WE FOUND IT!"nn[img[Poor Torn Hat|badhat 45]]n
  • 11. LOCALISATION PROCESS ? Familiarisation ? Glossary and style guide ? Translation ? Editing ? Integration ? QA ? Submission
  • 12. FAMILIARISATION ? Game mechanics ? Theme ? Characters: Emi, a little girl, and her grandfather
  • 13. LANGUAGE ? Literary and descriptive language The dusty, bittersweet smell of weathered books and century-old furniture wafted through the door as Emi and Grandpa entered Grandpa¨s office.
  • 14. LANGUAGE ? Dialogue with colloquial language ? ＾Hurray!￣ Emi said. ＾We had an amazing adventure, didn¨t wee, Grandpa? And I really helped, right? I hope you are proud of me!￣. ? You have a reeaally creepy shed, Grandpa. ? Just kidding! Hehehe.
  • 15. LANGUAGE ? Terms of endearment C Grandpa C Little one
  • 16. LANGUAGE ? Options for players ? Could you fix my hat now, little one? ? Read the last entry in my diary. ? Look in the fireplace. ? Oh, never mind then.
  • 17. SYSTEM MESSAGES ? Emi obtained Poor Torn Hat. ? Next. ? Emi fixed Grandpa's hat.
  • 18. ONOMATOPOEIA AND INTERJECTIONS ? Hurray! ? Hmmm´ ? Oops ? Ew! ? YAY WE FOUND IT! ? Aww, it¨s okay, Grandpa!
  • 19. VERBAL TENSES ? Combination of present and past Emi and Grandpa are outside the family mausoleum. A grim atmosphere surrounded the ornate structure.
  • 20. INVENTORY ? Humour, alliteration, play-on-words, creativity C Muddy Yucky Paddle C Weird Metal Thingy C Poor Torn Hat C Big Bad Crowbar C Teeny Tiny Key C Colorful Wacky Thread
  • 21. CULTURAL REFERENCES ? Begin teatime ? Boogeyman ? Fedora
  • 22. ORTOTYPOGRAPHY ? Inverted commas for dialogues in English vs. long hyphen (raya) in Spanish. ！?Qu└ le vamos a hacer! ！exclam┏ resignado Ash. ！Est│ bien ！dijo Misty！; te acompa?ar└. ！?Puedo irme ya? ！Se puso en pie con gesto decidido！. No hace falta que me acompa?e. Conozco el camino. http://buscon.rae.es/dpd/srv/search?id=kyRrDVgsOD6Xup8Dpt
  • 23. TRANSLATION STRATEGY ? How to make your translation stand out? ? Idiomatic language ? Literary register ? Creativity (inventory) ? Correction: extremely important!
  • 24. EDITING ? Review the translation thoroughly. ? Read it aloud to make sure it sounds natural.
  • 25. INTEGRATION ? Just save the file. ? Do not change the file name. ? Choose Translate in game title page to load your translation.
  • 26. QA ? Play the game several times, to make sure you view all the text on screen. ? If you can, get somebody else to play it as well and take their feedback on board. ? Check for spelling mistakes, style issues, inconsistencies, etc. ? Correct any issues in the file, save it and load the game again.
  • 27. QA ? Check any errors that you corrected, to make sure they appear OK. ? Copy and paste your final translation onto a word processing tool in order to spell-check it. ? Upload the final file. Only one entry for participants. Good luck! ? Winners will be announced in May, picked by a jury made of specialised game localization agencies.
  • 28. Jury of LOCJAM 2014 ? Criteria for choosing best translations ? Correctness: no ? grammar or spelling mistakes. ? Style: naturalness ? Humour ? Creativity ? Cultural adaptation ? A translation that feels like an original ? Maintain suspension of disbelief
  • 29. MORE INFORMATION ? IGDA LOC SIG¨s group in Facebook ? Frequently asked questions ? Official chat
  • 30. PHOTO COMPETITION ? Tweet event photos with #LocJAM2 and #itranslateworlds to win a classic Nintendo Famicom