Tag: culture
Going Global in Gaming: Two Vastly Different Paths to Success
Explore how casual and AAA games follow different paths to global success—from speed and scalability to deep cultural localization and immersive storytelling.
Bristol Launches Its First Festival Dedicated to Translated Literature
Translated By, Bristol is the city’s first festival dedicated to literary translation, spotlighting the often-invisible art of bringing stories across languages through 11 live events, panels, and performance
Why UX Designers Should Consider Users’ Culture
When designing user interfaces in a multicultural context, we should be aware of our own culture, assumptions, and biases.
Indigenous Language Hub Faces Funding Crisis: The Vital Need for Urban Language Revitalization
The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) in Canada grapples with the sudden loss of crucial funding for its Urban Indigenous Language Hub.
Chris Oakley (CTO, ZOO Digital) selected for Rolling Stone Culture Council, a community of leaders and tastemakers shaping the future
Rolling Stone Culture Council, an invitation-only network of leaders on the cutting edge of what’s new in culture, has selected Chris Oakley as the community’s newest member.
Ten more mistakes to avoid in localization
Helping customers avoid these mistakes is no small matter — it wins loyalty and trust. Since there are no shortage of errors that can trip up any work project, here are ten more mistakes to avoid in localization.
Canadian Brewery Muffs Beer Name
As part of our new geocultural series, InAppropriations, Bobb Drake examines what can happen when beer names go sour.
A Canadian brewery’s use of a...
Federal police presence in Portland highlights fragmented American cultures
Portland, Oregon, is known for its bicycle culture, its book culture, and its general funkiness. It has a reputation among many of its residents...
Ten Spanish expressions that don’t translate well into English
Spanish is the world’s most widely spoken Romance language, and its proliferation in different countries and locales presents its own set of translation challenges. These ten common expressions don’t have English equivalents.