If you struggle to master two languages, think about how interpreters who specialize in three or more languages do it. The Bilingual Mind – Processing Information With the bilingual mind (or multilingual at that), they have a special way of processing information and outputting the…
Local politics is already perplexing and stressful. Imagine if there’s language barrier mixed into the fray. It’s likely to encounter various opportunities for aggravation and issues blown out of proportion. Fortunately, thanks to proficient interpreters, misunderstandings associated with the erroneous conveyance of messages uttered in…
The Chinese language is the most spoken language in the world, due to the sheer size of the country’s population. Likewise, Chinese migrants can be found almost anywhere in the world, causing the spread of their culture and language. Their closeness with their countrymen helped…
Many people might not easily recognize the name Electronic Arts (EA), but there is a big possibility that they are familiar with some of its products. For the unfamiliar, Electronic Arts is a video game creator and publisher. It ranks second largest in Europe and…
Except for Antarctica, all continents of the world have millions of video gamers. Video games, after all, have a universal appeal that people of all ages, races, and genders are into them. Featured below are the most popular video games for the six continents. Since…
May 21 is the special day designated by United Nations as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. It’s a long word so most people just call the event Cultural Diversity Day or even just Diversity Day. It’s an international holiday to promote…
Do the different languages of different countries influence the way developers make their video games? This question is similar to how software development could be different in different countries. Video games, after all, are created largely in the same way office or productivity software are…
The power of social media as a marketing tool is recognized by many entrepreneurs, brands and companies all over the world. You can see a wide range of products sold online, big and small, old and new. So it is definitely possible to use social…
The Japanese gaming industry has touched many aspects of life around the world. Many people worldwide were exposed and grew up with Japanese video games and cartoons. The Japanese gaming industry started around the latter part of the 60s and early part of the 70s….
The creation of video games today is done in different parts of the world and with video game translation becoming more sophisticated, it is difficult to identify the county of origin of modern games. However, looking back at the video games created 10 or 20…
One of Sony’s most successful products, the PlayStation is arguably the most successful gaming console in the world. All iterations of it have sold at least 80 million units. First PlayStation –102 million units The PlayStation 2 – 159 million units PlayStation 3 – 88…
If you are not a fan of what happens behind the scenes of video games and you are not fond of discussions on video game translation and localization, this post will likely bore you. There are no Netflix-like entertainment bits here. Rather, the discussions below…
