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How to Get the Most out of LocJAM

Marianna Sacra April 16, 2017

It's LocJAM time again! LocJAM is a yearly game localization contest for both newbie and experienced translators. It’s free, and open to everyone. You have two weeks to translate a game that would normally take a day or two to finish, and you might even win a small prize.

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How to Translate a Video Game—7 Common Challenges And Solutions

Marianna Sacra March 13, 2016

If you're an aspiring game translator, you might have heard of the LocJAM, the game translation contest. It is a video game translation competition that is now in its third year. And it's getting bigger and more and more popular, with new languages being added every year. The cool thing is that—unlike in the usual game translator's projects—you have the chance to see your translation in-game immediately. This means that not only can you see your translation in context, but are also able to adjust your text accordingly and fix text bugs right away.

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Marianna is an English-into-German game localization specialist based in New England.

She loves translating story-based games.

She blogs irregularly these days, but when you do, you’ll find her musing about game localization, sharing translation tips, and interviewing people from the video game industry.

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