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Why Games Matter
Posted by Michelle Deco on Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:15:00 EST in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
In my final article for Gamasutra, I talk about why games matter and why they're important in today's society.

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The Basics of Localization, Part 7
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:13:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
I’ve talked about various parts and aspects of localization in my Basics of Localization series, but what does the actual process look like? Here, I’ll walk you through a general workflow of the entire localization process.

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The Basics of Localization, Part 6
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:08:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
Machine translation is a readily available tool for localization teams, but it's probably also not the most ideal. In Part 6 of this series, we’ll take a look at why Google Translate (and other machine translation tools) may not be your best friend.

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The Basics of Localization, Part 5
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:53:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
Good UI in a game is sometimes hard to find. Great UI is even harder when it pertains to text. In Part 5 of my Basics of Localization series, I'll walk through the challenges of localizing UI for video games.

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Game Glitch Gallery
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:24:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
Games aren’t perfect and are bound to have glitches every now and then. Here’s a quick look at some interesting, funny, and beneficial glitches I’ve encountered.

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A Brief History of the ESRB
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 09 Oct 2017 10:18:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
The ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) is an organization that assigns age and content ratings to video games. Here, I take a look at the ESRB’s history, including the reasons behind its founding and the ratings process.

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Animated Shows Based on Video Games
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:10:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
The rise of the video game industry has seen its most popular franchises across a wide variety of media, including animated television. This article explores several of those franchises that made the leap from the console to the small screen.

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Staying Healthy during Crunch Time
Posted by Michelle Deco on Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:51:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
How do we stay healthy and focused during crunch time, even when putting in 80-hour weeks? I’ll explore simple ways to keep your body, mind, and soul in the pink.

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The Basics of Localization, Part 4
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:16:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
In Part 4 of this series, we'll look at the decisions that go behind localizing a video game in a particular market, using well-known examples in the gaming industry.

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A Brief History of E3
Posted by Michelle Deco on Mon, 12 Jun 2017 01:08:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Production, Serious, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Design, Programming, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Design, Programming, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR, Audio, Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Production, Art, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, VR
Many gamers annually look forward to the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3. In this article, we’ll take a brief look into the show’s 22-year history.

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