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Localization Microtalks: Globetrotting in the fast lane Oded Sharon CEO, Corbomite Games / Adventure Mob
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Language Minesweeper
● Propose Language
● Speaks language? raise hand & Yeah!
● Two or more – sit down.
● (repeat)
● Only one? You win!
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Rules:
● 8 Minutes per speaker. Exactly.
● 5 Talks.
● At the end- Questions from audience.
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Talk too much ?
Buzzer ring?
Talk ends.
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Let’s get started!
Good Luck!
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Localization 101 for Indie Developers: 15% extra revenue with 1% effort Building automated localization systems for fun and profit
Christopher Natsuume Creative Director, Boomzap Entertainment
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One Button Localization with Excel
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Add images to language folders
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Export to Build
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Launch the Game
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Yup, it’s that easy
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Awakening on Big Fish DE site
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Royalty Data From Big Fish
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Royalty Data From Big Fish
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YTD Royalties: All Boomzap Games
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Summary
10-20% Additional revenue
1% Effort (with proper setup)
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FireTongue An Open-Source Localization Framework
Joshua Granick CEO, OpenFL Technologies
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FireTongue is a:
● Simple
● Open Source
● Cross-Platform
…Localization Framework (written in HAXE)
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Example Usage:
var tongue:FireTongue = new FireTongue();
tongue.init(“en-US”,onLoaded);
function onLoaded():Void
{
//prints ”Hello, World!” in current locale/language
trace(tongue.get(“$HELLO_WORLD”));
}
.
(Assuming you’ve done the proper setup)
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Pipeline:
Translator
Original Text (CSV or TSV)
Translator
Translator
CSV/TSV
CSV/TSV
CSV/TSV
cs-CZ
de-DE
Ja-JP
en-US
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CSV files look like this:
"flag","content",
"$STATUS_DESC_DARK","Dodges non-area attacks <PERCENT>% of the time.",
"$STATUS_DESC_LIGHT","Removes darkness.",
"$STATUS_DESC_FRENZY","Speed up by <M_MULT_PERCENT>%",
"$STATUS_DESC_BLINDED","Attacks miss <PERCENT>% of the time.",
"$STATUS_DESC_BLEED","Takes +<PERCENT>% DMG.",
UTF-8 encoding ONLY!!!
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TSV files look like this:
flag content
$STATUS_DESC_DARK Dodges non-area attacks <PERCENT>% of the time.
$STATUS_DESC_LIGHT Removes darkness.
$STATUS_DESC_FRENZY Speed up by <M_MULT_PERCENT>%
$STATUS_DESC_BLINDED Attacks miss <PERCENT>% of the time.
$STATUS_DESC_BLEED Takes +<PERCENT>% DMG.
No quotes or commas, just tabs and end-lines.
(Still UTF-8 ONLY)
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Tricky Characters:
● CSV: avoid quotes (“"” ‘'’) in text
● TSV: never use tabs in text
● Use these instead:
● <Q> for quote, <LQ>/<RQ> for left-right quote
● <T> for tab, <C> for comma
● <N> for newline
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Replacement tokens:
"flag","content",
"$STATUS_DESC_DARK","Dodges non-area attacks <PERCENT>% of the time.",
"$STATUS_DESC_LIGHT","Removes darkness.",
"$STATUS_DESC_FRENZY","Speed up by <M_MULT_PERCENT>%",
"$STATUS_DESC_BLINDED","Attacks miss <PERCENT>% of the time.",
"$STATUS_DESC_BLEED","Takes +<PERCENT>% DMG.",
import firetongue.Replace;
var str:String = fire_tongue_instance.get(“$STATUS_DESC_DARK”);
str = Replace.flags(str,[“<PERCENT>”],percent_dark);
//str is now something like “Dodges non-area attacks 30% of the time”;
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Don’t hard-code grammar!
Wrong:
str = tongue.get(“$COLLECT”) + num_apples + tongue.get(“$APPLES”);
Right:
"flag","content",
"$COLLECT_X_APPLES",“Collect <X> apples!",
str = tongue.get(“$COLLECT_X_APPLES”);
str = Replace.flags(str,[“<X>”][num_apples]);
"flag","content",
"$COLLECT","Collect",
"$APPLES","Apples",
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Integrated with
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Summary
● Simple
● Free + Open-source
● Cross-Platform (HAXE)
● Easy to port if you don’t like HAXE
● Integrated with Flixel already
● (most popular HAXE library)
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For More information:
github.com/larsiusprime/firetongue
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Localizing Your Global UA Strategy Crid Yu VP & MD of North America, InMobi
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Important Tips to Go Global
● Other markets ≠ the US
● Localize ≠ Translate
● App ecosystems have “local habitats”
● Counter-intuitive audience behavior
● Leverage all marketing channels
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Other markets ≠ the US
Interactive
Experience
Colorful
Characters
Android vs. iOS
Maximizing interactive experiences such as capacitive touchscreen
Extremely successful examples include - games including Fruit Ninja, Template Run, Tiny Wings,
NHN Line, Wechat, Kakao talk etc.
Cute cartoon design Based on market performance, gamers prefer casual mobile games with cute simple cartoon
characters.
In CJK, Android premium handsets perform 15% better than iOS
In Korea, average monetization on such handsets can go up to 2x for popular games &
communication apps.
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Localized ≠ Translation
Driving better ad
engagement Localized the Ads
and Not Just the
Words
+10% Increase with installs on localized ads with
colors and images that worked for the
market
Reducing User Fatigue
Take Advantage of Seasonal
Events
+11% More installs per day on ads with regional context
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App ecosystems have “local habitats”
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Counter intuitive audience behavior
Under 25 and 1+ hour on their mobile daily
GEN M
Females with children living at
home
MOBILE
MOTHERS
Under 25 living in tier 1 and tier 2
cities
MOBILE
YOUTH
Those that own an automobile
and a flat screen TV
MASS
AFFLUENTS
Attended university and
spend via mobile
EDUCATED
TECHIES Top Audience
Segments
Monetizing User
Segments
China
US
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Leverage all marketing channels Localization & know
your audience
Key Partnerships Integrated Marketing
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Important Tips to Go Global
● Other markets ≠ the US
● Localize ≠ Translate
● App ecosystems have “local habitats”
● Counter-intuitive audience behavior
● Leverage all marketing channels
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Exploiting Voice and Facial Video Recording Techniques for International Audio Production Bill Black Audio Manager, Binari Sonori America
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Binari Sonori
Multilingual game localization and audio production company with offices in Milan and Los Angeles
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Facial motion capture: basics
● Actors wear helmets with camera & lighting (no markers)
● The session generates audio and video tracks simultaneously, in the same software application
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Audio & Video assets sent to both Dev & Loc teams
US recording studio
Dev team 3D artists
Int’l recording studios
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Facial motion capture for 3D artists
3D Artists & Audio Developers now have audio & video files for original language content creation
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Facial motion capture for Audio Loc
In the game industry localization teams in the past have had only the following reference materials to sync to:
• Audio files
• Preliminary cut scenes, not final
• Raw Full body Motion Capture material, not final
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Facial motion audio/video files for Loc
After the translation, a specific “text adaptation phase” is performed before starting dubbing in the
studio using the video reference for sync writing
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Facial motion capture for Audio Loc
Sync writing is the key to perfectly lock the target words with the lips movements of the original actor
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Facial motion capture for Audio Loc
Without an accurate and final video reference, it is not possible to achieve “movie dubbing quality sync”
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Facial motion capture for Audio Loc
Through this more integrated approach, made possible using audio
video files, the audio localization process can start earlier than ever
before now relying on exactly the same facial audio/video reference employed
by the developers animation team
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Facial Capture Dubbing
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Implementation of this technique offers the opportunity for:
● Better reference material earlier in the production cycle
● Accurate crafted scripts
● Movie quality dialog sync
● Superior quality localized production
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Apps description localisation as a water testing tool Rebecca J Lever BDE, Universally Speaking
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In the information age it has never been easier to sell globally
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But, how easy is it?
Things to consider:
● Word count of your app
● App store descriptions
● Press releases
● Product update descriptions
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Test the waters
“Sales increase by
128% following app
store localisation.”
Common Sense Advisory
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“72.4% consumers
are more likely to
buy products in
their mother
tongue.” Common Sense Advisory
iTunes is
available in over
160 countries and
supports over 60
languages.
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Localising your app description
Primary Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean.
Secondary Languages: Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese.
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Connecting with new audiences
● Low cost – from £20
● Fast turn around
● Focus your efforts
● Organic growth
● High ROI
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Hints & Tips… ● Plan responsiveness
● Encourage user feedback
● Advise of game language
● Consider crowd funding
● Provide context
● Non-literal translations
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Key word optimisation
“Key word optimisation could
increase the download of an app
by 767%.”
Make App Magazine
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Key word localisation
● More than 60% of consumers find apps through the app store search
● Use metrics
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Case Study: Frogmind
Japanese & Russian
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Recap
What did we hear about this past hour?
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Localization 101 for indies
● Christopher Natsuume
10-20% Additional revenue
1% Effort (with proper setup)
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FireTongue ● Joshua Granick
Translator
Original Text
(CSV or TSV)
Translator
Translator
CSV/TSV
CSV/TSV
CSV/TSV
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● Crid Yu
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Exploiting Voice and Facial Video Recording Techniques for International Audio Production Bill Black
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Apps description localisation as a water testing tool
● Rebecca J Lever
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Questions
● Localization 101 (Christopher Nastuume)
● FireTongue (Lars Doucet)
● Localizing your Global User Acquisition (Crid Yu)
● Exploiting Voice and Facial Video Recording Techniques for International Audio Production (Bill Black)
● Apps description localization as a water testing tool (Rebecca Lever)