𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐒𝐝 πŸ’« Game localizers @fromthevoid.net Β· May 21

How letting your translators brainstorm together brings out the best localization possible: an example. In The Bookwalker, said "Bookwalker" has the same translation in French, Spanish & Italian. Here's how our teams worked together on the most important name in @do-my-best.bsky.social's game πŸ‘‡

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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐒𝐝 πŸ’« Game localizers Β· May 21

1/ Our teams’ first ideas (closest to literal translations) were either too long or not elegant enough. β€œBookwalker” being both a very poetic & evocative name, we wanted to find a translation that was as good as that. We also wanted something that could work for all genders.