{"id":42,"date":"2013-05-16T12:15:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T12:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/videogamesaccess\/2012-conference-program\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:52:27","slug":"2012-conference-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/videogamesaccess\/2012-conference-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Conference Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fun for All: II International Conference on Video Game and Virtual Worlds Translation and Accessibility<\/strong>

Venue: Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, Room 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Day 1: Thursday 22nd<\/sup> March 2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

08.30-09.00     Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.00-9.15         Opening Proceedings by Jordi Carrabina, Director of CAIAC, and Pilar Orero, Principal Investigator of TransMedia Catalonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.15-10.15       Keynote Lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Westin, Stockholm University, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, DSV: <\/strong>Large Scale Game Accessibility<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.15-10.45     Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.45- 12.45    PANEL 1: Accessible Game Design & Accessibility to Virtual Worlds – Chair: David Camacho<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Kel Smith, Anikto LLC<\/strong>: <\/strong>Innovations in Accessibility: What We Can Learn From Digital Outcasts<\/em><\/li>
  • Javier Torrente, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM); Eugenio J. Marchiori, UCM; Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel Vallejo-Pinto, Universidad de Oviedo; Pablo Moreno-Ger, UCM; Baltasar Fern\u00e1ndez-Manj\u00f3n, UCM1: <\/strong>Mobile gaming for blind users<\/em><\/li>
  • Eugenia Arr\u00e9s, Universidad de Granada: <\/strong>How can translators make videogames accessible?: Proposal with open-source software for cognitive impaired users<\/em><\/li>
  • \u00d3scar Garc\u00eda & Anna Badia, La Salle-<\/strong>Universitat Ramon Llull: <\/strong>Natural Interaction and Accessibility within Serious Games: A case-study approach<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    12.45-13.45     Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    13.45- 15.45    PANEL 2: Educational Game Design, Transmedia and accessibility \u2013 Chair: Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Calvo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Anke Berns, Universidad de C\u00e1diz; H\u00e9ctor D. Men\u00e9ndez,Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Madrid (UAM); David Camacho (UAM): <\/strong>Task-based learning through 3-D game-like applications <\/em><\/li>
    • Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez Costales, Universidad de Oviedo: <\/strong>On the Educational Use of Video Games: a Tool on Language Acquisition<\/em><\/li>
    • Carme Mangiron, Pilar Orero, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Alonso; Jordi Arnal, Pere Nolla, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona: <\/strong>LAIA CAT: Designing an educational game <\/em><\/li>
    • Nieves Gamonal, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona: <\/strong>Translation and Accessibility in Transmedia Storytelling <\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      15.45-16.15    Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      16.15-18.15 PANEL 3: Game Localisation: theory, transcreation, paratranslation \u2013 Chair: Javier Torrente<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Minako O\u2019Hagan, Dublin City University:<\/strong> Theorising game localisation<\/em><\/li>
      • Stephen Mandiberg, University of California, San Diego: <\/strong>Money Isn\u2019t Everything: On the Problems of Transcreating Video Games<\/em><\/li>
      • Jos\u00e9 Yuste Fr\u00edas, Principal Research of the Translation & Paratranslation (T&P) Research Group_Universidade de Vigo: <\/em><\/strong>Inhabiting the image for paratranslating videogames<\/em><\/li>
      • Ram\u00f3n M\u00e9ndez Gonz\u00e1lez,<\/strong> Translation & Paratranslation (T&P) Research Group_Universidade de Vigo<\/strong>: Immaterial and material paratextuality on videogame’s translation<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        18.15-18.30Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        18.30-19.30 PANEL 4: Game Localisation: collaborative translation \u2013 Chair: Pilar Orero<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • \u00b7 Rafael M\u00fcller Galhardi,<\/strong> Federal University of Bahia: <\/strong>Fan translation: production and transformation<\/em><\/li>
        • \u00b7 Carlos Ballesteros<\/strong>, TradCloud<\/strong>: TradCloud, a new tool for collaborative translation<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          20.30     Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                       Restaurant Mama Caf\u00e9
                       Dr Dou 10, Barcelona<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                       http:\/\/www.mamacaferestaurant.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                       Nearest underground stations: L3 Catalunya \/ L3 Liceu (Green Line)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                         L1 Catalunya \/ L1 Universitat (Red Line)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Day 2: Friday 23rd March 2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          9.00-10.00       Keynote Lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Heather Chandler, Media Sunshine: <\/strong>The Importance of Game Localization in Capturing International Markets<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          10.00-11.30     PANEL 1: Game localisation: assets, text types and pitfalls\u2013 Chair: Minako O\u2019Hagan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • Alice Casarini, University of Bologna:<\/strong> Localizing scripts that simultaneously provide distinctive identity features and essential gameplay tools<\/em><\/li>
          • Tomasz Stajszczak, University of Warsaw:<\/em><\/strong> The Role of Instructions in Video Games and Its Impact on Video Game Translation<\/em><\/li>
          • Silvia Ferrero, MediaLoc<\/strong>: CHILD\u2019S PLAY? Common pitfalls in the videogames localisation industry<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            11.30-12.00     Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            12.00- 14.00    PANEL 2: <\/strong>Game localization: process and quality. <\/strong>Chair: Carme Mangiron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Michael Souto, Localize Direct: <\/strong>Improving the game localisation process with developers in mind <\/em><\/li>
            • Oliver Carreira, Universidad de Granada & independent localiser: <\/strong>Improvement of quality in the localization of Android videogames: updates for existing videogames based in user-generated feedback<\/em><\/li>
            • Pablo Mu\u00f1oz, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona & independent localiser: <\/strong>Please Help the Freelance Translator: How Developers and Project Managers Can Ensure<\/em>Quality in Video Game Localization<\/em><\/li>
            • Gianna Tarquini, University of Bologna-Forl\u00ec: <\/strong>Crashes, glitches, Easter eggs and untranslated text: when gamers have something to say about the quality of game localisations<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              14.00-15.00     Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              15.00- 17.00    PANEL 3: Game localisation: best practices; cultural aspects, humour, and transcreation \u2013 Chair: Anna Matamala<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • Ximo Granell, Universitat Jaume I<\/strong>; Mar\u00eda Ferrer, Universitat Jaume I & Traducciones imposibles: <\/strong>Developing Information and Technology Best Practices for Video Game Translators<\/em><\/li>
              • Ornella Lepre, Imperial College London<\/strong>: A Serious Matter – Video Games and the Translation of Humor<\/em><\/li>
              • M.I. \u00c1vila Molero, Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Alma R. D\u00edaz Llamas, Universidad de C\u00e1diz; M\u00aa Carmen Camacho Montero, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona; Cristina Escudero Fern\u00e1ndez , Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona:<\/strong> <\/em>Facing cultural barriers in dating sims<\/em><\/li>
              • Xiaochun Zhang, University of Vienna: <\/strong>Game Localization against the Social Cultural Background of China<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                17.00 \u2013 17.30     Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                17.30-20.00     PANEL 4: Game localisation: case studies, fan translation and training \u2013 Chair: Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                • Cristiane Denise Vidal, Isaque Matos Elias & M\u00f4nica Stein, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC): <\/strong>Starcraft II Tupiniquim: the <\/em>Starcraft II\u2019s localization to Brazilian Portuguese<\/em><\/li>
                • Ilgin Aktener, University of Heidelberg: <\/strong>Localising Video Games into Turkish: <\/em>Crysis 2 as a Case Study<\/em>\n
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                  • Sonje Du Toit, North-West University VTC, South Africa:<\/strong> Playing the whole story: Narrative, immersion and story completion in <\/em>Heavy Rain<\/li>\n
                  • Diana Guti\u00e9rrez, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona & ALPHA<\/strong>: The translation of linguistic variation in video games: A case study <\/em>of World of Warcraft<\/li>\n
                  • Curri Barcel\u00f3, Universitat Aut\u00f3noma de Barcelona and independent localiser; Jennifer Vela, Universidad de Las Palmas<\/strong>: Theory and Practice of Games Localisation: Academic Training vs Professional Reality in Spain and the United Kingdom<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    20.00 \u2013 20.15 Closing remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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