CityCentre Las Vegas is an impressive construction site. Taking up virtually the entire Southern Strip north of Excalibar, this collection of buildings has been described as the biggest construction project on the planet (though I think that Dubai would have some issues with that). From our visit this last week, I would tell you...
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Back home in Southern California. Ahh, it feels good to be home—the right coffee mug, comfortable office, wicked-fast internet connection, hard-wired to the company server. Ahh, the good things of life! Not to mention family and friends! Today, I’m going to scribble down a few of the general overview notes on the GDC Localization...
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Next week, I will be in San Francisco for the Game Designers’ Conference. The first day will be devoted entirely to localization issues. I will have a lengthy report. Until then, here are a few more reports from around the world. HUNGARY: In the city where I live over 1000 people lost their job...
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More notes from outside of the US on the economic crisis. ITALY (Milan): “My sister’s boyfriend, who graduated in IT last year, finally found a job 4 months ago. Unfortunately, despite what they initially promised him, they’ve already reduced his contract from one year to 6 months. Also, the Northern part of Italy has...
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I’ve spent years traveling the world, living in one country or another for long periods. I’ve been wondering, just how big an impact the current economic crisis has on real people everywhere. Since I’m in daily contact with people around the world running Apogee Communications, I thought I’d ask them. Here are some of...
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