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GameLoc works actively in initiatives to train translators and other professionals in the videogame localization. GameLoc also offers training to students of different universities (Universidad Alfonso X, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ISTI Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Translation, Master’s Degree in Translation and Subtitling, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, etc.).

Seminars and Congresses

3rd International Videogames Seminar

Category: Seminars and Congresses
Date: 2007
Place: Universidad Europea de Madrid
Comments:
The third international videogame seminar (III Seminario Internacional sobre Videojuegos) was a meeting of the localisation industry, where professionals and worldwide users could debate about the situation of videogames today and tomorrow.

First International Videogames Seminar

Category: Seminars and Congresses
Date: April 2005
Place: Universidad Europea de Madrid
Comments:
The first international videogame seminar (I Seminario Internacional sobre Videojuegos) was a meeting of the localisation industry, where professionals and worldwide users could debate about the situation of videogames today and tomorrow. Two members of our team, Isabel de la Mota and Enrique García, had the opportunity to talk about how a videogame is localized at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. They also participated in a round table discussion focused on The future prospects of the videogame industry (Perspectivas de futuro de la industria del videojuego).

Courses

Intensive Course on Videogames Localisation

Category: Courses
Date: 2005
Place: Universidad Europea de Madrid
Comments:
This course was organized by the Universidad Europea de Madrid. The main purpose was the students' training regarding basic concepts of entertainment software localisation as well as the translation of different types of documentation related to videogames. This course also included an approach to translation memories (SDLX) and a first hand experience with final products of different platforms. Other professional subjects discussed were project management, tax issues, invoicing and gaining clients. This time Isabel de la Mota and Enrique García gave talks about videogames translation methodology (Metodología de la traducción de videojuegos) and the history and evolution of videogames (Historia y evolución de los videojuegos) respectively.

Master's Degree in Videogames Creation, Universidad Europea de Madrid

Category: Courses
Date: 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009
Place: Universidad Europea de Madrid
Comments:
Isabel de la Mota teaches every year the Videogame Localisation Module in this master degree.

Master's Degree in Translation and Dubbing, Universidad Europea de Madrid

Category: Courses
Date: 2007, 2008 & 2009
Place: Universidad Europea de Madrid
Comments:
Isabel de la Mota teaches every year the Videogame Localisation Module in this master degree.

Internships

Internship programs

Category: Internships
Date: 2004 - 2009
Place: GameLoc
Comments:
Our internship programs enable students to obtain work experience in such videogame localisation issues as translation, proofreading, testing, project management, etc.

Interns:
2009 Amalia Guevara (3 months), 2009 Alejandro Serrano (3 months), 2009 Laura Blanco (3 months), 2008 Sergio Hernández (3 months), 2008 Mª de Mar Clavijo (1 month), 2008 Mª Ángeles Rodríguez (1 month), 2008 Belén Benito (3 months), 2007 José María Caparros (3 months), 2007 Belén Ortega Campa (2 months), 2005 Fernando García (3 months), 2004 Javier Cons (6 months) and 2004 José David Masa Rodríguez (8 months).