Episode 241: EwK241 - Diego Perez on using video games to learn English

My guest today is Diego Perez, whom I first heard being interviewed on the Language Worker podcast! Thank you Rita for interesting me to so many cool people!!

I wanted to do this episode because we're talking about something outside of my experience, but it is another way for people to develop their language skills.

Diego Perez is a passionate and optimistic voice in video game localisation. With loc credits for Diablo Immortal, Baldur’s Gate III, and Final Fantasy VII: Remake and nearly 10 years of experience under his belt, he is the Portuguese translator behind the upcoming Kenshi 2, a mentor for beginner translators, a language industry writer, and the lecturer of a game loc course at TranslaStars.

We talked about:

• Diego’s story and how he learned English by playing video games with his brothers
• What is meant by “game localisation” and why it’s important
• Tips for how you can change the game language to see the content in another language
• Where you can find Diego online and information about his course on game localisation

Find out more about Diego on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode241

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