We chatted up Eve Eschenbacher about her work in localization, gaming, translation, mental health issues in the industry, and about being a Young Adult author. Somewhere along the way, a spell was cast and we wound up at the witching hour.
Listen on Fresh Out of Tokens // Download the MP3
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Musical accompaniment for Fresh Out of Tokens is provided by Mike Moody. You can hear more of her work at: http://soundcloud.com/mikemoody-1
Questions for Eve:
Do you feel like your localization work has helped or informed your writing?
What has been your greatest challenge in localizing for an English speaking audience?
Have you ever played a Japanese-developed game and wished you had been on its localization team?
What we’re playing:
- Eve: Fallout 4, Lego: Dimensions, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Tanya: Aurion: Legend of the Kori-Odan, 80 Days, DAI
- David: Deus Ex: Invisible War, Fallout 4, Mortal Kombat X (android version)
Where to find our guest online
Where to find your hosts online:
Tanya D. – @cypheroftyr // @INeedDivGms
Twitch: twitch.tv/cypheroftyr // twitch.tv/INeedDivGames
Patreon: patreon.com/INeedDivGms // patreon.com/cypheroftyr
David L. Reeves – @RedConversation
Twitch: twitch.tv/red_conversation
Patreon: patreon.com/redconversation
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