Book Extract: The Game Localization Handbook: Localization Production Pitfalls by Heather Maxwell Chandler [Business/Marketing‚ Production] Post A Comment January 5‚ 2005 Production covers a wide range of localization tasks and contains several areas in which things can quickly get out of control. Production pitfalls can be easier to rectify than technical pitfalls‚ since they do not need to be fixed by adding new game code. Most production pitfalls can be avoided if
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Localization of Brain Function Psychologists have found that the brain often shows “localization of function”. This means that different parts of the brain carry out different tasks‚ for example‚ vision‚ voluntary movement and speech. The idea is that not all parts of the brain do the same thing‚ and that each part functions on its own‚ without the aid of other areas of the brain. This may seem obvious‚ but other organs‚ such as the liver‚ do not show localization of function; one part of the liver
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Explain one study related to localization of function in the brain (Sperry) Command Term: Explain reasons or causes. Localization of function refers to the belief that specific areas of the cerebral cortex are associated with specific physical or behavioral functions. Examples of case studies to prove how specific locations of the brain can be affected and have an impact on behavior are demonstrated by the HM and Phineas Gage incident. In 1848‚ when Phineas Gage was tampering iron to press
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Adaptation and Localization. What’s the difference? When it comes to Adaptation. Its story telling shifting from 1 medium to another. 1 example would be Nodame Cantabile. From Manga (Print Medium) it adapted into Live Action (Film Medium) then again in Anime (Animation Medium). Despite the changes in medium. The content from Characters‚ Plot‚ Settings stay the same from its original Print Medium just going with a few changes. Not as precise to its original form but close enough when it adapted
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sits in places: reflections on globalism and subaltern strategies of localization Arturo Escobar Department of Anthropology‚ University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill NC‚ USA Abstract The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of place in anthropology‚ geography‚ and political ecology. “Place” — or‚ more accurately‚ the defense of constructions of place — has also become an important object of struggle in the strategies of social movements. This paper is situated at the intersection
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Human Resource Management “HR strategy‚ policy and practice can assist organisations to achieve competitive advantage. Critically analyse this statement using one or more theoretical perspectives that explain the link between strategic HRM and performance outcomes.” Abstract The focus of this paper is on the relationship between Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) and organisational performance outcomes‚ specifically sustained competitive advantage. Using the resource-based view (RBV)
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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF BUSINESS STRATEGY World trade is growing faster than world GDP – this is a key consequence of globalization. Trade barriers are being reduced and protectionist policies are no longer acceptable to the many countries that believe in the free-trade concept. This means that companies must compete not only with domestic rivals but with competitors from across the globe. Many of these competitors will have either: lower costs or differentiated products. According to Michael
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falls under a differentiation strategy‚ “Differentiation is the ability of the firm to provide unique and superior value to the buyer in terms of product quality‚ special features‚ or after-sale services” (Porter 1990‚ 1998). This encompasses the Apple philosophy‚ in an Apple Report they state that they are “committed to bringing the best user experience to its customers through its innovative hardware‚ software‚ peripherals‚ and services. The Company’s business strategy leverages its unique ability
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Blue ocean strategy is a business concept that focuses on doing business along the line where there is no competitor or little or no competition; rather it seeks to create new opportunities for business instead competing for space in the already saturated horizon. It does this by either creating entirely new product in a market or reinventing already existing product in such a unique way that will meet the needs the of the market in a way that has not existed before. It adds value to the market while
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Explain the strategies for competitive advantage. The challenge for a marketing strategy is to find a way of achieving a sustainable competitive advantage over the other competing products and firms in a market. A competitive advantage is an advantage over competitors gained by offering consumers greater value‚ either by means of lower prices or by providing greater benefits and service that justifies higher prices. Porter suggested four "generic" business strategies that could be adopted in order
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