http://sekai.insani.org insani's production journal Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:38:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During al|together 2006, I had the honor of serving in a mentorship role to five different translators, all of whom are affiliated in one way or another to my amateur visual novel localization circle, insani. Each translator came to me from a different ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/26 During the al|together 2006 game translation festival, I tackled the short visual novel "Mukou no Yume", retitled "Visions from the Other Side". This was my second excursion as a game translator, after last year's "The Poor Little Bird", and I wouldn't have dreamed of attempting it without having gp32 ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/25 Game data archives almost always employ some type of compression for their contents, and sometimes will even mix and match different algorithms for different types of files. Understanding the typical compression formats is therefore crucial to the success of a game hacker. Moreover, you need to be able to recognize ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/24 In the last installment, we analyzed the Cross+Channel archive format with our trusty hex editor, and after a proof-of-concept manual image extraction, we believe we know what's going on in that file. But of course there's only one way to be sure: build some tools, and try to modify ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/18 Dear X, Greetings in haste. I was surprised to see how quickly you responded to my last letter, and I was gratified to see that you were putting many, many thoughts on paper. This is wonderful -- you are beginning to develop, no doubt, a sense of your place ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/17 Dear X, It has been some time since our last correspondence, and I hope this letter finds you well. You say that you have spent a good deal of time reading through the piece that you hope to translate, and for this I applaud you. All the time you ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/16 A short parable (?) by Marie Noël Translated from the French by Seung Park [ As told by Stop-Dog to his little brothers ] As soon as the Dog was created, he licked the hand of God and God patted him on the head. "What do you desire, Dog?" "Oh, Good Lord, I want to ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/15 A short story by Hugo de Haan Translated from the French by Seung Park Part II of II The young man sat almost in spite of himself. He was so little used to talking about what he loved that soon enough, a veritable deluge of words flooded from his mouth, as if ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/14 Let's get started, then. Today we'll be looking at a simple example archive format, as a springboard to talk about the "standard" parts of a game data file. Keeping this sort of template in mind as you gaze at an unknown format will be a great help to ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/8 A short story by Hugo de Haan Translated from the French by Seung Park Part I of II A young man who was completely without luck: that was what he seemed like to the few people who knew him at all. For that matter, he was alone in the world -- he ... http://sekai.insani.org/archives/6