Corporate & Principal Consultant News
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YEAR 2010
- 26 JAN, 2010: Google renews its contract with Englobe to continue providing geocultural consultation through 2010.
- 20 JAN, 2010: Tom Edwards delivers an online lecture on game content culturalization to students at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
- JAN/FEB, 2010: "Off the Map: Geocultural Testing, Part 1", issue #108 (multilingual.com)
YEAR 2009
- 7 DEC, 2009: Upon request, Tom Edwards commits to speaking at the WorldWare Conference in March 2010.
- 15-21 NOV, 2009: Englobe celebrates Geography Awareness Week!
- 15 NOV, 2009: The Game Localization Summit's Call for Speakers ends.
- OCT/NOV, 2009: "Off the Map: Managing local government expectations", issue #107 (multilingual.com)
- 1 OCT, 2009: The IGDA Localization SIG confirms the return of the Game Localization Summit at GDC 2010, organized by Tom Edwards and Miguel Bernal.
- AUG, 2009: "Off the Map: Sacred and secular", issue #106 (multilingual.com)
- JULY, 2009: "Off the Map: The "Country" List", issue #105 (multilingual.com)
- 1 JULY, 2009: An interview with Tom Edwards is highlighted on the Exploring Geopolitics website.
- 15 JUNE, 2009: Englobe begins a business relationship with TeleAtlas to provide the company with geopolitical consultation.
- JUNE, 2009: "Off the Map: Viva la Geopolítica!", issue #104 (multilingual.com)
- 22 MAY, 2009: Tom Edwards speaks to students at the GEOIDE Summer School on the issue of discerning geographic and cultural issues in virtual content.
- 20 MAY, 2009: Tom Edwards presents his talk on "Game Worlds meets Worldview Games" at the Nordic Game Conference.
- 12 MAY, 2009: Tom Edwards delivers his talk at GDC Canada on the topic of Culturalization for Games.
- 8 MAY, 2009: Tom Edwards provided an online lecture on creating games for global audiences for the Rochester Institute of Technology.
- APR/MAY, 2009: "Off the Map: User-Generated Content", issue #103 (multilingual.com)
- 3 APR, 2009: Tom Edwards delivered his lecture about online cartography and perception of sovereignty at the IBRU's 2009 Conference on the State of Sovereignty.
- 1 APR, 2009: Englobe celebrates 4 years of business operations!
- 24 MAR, 2009: Tom Edwards participates in the inaugural Localization Summit at GDC.
- MAR, 2009: "Off the Map: Considering Kashmir", issue #102 (multilingual.com)
- 18 FEB, 2009: Tom Edwards' article entitled "The Geocultural Dimension of Public Diplomacy" is published in the new USC Public Diplomacy magazine.
- 17 FEB, 2009: Tom Edwards is accepted as a speaker for the GDC Canada event.
- JAN/FEB, 2009: "Off the Map: Symbolizing the Sacred", issue #101 (multilingual.com)
- 7 JAN, 2009: Tom Edwards accepts an invitation to speak at the Nordic Game Conference.
YEAR 2008
- 11 DEC, 2008: Google renews its contract with Englobe to continue providing geocultural consultation through 2009.
- DEC, 2008: "Off the Map: The Numbers Game", issue #100 (multilingual.com)
- 15 NOV, 2008: Tom Edwards is interviewed in Trade Interactive Multimedia (TIM) magazine's November 2008 edition (in Italian) in regards geocultural issues in games and Sony's proactive fix of the game title Little Big Planet.
- 15 NOV, 2008: Tom Edwards is interviewed in Pelaaja magazine's November 2008 edition (in Finnish) in regards to Sony's proactive fix of the game title Little Big Planet.
- 6 NOV, 2008: Tom Edwards is interviewed in Matthew Sakey's Culture Clash column on the IGDA website in regards to Sony's proactive fix of the game title Little Big Planet.
- 6 NOV, 2008: Tom Edwards is selected as a speaker for the IBRU's 2009 Conference on the State of Sovereignty.
- 27 OCT, 2008: The website is launched for the inaugural Game Localization Summit at GDC 2009; the Summit is being organized by Tom Edwards, Miguel Bernal-Merino and other members of the IGDA Game Localization SIG Steering Committee, in cooperation with Think Services.
- OCT/NOV, 2008: "Off the Map: Reaching the Global Gamer", issue #99 (multilingual.com)
- SEP, 2008: "Off the Map: The Power of Community", issue #98 (multilingual.com)
- 29 AUG, 2008: Tom Edwards presents a keynote talk on the relationship of geocultural content issues to augmented reality games at the REGARD Conference in Quebec City, Quebec.
- JULY/AUG, 2008: "Off the Map: A Gulf of an Issue", issue #97 (multilingual.com)
- 11 JULY, 2008: Tom Edwards' presentation from GDC 2008 is discussed on the Game Informer web site in an article entitled "Thinking Globally: We Learn From The Mistakes Of Others."
- JUNE, 2008: Englobe is hired by Microsoft to provide geocultural review services for selected game titles.
- JUNE, 2008: "Off the Map: What Makes a Country a Country?", issue #96 (multilingual.com)
- 13 MAY, 2008: Tom Edwards delivers a talk on managing geocultural expectations in online game content at the ION Game Conference.
- MAY, 2008: "Off the Map: Keeping Faith in Spatial Data", issue #95 (multilingual.com)
- 9 APR, 2008: Tom Edwards is featured in an interview on Gamasutra about the role of localization and geocultural issues in game development.
- 1 APR, 2008: Englobe celebrates 3 years of business operations!
- 24 MAR, 2008: Tom Edwards provides an online lecture to students at Westwood College Online on the topic of managing geocultural content issues in game development.
- MAR, 2008: Englobe partners again with BioWare to provide geocultural review services for a future game title.
- MAR, 2008: "Off the Map: Holidays for Every Occasion", issue #94 (multilingual.com)
- FEB, 2008: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards participated in the 2008 Game Developers Conference (GDC), delivering a lecture entitled "Self-Censoring Potential Content Risks for Global Audiences: Why, How and When." He also spoke as part of the panel session entitled "Rethinking Game Localization as Global Game Development," which was standing-room only. Lastly, as chair of the IGDA Localization SIG, Tom helped launch the SIG's efforts and received a great response.
- JAN/FEB, 2008: "Off the Map: Time (In)sensitive Content", issue #93 (multilingual.com)
YEAR 2007
- DEC, 2007: "Off the Map: The Culture of Colors", issue #92 (multilingual.com)
- NOV, 2007: Englobe commences its strategic partnership with Google to provide geocultural consultation services.
- 23 OCT, 2007: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards is selected to speak at the 2008 Games Developers Conference (GDC) (gdconf.com) on the topic "Self-Censoring Potential Content Risks for Global Audiences: Why, How and When"
- OCT, 2007: Englobe contracts with Microsoft to provide geocultural review services for future game titles.
- OCT/NOV, 2007: "Off the Map: Importance of Geocultural Literacy, Part 2", issue #91 (multilingual.com)
- 25 SEP, 2007: Tom Edwards presents at the DiGRA Conference in Tokyo on the topic of geocultural content issues in games.
- 21 SEP, 2007: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards is interviewed by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Click here to read the story.
- 5 SEP, 2007: Tom Edwards presents a sponsored session lecture on game localization at the Austin GDC event.
- SEP/OCT, 2007: "Off the Map: Importance of Geocultural Literacy, Part 1", issue #90 (multilingual.com)
- JUL/AUG, 2007: "Off the Map: Cultural impacts from the headlines", issue #89 (multilingual.com)
- JUN, 2007: "Off the Map: Sensitive Content Issues in Japan", issue #88 (multilingual.com)
- 12 JUN, 2007: Tom Edwards receives approval for establishing a Games Localization Special Interest Group (SIG) within the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).
- JUN, 2007: Englobe joins the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce to broaden its business network.
- JUN, 2007: Englobe provides geocultural review services to BioWare for a future game title.
- MAY-JUN, 2007: Englobe partners with Glyph Language Services on a project for Microsoft.
- 1 APR, 2007: Englobe celebrates 2 years of business operations!
- APR/MAY, 2007: "Off the Map: Considering People as Content", issue #87 (multilingual.com)
- FEB, 2007: Englobe partners with OptiMetrics on a long-term project for the U.S. government.
- FEB, 2007: "Off the Map: The Power of Symbology", issue #86 (multilingual.com)
YEAR 2006
- 18 DEC, 2006: Tom Edwards is selected for GDC 2007's "Geek of the Week" feature, click here to take a look.
- NOV, 2006: "Off the Map: The Challenge of China", issue #84 (multilingual.com)
- OCT, 2006: Englobe assists Haydrian with resolving short-term geocultural issues.
- 19 OCT, 2006: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards participates in the Washington Software Alliance's dinner panel discussion on the topic of "Globalization". Click here for more information.
- OCT, 2006: "Off the Map: A Second Look at Geographic Names", issue #83 (multilingual.com)
- 14 SEP, 2006: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards presents on the topic of "Geocultural Intelligence" at the monthly meeting of the Puget Sound Business Intelligence Group.
- 15 AUG, 2006: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards discusses Englobe's business model on Entrepreneur Magazine's radio show. To listen to the interview, click here.
- AUG, 2006: "Off the Map: The Care and Handling of Maps - Part 2", issue #82 (multilingual.com)
- 13 JULY, 2006: Englobe accepts an invitation to join the Microsoft Partner Program.
- 2 JULY, 2006: Read Krawall Gaming Network's recent interview with Tom Edwards on the subject of "political correctness" in games (To access the article, click here; the article is entirely in German - a rough translation is possible using Alta Vista's Babel Fish tool.)
- JULY, 2006: "Off the Map: The Care and Handling of Maps - Part 1", issue #81 (multilingual.com)
- JUNE, 2006: "Off the Map: Navigating the 'Cultural Edge' of Game Content", issue #80 (multilingual.com)
- MAY, 2006: "Off the Map: Flags, Culture and Politics", issue #79 (multilingual.com)
- 1 APR, 2006: Englobe celebrates 1 year of business operations!
- 24 MAR, 2006: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards delivers a well-received presentation at the 2006 Game Developers Conference (GDC). (To view the presentation in English, click here. The zip-compressed PowerPoint file is 7.5MB and may take ~5 minutes to download. To view in Japanese, click here to download from the IGDA-Japan web site.)
- MAR, 2006: "Off the Map: What's in a (Geographic) Name?", issue #78 (multilingual.com)
- 10 JAN, 2006: New column entitled "Off the Map" premieres in MultiLingual Computing on "Navigating the Unknown Risks in Culture", issue #77 (multilingual.com)
YEAR 2005
- 5 OCT, 2005: Principal Consultant Tom Edwards is selected to speak at the 2006 Games Developers Conference (GDC) (gdconf.com)
- 1 OCT, 2005: Englobe releases version 2.0 of the corporate website.
- MAY-JUN, 2005: Englobe develops a white paper for National Geographic on the importance of geographic literacy to U.S. business competitiveness.
- 26 MAY, 2005: Article for MultiLingual Computing, issue #72: "The Geopolitics of Content Development" (multilingual.com)
- 14 MAY, 2005: Englobe releases version 1.0 of the corporate website.
- 1 APR, 2005: Englobe formally launches business operations.
- 28 FEB, 2005: Unlocking Asia: breaking into the next growth market (gamespot.com)
YEAR 2004 and Older
- 27 AUG, 2004: Singin’ the localization blues (gamespot.com)
- 19 AUG, 2004: Press Coverage at the International Geographical Union meeting in Glasgow, UK (meetingmakers.co.uk)
The three original interpretations of a well-intentioned press meeting on Microsoft’s positive use of geography
(various versions and further departures from the facts migrated around the world):
- 6 DEC, 2000: Microsoft's Geopolitical Bug Experts (microsoft.com)
- 15 JUN, 1998: AAG "Geographers at Work" profile; originally posted in 1998, revised in 2005 (aag.org)
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