Alicja Kaniecka
@alkapibara.bsky.social
Translator witch from Poland. Works in various combinations of 🇵🇱, 🇬🇧 and 🇯🇵. If you need somebody to discuss Japanese murder mystery novels for hours, you're in luck.
Proud member of @thewarlocs.bsky.social ✨
Proud member of @thewarlocs.bsky.social ✨
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[NEW VIDEO]
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
Don't Let YouTube's AI Treat You like a Fool
YouTube video by Nil Nilgiree
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
[NEW VIDEO]
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
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If anyone is looking, I am on the hunt for freelance or permanent part-time or full-time work in localization! I mainly work and have been trained in print and film media.
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If anyone is looking, I am on the hunt for freelance or permanent part-time or full-time work in localization! I mainly work and have been trained in print and film media.
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Ever wanted to command your own vampire army? 🧛🏻
Yeah, us too. ⚔️
Command an undead army in Decks of the Damned from Thorian Games and @goblinzstudio.com, now available in 9 languages thanks to LocQuest.
With ethical localization, you’re laying all your cards on the table. 🂠
Get it on Steam. ⚙️
Yeah, us too. ⚔️
Command an undead army in Decks of the Damned from Thorian Games and @goblinzstudio.com, now available in 9 languages thanks to LocQuest.
With ethical localization, you’re laying all your cards on the table. 🂠
Get it on Steam. ⚙️
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ever wanted to command your own vampire army? 🧛🏻
Yeah, us too. ⚔️
Command an undead army in Decks of the Damned from Thorian Games and @goblinzstudio.com, now available in 9 languages thanks to LocQuest.
With ethical localization, you’re laying all your cards on the table. 🂠
Get it on Steam. ⚙️
Yeah, us too. ⚔️
Command an undead army in Decks of the Damned from Thorian Games and @goblinzstudio.com, now available in 9 languages thanks to LocQuest.
With ethical localization, you’re laying all your cards on the table. 🂠
Get it on Steam. ⚙️
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I have made this helpful flowchart to help people understand if the indie game they've heard of is a small indie game or not.
If you are not in the indie world, and you have heard of a game, it is enormous. It is an absolute massive smash success that 99% of indie game devs could only dream of.
If you are not in the indie world, and you have heard of a game, it is enormous. It is an absolute massive smash success that 99% of indie game devs could only dream of.
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I have made this helpful flowchart to help people understand if the indie game they've heard of is a small indie game or not.
If you are not in the indie world, and you have heard of a game, it is enormous. It is an absolute massive smash success that 99% of indie game devs could only dream of.
If you are not in the indie world, and you have heard of a game, it is enormous. It is an absolute massive smash success that 99% of indie game devs could only dream of.
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A very cute, sweet and chill #SaturdayVoidRec💫 to you all!
Here comes Make Room by @kenney.nl, a relaxing building/decorating game with lots of customization options that we fell in love with. Perfect for a warm & cozy wintertime ❄️🏠
Curated by our @alkapibara.bsky.social 🤍
Here comes Make Room by @kenney.nl, a relaxing building/decorating game with lots of customization options that we fell in love with. Perfect for a warm & cozy wintertime ❄️🏠
Curated by our @alkapibara.bsky.social 🤍
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A very cute, sweet and chill #SaturdayVoidRec💫 to you all!
Here comes Make Room by @kenney.nl, a relaxing building/decorating game with lots of customization options that we fell in love with. Perfect for a warm & cozy wintertime ❄️🏠
Curated by our @alkapibara.bsky.social 🤍
Here comes Make Room by @kenney.nl, a relaxing building/decorating game with lots of customization options that we fell in love with. Perfect for a warm & cozy wintertime ❄️🏠
Curated by our @alkapibara.bsky.social 🤍
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I was recently interviewed by Eleanor Warnock regarding the exploitation of passion, the devastating impact of machine translation/AI on the localization industry, and how collective action can bring about positive change. www.eleanot.es/p/the-human-...
The human cost of gaming's AI push
How game translators are fighting back against the exploitation of passion
www.eleanot.es
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I was recently interviewed by Eleanor Warnock regarding the exploitation of passion, the devastating impact of machine translation/AI on the localization industry, and how collective action can bring about positive change. www.eleanot.es/p/the-human-...
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¡Objeción! ☝️
Last week, @capcomusa.com released the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy in LatAm Spanish.
The culprit?
LocQuest ⛓️
That's Wright!
It may please the court to know that this project was over 780,000 words! 😱
Grab it now on Nintendo Switch, PS4. Xbox One, and Steam ⚖️
Last week, @capcomusa.com released the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy in LatAm Spanish.
The culprit?
LocQuest ⛓️
That's Wright!
It may please the court to know that this project was over 780,000 words! 😱
Grab it now on Nintendo Switch, PS4. Xbox One, and Steam ⚖️
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
¡Objeción! ☝️
Last week, @capcomusa.com released the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy in LatAm Spanish.
The culprit?
LocQuest ⛓️
That's Wright!
It may please the court to know that this project was over 780,000 words! 😱
Grab it now on Nintendo Switch, PS4. Xbox One, and Steam ⚖️
Last week, @capcomusa.com released the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy in LatAm Spanish.
The culprit?
LocQuest ⛓️
That's Wright!
It may please the court to know that this project was over 780,000 words! 😱
Grab it now on Nintendo Switch, PS4. Xbox One, and Steam ⚖️
I wanted to be a translator ever since I became aware translators existed. I started picking up translation gigs when I was an university student and later I became a full time translator once I realized that having some sort of 9-5 corporate job is not something I ever want to do.
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I wanted to be a translator ever since I became aware translators existed. I started picking up translation gigs when I was an university student and later I became a full time translator once I realized that having some sort of 9-5 corporate job is not something I ever want to do.
Me when an aspiring game developer talks about how mean it is to judge indie devs for using AI generated assets:
a cartoon character in a tuxedo is holding a violin in his hand
Alt: a cartoon character in a tuxedo is holding a tiny violin in his hand
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Me when an aspiring game developer talks about how mean it is to judge indie devs for using AI generated assets:
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"A well-localized game title is marketing fuel, legal armor, and cultural bridge—all in a handful of characters."
@georgeou.bsky.social signs a title localization goldmine with deeply documented cases: a 10/10 read 📑
@georgeou.bsky.social signs a title localization goldmine with deeply documented cases: a 10/10 read 📑
Game Title Localization: A Walkthrough With Real-World Cases - George Ou | Wordsminer Who Games Localization
This article breaks down classic cases in game title localization, exploring pitfalls, failures, and strategies for developers.
wordsminer.pro
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"A well-localized game title is marketing fuel, legal armor, and cultural bridge—all in a handful of characters."
@georgeou.bsky.social signs a title localization goldmine with deeply documented cases: a 10/10 read 📑
@georgeou.bsky.social signs a title localization goldmine with deeply documented cases: a 10/10 read 📑
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Translators of Bluesky, this is a cry for help: I'm a J-E translator who's considering setting up as a freelancer. Where do I even begin? What should my rates be? Are there any good resources for people in my position? Any input at all would be helpful. Thank you!
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Translators of Bluesky, this is a cry for help: I'm a J-E translator who's considering setting up as a freelancer. Where do I even begin? What should my rates be? Are there any good resources for people in my position? Any input at all would be helpful. Thank you!
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![american indie developer deciding on a setting: in a cozy mountain town surrounded by wholesome yokai, ghibli inspired cooperative sustainable cherry blossoms and you can pet the dog
french indie developer deciding on a setting: in a world where the gestalt misery of colonisation's victims has manifested into a sort of misery elemental, three church-like religious organisations hav[nine more paragraphs that leave you feeling like you know less than you knew before you started reading]
polish indie developer deciding on a setting: warsaw👍🇵🇱 it is very bad](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bd5w6iipngycpaldvydcslbd/bafkreifwfovv2nzqcjd2cygzz5a6xqmqrcjclghyc37haz5rwygbg2krsa@jpeg)
Also: people who clearly just don't like the book (the plot, the characters), but choose to write "maybe it's the translator's fault". The translator did not come up with the story! 😭
favorite goodreads phenomena, in no particular order
-this short story collection wasn’t a novel 2/5
-this horror story had a scary thing in it 2/5
-can we admit [classic] just isn’t very good 2/5
-book that only exists in one person’s collection [no rating]
-author rating their own book 5/5
-this short story collection wasn’t a novel 2/5
-this horror story had a scary thing in it 2/5
-can we admit [classic] just isn’t very good 2/5
-book that only exists in one person’s collection [no rating]
-author rating their own book 5/5
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Also: people who clearly just don't like the book (the plot, the characters), but choose to write "maybe it's the translator's fault". The translator did not come up with the story! 😭
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Question for #booksky that's been on my mind a lot recently: where do you get your book recs from? Bookstagram/Booktok accounts seem to focus mostly on fantasy and YA fiction, and neither of those is my thing.
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Question for #booksky that's been on my mind a lot recently: where do you get your book recs from? Bookstagram/Booktok accounts seem to focus mostly on fantasy and YA fiction, and neither of those is my thing.
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Forever a Stonehead, in a story full of Stones! 🗿
Honored to announce my debut for @thewarlocs.bsky.social to localize Stone Story RPG into Bahasa Indonesia.
A quirky RPG with full of stories and its unique ASCII-Art that I truly love.
Game Link: store.steampowered.com/app/603390/S...
Cheers! 🍻
Honored to announce my debut for @thewarlocs.bsky.social to localize Stone Story RPG into Bahasa Indonesia.
A quirky RPG with full of stories and its unique ASCII-Art that I truly love.
Game Link: store.steampowered.com/app/603390/S...
Cheers! 🍻
October 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Forever a Stonehead, in a story full of Stones! 🗿
Honored to announce my debut for @thewarlocs.bsky.social to localize Stone Story RPG into Bahasa Indonesia.
A quirky RPG with full of stories and its unique ASCII-Art that I truly love.
Game Link: store.steampowered.com/app/603390/S...
Cheers! 🍻
Honored to announce my debut for @thewarlocs.bsky.social to localize Stone Story RPG into Bahasa Indonesia.
A quirky RPG with full of stories and its unique ASCII-Art that I truly love.
Game Link: store.steampowered.com/app/603390/S...
Cheers! 🍻
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Happy #WishlistWednesday to all the #indiegames out there, the fans, the #gamedev teams.
Wishlisting helps games get seen by others and boost sales! Please consider wishlisting Death by Scrolling on Steam:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GrQ...
Thanks! 💀
Wishlisting helps games get seen by others and boost sales! Please consider wishlisting Death by Scrolling on Steam:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GrQ...
Thanks! 💀
Death by Scrolling Official Release Date Trailer | Launches October 28, 2025
YouTube video by MicroProse
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Happy #WishlistWednesday to all the #indiegames out there, the fans, the #gamedev teams.
Wishlisting helps games get seen by others and boost sales! Please consider wishlisting Death by Scrolling on Steam:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GrQ...
Thanks! 💀
Wishlisting helps games get seen by others and boost sales! Please consider wishlisting Death by Scrolling on Steam:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GrQ...
Thanks! 💀
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You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
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It's my fifth anniversary of becoming a full time freelance translator and not only am I still here, I'm thriving. AI will have to kill me to get through me, baby.
October 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It's my fifth anniversary of becoming a full time freelance translator and not only am I still here, I'm thriving. AI will have to kill me to get through me, baby.
Being a translator is a perfect job for an introvert... except for when I suddenly need to recruit other translators or manage a team of several people.
a stuffed animal laying on a bed with a pink blanket
Alt: a stuffed animal laying on a bed with a pink blanket
media.tenor.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Being a translator is a perfect job for an introvert... except for when I suddenly need to recruit other translators or manage a team of several people.
I booked a flight to Japan, my first one since... 2015! (😱) Can't wait (and I still have to wait until March), I'm going to buy SO MANY BOOKS 🥰
September 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I booked a flight to Japan, my first one since... 2015! (😱) Can't wait (and I still have to wait until March), I'm going to buy SO MANY BOOKS 🥰
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This is who shows up in the replies when a post reaches the discover tab
September 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is who shows up in the replies when a post reaches the discover tab