Language Creator

ŋitu:ni napa klapateka! A game to create a new language quickly. Your Christmas present?

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The game Gibberers seems to have become an instantaneous cult game among language nerds, but also among more ordinary people – and for a good reason. The goal of the game is to create a new ‘language’, or perhaps a medium of interethnic communication, so that your group or your created civilization can communicate with some kind of invaders from far away. Could it be aliens? Yes. The guests could also be refugees or imperialists from elsewhere on Earth.

It took us a long time to get hold of a copy when I first heard about it on May 31st this year. At the UK Games Expo 2025 this fall, the 100 copies the seller had brought were all … ↪

Conlang-week in Aarhus

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Increasing numbers of films and television series incorporate fictional languages to create authentic fantasy settings. But who makes these languages? Meet two language creators and hear about their work. There will be a workshop and two talks at Aarhus University. The events are free, and everyone is welcome, students and non-students alike!

Wednesday 14th september, 4-6 pm, 1441-112:

SOLIA-workshop with David J. Peterson and Jessie Sams: “From beginning to translation – a historical approach”

Thursday 15th september, 4-8 pm, 1482-105 (Nobel auditorium):

Talk by David J. Peterson & Jessie Sams

Friday 16th september, ViGør, 2-4 pm, 1481-264:

Talk by David J. Peterson & Jessie Sams

 

Read more about David J. Peterson (in Danish)

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