{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63b458521043e00011114396/6abee9e9d2d2814e2c542dd2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV).","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63b458521043e00011114396/1790896518706-fbb0a2cb-173c-47b5-a25a-d258a8d6618a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest today is an Irish writer, producer, and multimedia creator whose work spans journalism, video games, language, and digital culture. Born in Vietnam, she was adopted at three days old by a primary school teacher from County Kerry, and brought to Ireland at six weeks of age. Irish became one of her spoken languages, and it would go on to shape both her education and her career: she later studied Irish and Journalism at<strong> Dublin City University</strong>, building a body of work that moves across reporting, video games, and digital culture.</p><p><br></p><p>She has written books and essays on video games, migration, identity, and food, and has become a leading voice in Irish-language digital media through her localisation work on games including <strong>Among Us</strong> and <strong>VVVVVV</strong>. In 2026, she was recognised with the Emerging Talent award at the <strong>Irish Games Awards</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p><u>NOTES</u></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Úna-Minh Kavanagh – website &amp; socials</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/unaminh.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Úna-Minh Kavanagh – Bluesky (@unaminh.bsky.social)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://organicmatters.games/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Organic Matters – Úna-Minh&#39;s new Irish indie studio</a></p><p><a href=\"https://organicmatters.itch.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Organic Matters – </a><a href=\"https://itch.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">itch.io</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>CTRL: Essays on Video Games (the book featuring Úna-Minh&#39;s essay)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/ctrl/9781843518747\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CTRL: Essays on Video Games – Lilliput Press (Waterstones)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lilliputpress.ie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lilliput Press – publisher</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Among Us – Irish language localisation</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.innersloth.com/games/among-us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Among Us – official site (Innersloth)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/945360/Among_Us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Among Us on Steam</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>VVVVVV – Irish language localisation</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://thelettervsixtim.es/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">VVVVVV – Terry Cavanagh, official site</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/70300/VVVVVV/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">VVVVVV – Steam</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Úna-Minh&#39;s Perfect Console</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_IX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Final Fantasy IX (2000) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/377840/FINAL_FANTASY_IX/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Final Fantasy IX – Steam</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuo_Uematsu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nobuo Uematsu – composer, Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Dusk:_Room_215\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (Nintendo DS, 2007) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_4_Golden\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita, 2012) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113000/Persona_4_Golden/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Persona 4 Golden – Steam</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thiswarofmine.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">This War of Mine (2014) – official site</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/This_War_of_Mine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">This War of Mine – Steam</a></p><p><a href=\"https://gutefabrik.com/games/saltsea-chronicles-2023/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saltsea Chronicles (2023) – Die Gute Fabrik</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1439450/Saltsea_Chronicles/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saltsea Chronicles – Steam</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://gutefabrik.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Die Gute Fabrik – studio behind Saltsea Chronicles</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.hannahnicklin.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Nicklin – studio lead and creative director, Die Gute Fabrik</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.citizensleeper.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Citizen Sleeper – Gareth Damian Martin / Jump Over The Age</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100840/Citizen_Sleeper_2_Starward_Vector/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – Steam</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.limit-break.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Limit Break – mentorship programme for marginalised game developers</a></p><p><a href=\"https://imirt.ie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IMIRT – Irish Game Makers association (Irish Games Awards)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://globalgamejam.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Global Game Jam</a></p><p><a href=\"https://itch.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">itch.io – indie games platform</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.dcu.ie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin City University – where Úna-Minh studied Irish and journalism</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the show</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.myperfectconsole.com/\" rel=\"noopener 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