What do you know about the Northern European(北歐的)country of Finland? You may have heard of the Northern Lights(極光)and Nokia. Today Finland is also a world leader in making mobile games. The popular games Angry Birds(《憤怒的小鳥》)and Clash of Clans(《部落沖突》)are both from Finnish companies.
你知道北歐國家芬蘭嗎?你可能聽說過北極光和諾基亞。(棉花糖:它們可都是芬蘭的“特產”呢。)今天,芬蘭在手機游戲領域也處于世界領先地位。著名的游戲《憤怒的小鳥》和《部落沖突》都來自于芬蘭公司。
Finland is not a very big country. How can it make so many world-class games?
芬蘭不是一個非常大的國家。它怎么能創造這么多世界級的游戲呢?
Innovation(創新)might be the first reason. Finland gives money to help start-up companies. It even builds technology bases(技術基地)for them. There are now around 290 game companies in Finland.
創新可能是第一個原因。芬蘭出錢幫助初創公司,甚至為這些初創公司建立技術基地。如今芬蘭大約有290家游戲公司。
Finnish mobile games also stand out because of the countrys special(特殊的)Northern European art style(風格). The style is mainly about being simple(簡單的). Its a tradition of Finnish design. You may also see it in clothes, furniture(家具)and even buildings. In the game Angry Birds, the birds and pigs look very simple but cute at the same time.
芬蘭的手機游戲由于特殊的北歐風格顯得格外突出。這種風格主要是簡單,這是芬蘭設計的傳統。你也可以在衣服、家具,甚至建筑上看到這種風格。在游戲《憤怒的小鳥》中,鳥和豬看起來非常簡單,但它們非常可愛。