Otavio Good

Otávio Good
Residence	San Francisco, California United States
Nationality	American and Brazilian
Alma mater	University of Maryland
Occupation	Video game developer (former) Translation software entrepreneur
Known for	Original author of Word Lens[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Title	Founder and CEO of Quest Visual, Inc. (2009–present)[1][2][3] Co-founder of Secret Level, Inc. (1999-2006)[1][3]
Website
OtavioGood.com

Otávio Good is an American computer programmer and inventor. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Quest Visual Inc.^[1][2][3] Good previously co-founded Secret Level Inc., which was acquired by Sega in 2006 and became Sega Studios San Francisco.^[1][3] Otávio Good is the original author of Quest Visual's first product Word Lens, the first augmented reality translation application that replaces text into the desired language in video without connection to the Internet.^[4][5][6] Because of its potential impact on international travel, Word Lens received significant amount of attention^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]} following its release on December 16, 2010,^[4] including Wired,^[14] The Economist,^[15] CNN,^[5][16] The New York Times,^[17][18] Forbes,^[6] The Wall Street Journal,^[19] and MIT Technology Review.^[2] Otavio Good won the 2011 World Technology Award in the category IT-Software (Individual) for creation of Word Lens.^[20][21]

Career

• Co-founder of Secret Level (1999–2006)
• Founder of Quest Visual (2009–present)

See also

• Word Lens
• Quest Visual
• Sega Studios San Francisco

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Armstrong, Natalie (April 19, 2011). "Word Lens app developer builds on social media buzz". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/19/us-entrepreneur-wordlens-idUSTRE73I63P20110419?type=smallBusinessNews. Retrieved April 19, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Boutin, Paul (May/June, 2011). "A New Reality: Applications that overlay information on smart-phone screen views will change the way we interact with the world around us". Technology Review. http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/37354. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} MacMillan, Douglas (May 5, 2011). "Otávio Good's Instant Translator". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_20/b4228044643811.htm. Retrieved May 10, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Tsotsis, Alexia (December 16, 2010). "Word Lens Translates Words Inside of Images. Yes Really". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/16/world-lens-translates-words-inside-of-images-yes-really. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Milian, Mark (December 20, 2010). "New iPhone app translates foreign-language signs". CNN: Tech. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/12/20/word.lens.iphone.app/index.html. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} Olson, Parmy (December 22, 2010). "Hot, New ‘Word Lens’ App Is Founder’s First Project In Augmented Reality". Forbes. http://blogs.forbes.com/parmyolson/2010/12/22/hot-new-word-lens-app-is-founders-first-project-in-augmented-reality. 
7. ^ Hennigan, W.J. (December 17, 2010). "Word Lens enables iPhone users to instantly translate Spanish to English". Los Angeles Times: Business/Technology. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/12/iphone-app-word-lens-quest-visual.html. 
8. ^ Broida, Rick (December 17, 2010). "Word Lens for iPhone translates Spanish to English--in real time!". CNET Reviews. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20026041-233.html. 
9. ^ Darren, Allan (December 19, 2010). "Word Lens translation app planned for Android and more". Tech Watch. http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/12/19/word-lens-translation-app-planned-for-android-and-more. 
10. ^ Yam, Marcus (December 19, 2010). "Word Lens App is Like a Magical Visual Babel Fish". Tom's Guide: Software. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/word-lens-babel-fish-translation,news-9432.html. 
11. ^ "Word Lens instant translation app launching on Android, plus global languages". Expert Reviews. December 19, 2010. http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/mobile-phones/1281727/word-lens-instant-translation-app-launching-on-android-plus-global-languages. 
12. ^ Eisenhower, Rachel (December 21, 2010). "Cool App-titude: Word Lens". Signal Scape. http://www.afcea.org/signal/signalscape/index.php/2010/12/cool-app-titude-word-lens. 
13. ^ Evans, Joel (December 21, 2010). "Instant word translations without an internet connection with Word Lens". ZDNet. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/instant-word-translations-without-an-internet-connection-with-word-lens/4243. 
14. ^ Sorrel, Charlie (December 17, 2010). "Word Lens: Augmented Reality App Translates Street Signs Instantly". Wired: Gadget Lab. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/word-lens-augmented-reality-app-translates-street-signs-instantly/. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
15. ^ B., N. (December 18, 2010). "Word Lens: This changes everything". The Economist: Gulliver blog. http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2010/12/instant_translation. 
16. ^ Kim, Ryan (December 17, 2010). "Augmented Reality Translations: Word Lens vs. Google Goggles". CNN Money: Fortune Tech. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/mobile/mobile_augmented_reality_translations_word_lens_vs_google_goggles.html. 
17. ^ Grobart, Sam (December 17, 2010). "Word Lens: Una App Loca". The New York Times: Technology. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/word-lens/?src=busln. 
18. ^ Pogue, David (December 29, 2010). "The Pogies: Best Tech Ideas of the Year". The New York Times: Technology. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/technology/personaltech/30pogue.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=word%20lens&st=Search. 
19. ^ Rooney, Ben (December 29, 2010). "Apps We Use: Word Lens [iOS"]. The Wall Street Journal: TechEurope. http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2010/12/29/apps-we-use-word-lens-ios. 
20. ^ DesMarais, Christina (October 30, 2011). "Apple Didn't Just Change the World, its Apps Did Too". PC World. http://www.pcworld.com/article/242840/apple_didnt_just_change_the_world_its_apps_did_too.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
21. ^ Robinson, Bill (November 1, 2011). "The World Technology Awards". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billrobinson/the-world-technology-awar_b_1035147.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 

External links

• Quest Visual homepage
• Word Lens on iTunes
• Otávio Good explains Word Lens
• Building 43 journalist Robert Scoble interviews Otávio Good about Word Lens
• Otávio Good's personal website

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