Otávio Good Explained

Otávio Good
Nationality:American and Brazilian
Alma Mater:University of Maryland
Occupation:Video game developer (former)
Translation software entrepreneur
Known For:Original author of Word Lens
Software engineer at Google, Inc. (2014-2018)
Founder and CEO of Quest Visual, Inc. (2009–2014)[1] [2]
Software architect at Sega Studios San Francisco (2006–2009)
Co-founder of Secret Level, Inc. (1999-2006)

Otávio Good is a Brazilian and American computer programmer and inventor. He is the original author of Word Lens, the first augmented reality translation application that replaces printed text into the desired language in video without connection to the Internet.

Because of its potential impact on international travel, Word Lens received significant amount of attention[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] following its release on December 16, 2010,[10] including Wired,[11] The Economist,[12] CNN,[13] [14] The New York Times,[15] [16] Forbes,[17] The Wall Street Journal,[18] and MIT Technology Review.[19] To develop Word Lens, Otávio Good founded Quest Visual Inc., which was acquired by Google, Inc. in 2014,[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] leading to the incorporation of the Word Lens feature into the Google Translate app in 2015.[26] [27] [28] [29]

While at Google, Good became a spokesperson for machine learning efforts, explaining how it is possible to "squeeze" a high-quality convolutional neural network into a smartphone,[30] and why machine learning is the "next underlying technology".[31] Word Lens feature was expanded from 7 to 27 languages of the Google Translate app in 2015,[32] and then to both simplified and traditional Chinese in 2016.[33]

Prior to Word Lens, Good was a video game developer and co-founded Secret Level, Inc., which was acquired by Sega Inc. in 2006 and became Sega Studios San Francisco. In 2011, Otávio Good led the team All Your Shreds Are Belong to U.S. that won the DARPA Shredder Challenge 2011.[34] [35] [36] Good was awarded the 2011 World Technology Award in the category IT-Software (Individual) presented at the United Nations headquarters [37] [38] and the Netexplo award in the category Innovation & Technology presented at the UNESCO headquarters.[39] for creation of Word Lens.

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  1. News: Word Lens app developer builds on social media buzz. Armstrong. Natalie. Reuters. April 19, 2011. April 19, 2011.
  2. Otávio Good's Instant Translator. https://web.archive.org/web/20110509182430/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_20/b4228044643811.htm. dead. May 9, 2011. MacMillan. Douglas. Bloomberg Businessweek. May 5, 2011. May 10, 2011.
  3. Web site: Word Lens enables iPhone users to instantly translate Spanish to English. Hennigan. W.J.. Los Angeles Times

    Business/Technology

    . December 17, 2010.
  4. Web site: Word Lens for iPhone translates Spanish to English--in real time!. Broida. Rick. CNET Reviews. December 17, 2010.
  5. Web site: Word Lens translation app planned for Android and more. Darren. Allan. Tech Watch. December 19, 2010.
  6. Web site: Word Lens App is Like a Magical Visual Babel Fish. Yam. Marcus. Tom's Guide

    Software

    . December 19, 2010.
  7. Web site: Word Lens instant translation app launching on Android, plus global languages. Expert Reviews. December 19, 2010.
  8. News: Cool App-titude: Word Lens. Eisenhower. Rachel. Afcea International . Signal Scape. December 21, 2010.
  9. News: Instant word translations without an internet connection with Word Lens. https://web.archive.org/web/20101222072409/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/instant-word-translations-without-an-internet-connection-with-word-lens/4243. dead. December 22, 2010. Evans. Joel. ZDNet. December 21, 2010.
  10. News: Word Lens Translates Words Inside of Images. Yes Really. Tsotsis. Alexia. TechCrunch. December 16, 2010.
  11. Word Lens: Augmented Reality App Translates Street Signs Instantly. Sorrel. Charlie. Wired

    Gadget Lab

    . December 17, 2010. December 20, 2010.
  12. News: Word Lens: This changes everything. B.. N.. The Economist

    Gulliver blog

    . December 18, 2010.
  13. News: New iPhone app translates foreign-language signs. Milian. Mark. CNN

    Tech

    . December 20, 2010. December 20, 2010.
  14. Web site: Augmented Reality Translations: Word Lens vs. Google Goggles. Kim. Ryan. CNN Money

    Fortune Tech

    . December 17, 2010.
  15. Web site: Word Lens: Una App Loca. Grobart. Sam. The New York Times

    Technology

    . December 17, 2010.
  16. News: The Pogies: Best Tech Ideas of the Year. Pogue. David. The New York Times

    Technology

    . December 29, 2010.
  17. Hot, New 'Word Lens' App Is Founder's First Project In Augmented Reality . Olson . Parmy . Forbes. December 22, 2010.
  18. Web site: Apps We Use: Word Lens [iOS]]. Rooney. Ben. The Wall Street Journal

    TechEurope

    . December 29, 2010.
  19. A New Reality: Applications that overlay information on smart-phone screen views will change the way we interact with the world around us. Boutin. Paul. Technology Review. May–June 2011.
  20. Web site: Google Has Acquired Quest Visual, The Maker Of Camera-Based Translation App Word Lens. Etherington. Darrell. TechCrunch. May 16, 2014.
  21. Web site: Google buys Word Lens maker to boost Translate. Rosenblatt. Seth. CNET. May 16, 2014.
  22. Web site: Google acquires Word Lens app recently featured in Apple's iPhone ad "Powerful". Hall. Zac. 9to5Mac. May 16, 2014.
  23. Web site: Google Tries Another Reality With Quest Visual Purchase. Winkler. Rolfe. The Wall Street Journal. May 16, 2014.
  24. Web site: Say what? Word Lens translation app is easy and free (for now). Tschorn. Adam. Los Angeles Times. May 22, 2014.
  25. Web site: Quest Visual is joining Google! . questvisual.com . 2014 . May 26, 2014.
  26. Web site: Hallo, hola, olá to the new, more powerful Google Translate app. Turovsky. Barak. Google: Official Blog. January 14, 2015. January 14, 2015.
  27. Web site: Google Translate App Gets an Upgrade. Dougherty. Conor. The New York Times

    Bits

    . January 14, 2015. January 17, 2015.
  28. Web site: Updates for Google Translate (Just Hold Up Your Phone). Rosenbloom. Stephanie. The New York Times

    In Transit

    . January 14, 2015. January 18, 2015.
  29. Web site: Hands on with Google Translate: A mix of awesome and OK. Ulanoff. Lance. Mashable. January 15, 2015. January 18, 2015.
  30. News: How Google Translate squeezes deep learning onto a phone. Good. Otavio. July 29, 2015. Google Research Blog. July 5, 2016.
  31. News: Machines That Learn: A primer on neural nets and deep learning. Good. Otavio. July 5, 2016. Founders Fund. July 5, 2016.
  32. News: See the world in your language with Google Translate. Turovsky. Barak. July 29, 2015. Google: Official Blog. July 5, 2016.
  33. News: Translate where you need it: in any app, offline, and wherever you see Chinese. Turovsky. Barak. May 11, 2016. Google: Official Blog. July 5, 2016.
  34. News: Bingham . Amy . December 2, 2011 . Calif. Programmers Win $50K in Pentagon's Un-Shredding Contest . . December 2, 2011.
  35. Drummond . Katie . December 2, 2011 . Programmers Shred Pentagon's Paper Puzzle Challenge . . December 4, 2011.
  36. Aron . Jacob . December 3, 2011 . DARPA's Shredder Challenge has been solved . . December 4, 2011.
  37. Apple Didn't Just Change the World, its Apps Did Too. DesMarais. Christina. PC World. October 30, 2011. November 12, 2011.
  38. News: The World Technology Awards. Robinson. Bill. The Huffington Post. November 1, 2011. November 12, 2011.
  39. Web site: MDE23: Interview with Word Lens founder, Otavio Good at Netexplo. Dial. Minter. The Myndset

    MDE23

    . March 16, 2012. May 20, 2012.

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