Quest Visual
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Augmented reality |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Otavio Good |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Fate | Acquired by Google, Inc. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
Key people | Otavio Good, John DeWeese, Bryan Lin, Eric Park |
| Products | Word Lens |
Number of employees | 5 |
| Parent | Google, Inc. |
Quest Visual, Inc. was a privately held American firm specializing in the development of Word Lens, an application utilizing augmented reality for language translation. In May 2014, Google, Inc acquired the company.
Company
Established in 2009 by Otavio Good, a former video game developer, Quest Visual concentrated on creating augmented reality translation solutions. At the time of its acquisition, the team comprised four full-time members—Good, John DeWeese, Bryan Lin, and Eric Park—alongside one contractor, Maia Good. The financial details of the purchase were not publicly revealed.
Products
The company's premier product, Word Lens 1.0, debuted on December 16, 2010. By 2015, it had evolved into Word Lens version 2.2.3 and was accessible on Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPod, and iPad through iTunes, as well as on certain Android smartphones via Google Play. The app was no longer available by 2021. During the November 2013 introduction of Google's Glass Development Kit, Word Lens translation capabilities were showcased on Google Glass and were offered at no cost for the device starting January 2014. Additionally, Google temporarily provided all Word Lens language packs free of charge. In January 2015, the technology behind Word Lens was incorporated into the Google Translate application. Quest Visual did not release any other products prior to its acquisition.
See also
External links
- Quest Visual official website
- Word Lens on iTunes
- Original demonstration video of Word Lens
- Otavio Good discusses Word Lens 1.0.1 (Reuters interview)