Analysis of "Google Translate" mobile application ( VR HW2 )

With the advent of technology, we try to build solutions for almost everything.Speaking of technology, how can we miss Google.I take this chance to address a specific Google application i.e Google Translate.After using this application which is a multilingual machine translation service in real time, I have to say it was pretty easy to use as well as dynamic at the same time.It is a very powerful application which can also be used effectively to

• learn foreign languages,

• While traveling,

• to understand signboards and

• can even be used as a dictionary.

Although, while using real-time the rate of success is differing with respect to few factors. For example, These are few photos which I clicked in Chicago bus service.The way google translation’s output is effected in different angles and distance needs to be improved for more reliability.

What is interesting is to imagine an advanced version of google translate.If we imagine the world which allows having devices that automatically translate everything around us in our desired language and hiding the original text from the real world it is amazing in terms of user experience.

DISADVANTAGES

1. However, sometimes it may happen that user wants to view the original text or he might be comfortable with few languages which don't need any translation.

2. Also, translation can be affected by context.For example, have can mean own, but in the context of I have to go to a store, the meaning of having changes in that context.

3. Another drawback of such huge level of usage is that the literature of a language is damaged like beautiful lines of poetry cannot be converted equivalently in the target language.

I opine that a user should be given limited control over this technology because too many options will confuse them.Although more access can be granted to users who are really into the synthetic and want to explore more things.