Augmented Reality (AR) is the term for a live view of a real-world environment whose elements are improved by computer-generated imagery. AR is a combination of a real scene and a virtual scene that takes a real object and uses technologies to add contextual data, deepening a user’s understanding of it. Continue reading »
A Specific Example
If localization versus translation still seems like an abstract concept, let’s drill down into a specific example to see what can happen. Suppose your marketing team is starting a product promotion. Your recently hired graphic designer has been tasked with creating some visual assets to support the promo — this would include a microsite, banners and so on. Unfortunately an oversight has been discovered Continue reading »
I work as a localization manager in the marketing department of a financial services company. A big part of my job is gathering documents for translation and then handing them off to our team of graphic designers for production. I’ve developed a keen understanding of the issues and headaches that come up after this hand off. Continue reading »