Found In Translation
communication for every family

Connect with your family through the power of language.



For many immigrant families living in the US, there are language fluency gaps between parents and children. Parents who are 1st generation immigrants are often uncomfortable speaking English, the children's native tongue, while the children often lack proficiency in the native parent tongue. In any environment where it's hard to communicate, there will be tension and awkwardness, and it can be hard to know how to resolve these issues.



Found in Translation is a collaborative game that encourages conversation - both for language skill development and for encouraging regular and healthy communication at home. Our design allows families to track, review, and reward themselves for practicing conversation in any language.

How It Works

Smooth conversations

Never miss a word again - Buddy will transcribe the conversation happening in real time, and the written words will appear on each user's tablet. The conversation audio is also recorded for future listening, and there's a provided section for any notes or drawings.


Cooperate to win

It's known that family games like Uno or Mario Party can often end in more disagreement than family spirit, but Found In Translation awards more score points when different people speak. Each back and forth in a conversation results in gaining more points. The game also enforces 1 speaker at a time, as only one person can hold the speaking button / ability at a time.

View weekly progress and past conversation history

All past conversation history is available in the calendar. Self track your conversation habits and find out about your score history and conversation frequency and length.

Practice a conversation inside and out

Rediscover conversation audio, review and add notes, and even view your conversation translated to a different language. You can practice vocabulary, pronounciation, and grammar with real past conversations.

TEAM

Zachary Chun

Computer Science

Saralyn Santos

Informatics

Emily Leland

Computer Science

Kha Nguyen

Computer Science