Tranzzl!n9o: A Human Computation Approach to English Translation of Internet Lingo

2014-11-05

Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing, 2

Volume

Vol. 2 (2014): Second AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing

Works in Progress

Lingo is an emerging language on the Internet. Providing a standardized definition remains difficult due to continuous changes made to its nature. We proposed Tranzzl!n9o, a crossword puzzle game for engaging crowds to translate Internet lingo. Players provide explanations for lingo in parallel and iteratively verify the explanations from other players. Crowd-sourced translations are very informative containing explanations as well as lingo usage.

10.1609/hcomp.v2i1.13172