Outloud Apps
Outloud Apps (or Outloud Oy) is a Finnish company developing Speech therapy mobile apps and providing corresponding therapy services. According to the website of the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA), the company has developed the Leaping Leo app that is leading the voice-activated games market.[1]
Company history
Outloud was founded by a practicing speech and language therapist Ulla Sergejeff in September 2013 in the city of Tampere, Finland. According to the company's Facebook page,[2] the idea of creating her own apps came to Ulla while she was seeking new ways to make speech therapy sessions more effective and entertaining. Ulla came up with the idea of creating a Voice-activated adventure game, Leaping Leo, unique at that time.
As the Finnish "oy", short for Osakeyhtiö, indicates, Outloud is a privately owned company by shareholders.
In 2015, Outloud and another Finnish developer, Caffeine Overdose, won the Games for Health Finland Challenge 2015.[3] This is a Finnish national contest that aims to boost the promotion of health and well-being through game-based innovations.
Company products
Besides Leaping Leo, the company lists the following apps on its website:[4] Outloud Christmas Scene, Outloud Timer and Timer 2, Sounds game, and Outloud Sounds test. Most of the apps are created for the iOS platform. As the developer claims, these apps are aimed at addressing Speech-language pathology and disorders in children.
Background information
The country where Outloud is based is known for its booming Finnish startup scene (Digital health innovations in particular[5]) and its advanced education systems, including special education (Education in Finland). All these factors may have influenced the development of Outloud and other companies in the same field.
References
- ↑ "2015 ASHA Convention". s15.a2zinc.net. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- ↑ "Outloud Apps - About | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- ↑ Kuopio, Startup. "Health game contest wins for Kuopio and Tampere - Startup Kuopio". startupkuopio.fi. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- ↑ "In English". Outloud Oy. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- ↑ "Investor's Perspective: Finnish Digital Health Ecosystem – The Next Big Thing? | HealthSPA". www.healthspa.fi. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- Outloud Oy Website
- Lynkos Profile - Outloud Oy
- Finder Profile - Outloud Oy
- http://www.savonsanomat.fi/talous/Kuopiolainen-Caffeine-Overdose-voitti-terveyspelikilpailun/724706
- http://s15.a2zinc.net/Clients/ASHA/asha2015/Public/eBooth.aspx?IndexInList=128&FromPage=Exhibitors.aspx&ParentBoothID=&ListByBooth=true&BoothID=102807&Nav=False
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