Jekyll2025-09-14T09:59:10+00:00/me/feed.xmlIda VilladsenSoftware developer with a design mindset <3XR/VR/AR2025-09-06T14:58:44+00:002025-09-06T14:58:44+00:00/me/jekyll/update/2025/09/06/VRWeather Report is a mobile VR application that brings data consumption, production, and storage into closer view—highlighting the environmental impact of these behaviors. Designed for Google Cardboard, the app uses the smartphone as a medium to display immersive VR video content.

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The cloud is an abstract metaphor of a digital storage department, usually placed far away from our everyday usage of technology and data. Consequently, we find ourselves distanced from these physical spaces, and somewhat unaware of the extend of our actions. We have no relationship with either the physical storage or the enviromental impact. Therefore, we found it interesting to work with the ab- stract aspects of the cloud metaphor and follow the metaphor through by making it tangible and perceivable as a real ‘cloud’ in the sky. The cloud is scalable in size and the appearance changes depending on how much data it stores. The concept acts as a social commentary on the environmental impact our data usage has on the planet. We wanted to make the seam in the physical world appear less seamless in the virtual world and in our interaction with our data, by letting the storage affect weather and climate in our VR-world

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]]>Flax in Northern Jutland2025-09-06T14:58:44+00:002025-09-06T14:58:44+00:00/me/jekyll/update/2025/09/06/hempResearch Project: Tracing the Flax Trade from the Baltics to Northern Jutland (1650–1800)

This project explores the historical journey of flax as a key commodity in textile production, focusing on its movement from the Baltic region to northern Jutland. By analyzing shipping records from 1650 to 1800, we aim to uncover patterns of trade, assess the scale and significance of textile imports, and situate these findings within their broader historical and economic context. The research will involve meticulous data cleaning and the development of insightful visualizations to illuminate the connections between maritime trade and regional textile manufacturing.

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]]>IdeaDots: Spatial collage2025-09-06T14:58:44+00:002025-09-06T14:58:44+00:00/me/jekyll/update/2025/09/06/ideadotsIdeaDots is a visual brainstorming tool built with Python and React. In this application, ideas can be placed in 3D space and explored through various views. The app is designed to support client conversations and rapid iteration, allowing designers to bypass traditional modeling while maintaining an open and abstract approach to exploring possibilities. While the images primarily showcase interior concepts, the app can also be used to investigate materials, façade cladding, or support the documentation phase of a restoration project.

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]]>Meditations on Matter2025-09-06T14:58:44+00:002025-09-06T14:58:44+00:00/me/jekyll/update/2025/09/06/meditations'Meditations on Matter' was displayed in the Roskilde Festival GROW garden

An audiovisual journey into the rhythms of plant life. Step into the garden and leave the noise of the festival behind for a moment. Meditation on Matter invites you to slow down and reconnect with your senses through a guided audiovisual meditation inspired by the quiet intelligence of plant life and all that sustains it. Drift through a living collage of textures and tones: whispers of soil, rustling leaves, distant water – field recordings and 3D scans gathered from real landscapes and arranged into an ambient world of stillness and growth. Taste the garden’s offerings, sip herbal tea, and let your awareness settle into the present. Forget your FOMO. Bring a friend, breathe deeply, and return to the grounding rhythm of simply being.

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]]>The Urban Archive2025-09-06T14:58:44+00:002025-09-06T14:58:44+00:00/me/jekyll/update/2025/09/06/urbanThis project reimagines environmental data as architectural storytelling. Through satellite imagery, climate indicators, and spatial analytics, six thematic maps construct a chronological narrative—from the subtle pulses of air and heat to the physical imprints of urban expansion and ecological presence. Each map transcends its technical function, becoming a spatial artifact that invites viewers to interpret the city as a dynamic, living organism in flux.

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Urban Frequency challenges architects, planners, and everyday citizens to reimagine data—not as detached figures, but as vibrant stories encoded in time. These temporal frequencies capture the pulse of the city: how it breathes, warms, expands, and evolves. By attuning ourselves to these rhythms, we open the door to more responsive, intentional design—one that aligns with the lived patterns of our environments and the futures we are actively constructing.

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