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ITU students take on fake news with video game

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2 July, 2024

In only 48 hours, Saskia Joanna Rauhut, Giorgio Perri, and Ioannis Maliaras from ITU’s MSc in Games programme completed a video game that tackles fake news in a profound and thought-provoking manner. The game was developed at the “Truth, Lies & Democracy” game jam in Barcelona.

Velux Fonden to fund ITU research project in digital care practices

design Anna Vallgårda Erik Grönvall Jonas Fritsch Marie Ertner Signe Yndigegn Digital Design Department Research digitization grants health seniors

28 June, 2023

Five researchers from IT University of Copenhagen’s Digital Design Department have secured 5.7 million kroner from Velux Fonden to investigate how digital technologies affect the relationship between users and care providers in the healthcare system.

New research and industry collaboration to improve usability of cyber security tools

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6 February, 2023

Cyberattacks are multi-dimensional, but cybersecurity software lacks the ability to represent threats. A new research and industry collaboration headed up on the ITU side by Associate Professor of Digital Design at the IT University, Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath, sets out to make cybersecurity tools more accessible and usable.

ITU launches new Center for Digital Play

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24 October, 2022

The new Center for Digital Play at the IT University of Copenhagen will serve as base for research in computer games, creative AI, design, and digital culture.

Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg and Jonas Fritsch receive grants from IRFD

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10 May, 2022

The two researchers – from Computer Science and Digital Design at the IT University respectively – have each secured a grant of approximately 2.8 million kroner for their research projects.

"Programming languages are my colour palette” – ITU’s Mogens Jacobsen wins prestigious art grant

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8 December, 2021

The artist Mogens Jacobsen who teaches at Digital Design at the IT University of Copenhagen creates art inspired by technology and scientific research. Today, he is the recipient of a grant from the prestigious Niels Wessel Bagge Art Foundation.

ITU Summer University will be open to students from other universities

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26 April, 2021

The popular Summer University-programme allows ITU students to reduce the workload of the regular semester by attending courses over the summer. This year, visiting students and foreign exchange students from other universities in Denmark are invited to apply for courses at Summer University. Submit your application before May 14.

Design challenge: How can IoT support alternative ways of co-habiting?

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6 June, 2019

Although more and more people are living together in new ways, many technologies are designed with individuals and traditional use patterns in mind. The research project VIRT-EU is now inviting designers and developers to come up with fresh ideas on how technology can take into account different needs within living spaces.

New ITU lab examines the emotional aspects of technology

design Digital Design Department Education Research Jonas Fritsch

5 March, 2019

Technology has become such a substantial part of our lives that it affects our experience of ourselves and our surroundings. AIR Lab is a new interdisciplinary meeting place at ITU that takes the emotional aspects of technology seriously.

ITU graduates behind new Virtual Reality startup

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28 January, 2019

With a new Virtual Reality tool, two entrepreneurs from the IT University of Copenhagen have created a faster and easier way to create 3D animations. Their company, Sidetracked, has just landed a DKK one million investment which will enable them to launch their product this summer.

ITU researcher receives award for intelligent lighting project

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7 June, 2018

Kjell Yngve Petersen, Associate Professor at the IT University in Copenhagen, has received the energy sector’s research award ELFORSK for a project on intelligent lighting that provides energy savings as well as better lighting for the users.

A Tinder app for art

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20 December, 2017

Digital technologies allow us to create more targeted and personalized museum experiences, according to Marie Bryndum and Maria Muhandes, who studied Digital Design and Communication at ITU. In their thesis project, they designed a Tinder-like app that gives museum visitors easier access to information about the artworks.

Digital design programme sharpens technical focus

design Digital Design Department Education Jonas Fritsch

11 December, 2017

The IT University's MSc programme in Digital Design and Communication changes its name to Digital Design and Interactive Technologies (DDIT). At the same time, the programme will give students a stronger technical foundation.

Can chemotherapy at home benefit cancer patients?

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17 November, 2017

Since 2015, some Danish cancer patients have had the opportunity to receive parts of their chemotherapy treatment in their own homes. What advantages and disadvantages does this have for the patients? This was the central question posed by Cecilie Jo Nielsen and Astrid Ellen Dalsjö in their MSc thesis from Digital Design and Communication at the IT University of Copenhagen (the programme changed its name to Digital Design and Interactive Technologies in November 2017).

Savings concept for young bank customers wins bachelor thesis award

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9 November, 2017

Three Digital Media and Design students at the IT University of Copenhagen have received FA's bachelor thesis award for a project, in which they developed a digital concept in the form of a savings app for young bank customers. The honour comes with a DKK 30,000 prize.

Scandinavian design methods are popular in Japan

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30 March, 2017

A group of researchers from the ITU Co-design team are experiencing great interest from Japanese universities and companies who want to learn more about the Scandinavian design methods. A new collaboration with the Hakodate Future University is now being signed.

Thesis turned into a smartwatch app for children with ADHD

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23 August, 2016

Tiimo is a smartwatch app that creates structure in the daily life of children with ADHD. The two developers have just launched a beta version of the app in Google Play.

Experiments change our views of computer design

design Anna Vallgårda Digital Design Department Research

10 June, 2016

Have you ever wondered why the computer looks the way it does? Why it is made of steel with a keyboard and a screen?

ITU researchers get funding for epilepsy project

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8 June, 2016

In a new project with Rigshospitalet, Lars Rune Christensen and Lene Nielsen will test and improve a new device for prevention of epileptic seizures. The Danish Epilepsy Association is funding the project.

ITU creatives bridge the gap to the industry

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3 May, 2016

The new student organization ITU Designers is bringing together students from all ITU study programmes to help students expand their portfolio and build their knowledge of the industry.

Students collaborate with local hospital in wayfinding project

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25 November, 2015

Intricate hallways and confusing signage present challenges for patients, visitors and staff alike at Amager Hospital. As a part of their education in Service Design, students from the IT University developed new wayfinding solutions for the hospital.

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