Welcome to the Innovation House family, Esi Jóhannes Gunnar!
Esi is an independent programmer, game developer, event organizer, and a sound designer.
He makes noises, events & games. The man behind Kollafoss Game Farm and the annual Isolation Jam. Godot Engine developer at Prehensile Tales.
- Published in Innovation House Eiðistorg
Welcome to the Innovation House family, Freyr!
Hi! I´m Freyr Magnússon, a video game developer with 14 years of experience working on EVE Online at CCP as a software engineer. I studied computer science at Reykjavik University and before that I got certified as an electronics technician and worked as such for 4 years at an engineering firm. Now I am heading into my own adventures as an independent games developer, working on my own video game projects.
Other interests include sci-fi, AI, robots, electronic music, off road bikes, miniature painting and tabletop wargaming. I’m really excited to join this startup community and begin working on new and interesting things.
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Interview with Heiðrún and Anna from Rebutia!
They were invited for a radio interivew at Bylgjan í Bítið Wednesday morning to talk about the problems they are solving, the AI technology behind Rebutia (including a virtual Anna), and future plans. The interview starts at 1.55.00. https://www.visir.is/…/88d0bf42-6c29-4d90-bae3…
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Welcome to Innovation House, team Medagogic!
Medagogic is a newly founded medTech software company focused on creating computer simulated training environments for healthcare professionals. The company recently received a Rannís grant to develop a product for pediatric emergency care training in collaboration with hospitals in Sweden.
The founding team consists of two software industry veterans in David Gundry and Birgir Már Þorgeirsson in Iceland and a practicing pediatric resident Sigríður Ásta Þorgeirsdóttir in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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A new Vivaldi has arrived! Vivaldi 4.0
Including Vivaldi Translate and beta versions of Mail, Calendar and Feed Reader.
A growing movement of people worldwide is looking for reliable, functional alternatives to the tools offered by the tech giants. We are building Vivaldi to meet that need – and more – with an expanded set of integrated features that give you more control of your data and your workflow. Read more here.
- Published in General
Welcome to the Innovaton House family, team Youlearn!
Youlearn is a e-learning system for music teachers and students who like using YouTube material as a teaching/learning tool
The work on Youlearn started at the beginning of the covid crisis and has sparked much interest with the Icelandic music schoolsThe web application is hosted at www.youlearn.is and is being tested and developed in collaboration with the FÍH School of music (Tónlistarskóli FÍH). The Youlearn team has two members – Andri Ívarsson and Unnur Sól Ingimarsdóttir.
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NUTS
Congratulation Torfi and Joon!
Torfi and Joon just launched their game NUTS on Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch and Steam! The game was in development for 2 years, and in just a few days it got over 100 Very Positive reviews on Steam from players.
NUTS is an adventure in squirrel surveillance, a single player game where you spy on squirrels to find out what they are up to, using some old clunky experiment, and fax the results to your boss who you talk to over the phone. What are the curious creatures hiding?More info: All info and links on https://nuts.game
- Published in General, Innovation House Eiðistorg
Vivaldia: More than a browser game
Vivaldi just launched a built-in browser game, Vivaldia. The game was developed by the game development company Porcelain Fortress and integrated in the browser by the Vivaldi team. Read more: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldia-more-than-a-browser-game/
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Welcome to the Innovation House Family, Arnaldur and Arnar!
Arnaldur is a designer and Arnar is an engineer. They had been developing Nytja as a side project until they received a grant from Tækniþróunarsjóður (Technology development fund) this summer, which gave them the push to pursue it full time. Nytja is a startup that aims to abolish food waste in the restaurant and retail food industry. The goal is to create a marketplace for food otherwise discarded.
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Vivaldi browser introduces Break Mode: the new way to pause the Internet
For the millions of people working from home, the internet is always on. That may sound like nirvana for a browser company like Vivaldi – but in fact, it’s alarming. People are more productive and happier when they take proper breaks and have a variety of experiences. Try out the Break Mode in Vivaldi browser! Read more here.
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