In Search of Ida

What happens when someone disappears, not from life, but from history?

A short virtual reality experience where you play as an archivist researching Ida Hammershøi, the overlooked wife of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. As you explore her story through letters and photos in your archive office, something shifts, the room darkens, Ida fades from paintings. Blending cultural heritage with psychological horror, the game reclaims forgotten voices in art history.

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Players investigate the erasure of Ida Hammershøi from art history through archival research in virtual reality. As Ida mysteriously vanishes from paintings and documents, players confront how cultural memory is constructed and who gets forgotten. This transforms cultural heritage from static observation to active investigation of historical power dynamics and the dignity of overlooked voices.

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In Search of Ida

Game through culture

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