Halvard Vegum
Datajournalist
Bergen, Vestland, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolHalvard Vegum is a datajournalist and editorial developer based in Bergen with eight years of experience combining graphic design, interaction design, and data visualization to tell compelling stories. At Bergens Tidende he transforms complex datasets into clear, interactive visuals, and has held editorial development roles at Aftenposten and local media while building a foundation in web and layout design. He experiments with emerging technologies—from machine learning and virtual reality to biometric UX evaluation—to push how audiences engage with journalism. Trained in Media and Interaction Design at the University of Bergen, he brings a designer’s eye to technical problems and a journalist’s rigor to visual storytelling. Notably, his work bridges print and digital: early experience producing newspapers and marketing materials informs his pragmatic approach to production and storytelling.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Media and Interaction Design, Bachelors, Media and Interaction Design at University of Bergen (UiB)
Github Skills (64)
json10
javascript10
css10
http10
compatibility10
web-development10
heightmap9
fundamentals9
terrain-generation9
perlin-noise9
documentation9
noise9
terrain9
html9
procedural-generation8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Havegum/railroad-think
Feb 2024 - Feb 2025
A Railroad Ink agent that uses MCTS to find its next move.
Contributions:1 review, 5 PRs, 40 pushes in 11 months
Havegum/Website
Jan 2020 - Jan 2024
personal blog and résumé
Contributions:3 PRs, 24 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 11 months
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