The thermos bottle has become a notorious little detail that has achieved cult status among the Alan Wake player community. Fans remember the achievement in the original game which the player earned after finding 100 hidden thermos bottles. In the sequel, the thermos plays a significantly more important role. This got us excited about the idea of creating an authentic Oh Deer Diner thermos for our fans,” says Remedy’s Communications Director Thomas Puha. At Remedy, we really value Finnish design sensibilities, which is what the iconic Airam thermos bottle also represents, so this collaboration was obvious to us,” says Puha.

Players who show mercy to the surrounding wildlife will enjoy a drift-heavy race to the finish line, while killing deer gradually adds unsettling graphical effects and harsh audiovisual noise on top of the game’s normally cheery presentation.

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Winning: The game continues for 1 year (12 rounds). Who ever has the most Deer Chips at the end of the year wins! A simulation is a research or teaching technique that reproduces actual events and processes under test conditions. We use simulations all the time in our teaching techniques. One of my favorites is the “ Oh Deer!” game from Project WILD, allowing participants to become part of a deer population and watch the population fluctuate under various conditions. It is a great way to model the concept of carrying capacity, or the number of living organisms that a region can support without environmental degradation. Georgia DNR has developed an “Oh Deer!” card game, just in case educators can’t be outside and do the traditional activity with students. These simulations are great to show populations increases and decreases – without needing to utilize actual deer. I call this a win-win.

All animals need a habitat to live in. A habitat is any place where an animal lives and can meet its basic needs. An animal’s basic needs include: food, water, shelter, and space. For the purposes of this activity we will focus on food, water and shelter, but keep in mind that space is also an important component of an animal’s habitat. If an animal does not have access to food, water and shelter all together in a suitable arrangement, it cannot make that space its habitat. Materials Oh, Deer! Beta trailerIndie developer Necrosoft Games puts an unusually gory spin on the racing genre with Oh, Deer!, a pseudo-3D driving game in which players race to grandma’s house while avoiding — or plowing through — an endless procession of antlered wildlife. Other simulations may be based in a virtual learning environment. These simulations allow participants to explore different concepts and change variables, being able to see first-hand how these variances can affect outcomes. Some concepts are very hard to model in real-life … light reflecting and refracting, energy changing forms, and different types of waves. However, virtual simulations are great ways to explore these ideas! The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College shares some great reasons why simulations can be successfully implemented in learning environments.The Oh Deer Diner thermos is an example of a fan product designed with authenticity and quality first in mind. We are happy with how a nearly 90-year-old classic product gets a new generation look inspired by a video game,” says Airam’s Marketing Director Elina Tolonen. Some of my favorite simulations connected to some favorite concepts taught in traditional 4-H club meetings include: Hey look, it’s Oh, Deer! This is a video game about drifting your station wagon along the Perfect Line to Grandma’s House. Is it a metaphor for the futility of human existence? Is it a militant vegan parable? Is it a crass advertisement for family automobiles? Let the mystery unfold before you. The Finnish lighting company Airam and gaming company Remedy Entertainment have worked together to create a unique Oh Deer Diner thermos bottle. This collaboration between Alan Wake 2 X Airam combines Finnish design, storytelling, and everyday quality. The limited edition Oh Deer Diner thermos is part of the highly anticipated launch of the Alan Wake 2 video game and will be launched in September 2023.

Behind the Alan Wake 2 X Airam collaboration is the design work of two prominent Finnish companies. The sequel to Alan Wake is the result of years of work by the Remedy development team. Airam’s red thermos bottles, on the other hand, have been a part of Finns’ everyday life for decades. The goal was to turn the game’s thermos bottle into a real physical, high-quality extension of the gaming experience for fans. The cooperation was inspired by the award-winning and popular game Alan Wake, which was first released in 2010. This story-driven action-adventure game successfully combined horror and ambience with a memorable story. The appearance of the Oh Deer Diner thermos bottle is completely true to the light blue patinated thermos bottle of the Alan Wake video game series. In terms of design and features, the thermos bottle of the limited edition corresponds to Airam’s traditional 0.45 liter bottle with a high-quality glass interior.

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Inspired by classic arcade driving games like OutRun and Super Hang-On, Oh, Deer! emphasizes the thrill of a point-to-point race to the finish over competition with other drivers. In another nod to its ’80s-era inspiration, Oh, Deer! features an intentionally dated graphics style that uses scaling, tiled sprites to create an illusion of depth, resulting in a distinctive look. Alan Wake 2 X Airam – Airam’s iconic thermos bottle takes on the look of the globally popular Alan Wake video game

Selected Quotes “It's weird but familiar, and it's snappy and fun.” - Robert Purchese - Eurogamer “It's really finely tuned to make you feel awesome the entire time you're playing it.” - Jeff Ramos, Polygon “Not too bad.” - Yu Suzuki - (For real, he played it at a party and said 悪くない。), creator of Outrun, Space Harrier, Virtua Fighter, and everything cool Airam Electric Oy Ab is a Finnish family-owned company founded in 1921 and is traditionally known for its comprehensive selection of lamps, luminaries and smart lighting solutions for electrical professionals and consumers. The product range also includes electrical accessories, decorative lights and leisure products, such as the iconic red thermos bottle. Airam and Airam SmartHome products are sold by well-equipped food, non-food and DIY stores throughout the country. Read more: airam.fi . Airam’s red thermos bottle has a long history in Finns’ everyday life. The production of thermos bottles began in Helsinki in the 1930s. Vacuum technology was already used in the manufacturing of incandescent light bulbs, and the same technology could also be used in the manufacturing of thermos bottles. Today, Airam has moved from incandescent light bulbs to LEDs and smart lighting, but the iconic thermos is still a quality product loved by Finns. Oh, Deer! is a driving game, more than a racing game!” Necrosoft Games explains. “Remember games like Outrun? Hard Drivin’? Roadblasters? Those games weren’t about racing other cars, they were about getting somewhere, and enjoying the ride, and maybe getting a high score while you were at it. That’s the kind of game we wanted to play, so it’s the game we made.”