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The Final Station
developed by Do My Best, Games | Platforms: Windows, Mac
A light train simulator mixed with zombie survival. Travel through the world on the train while maintaining and managing its fuel and general condition, while also taking care of your passengers’ needs. Stop at various stations to gather supplies and upgrade your equipment, trade, take quests, and survive the zombie horde.
It’s currently in development for PC, Mac, and Linux, with a demo and Kickstarter coming soon, and is estimated release in 2016.
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The Final Station released today, you can check out the trailer below or head over to the Steam page.
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Director Rene Auberjonois saw this show as having strong religious overtones. In particular, he felt that the character of Ekoria was a Virgin Mary type figure, and he tried to place her in the frame in such a manner as to recall Renaissance holy pictures. One shot in particular, of her standing in front of a rounded arch window, was designed in such a way as to make the arch look like a halo. According to Auberjonois in relation to this shot, “we tried to get a sort of Vermeer look to it.” (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 343)
“We can compare the gut of a person with inflammatory bowel disease to a dying coral reef or a fallow field,” he says. “Their microbes might be different to ours, but the same principles govern our alliances.”
Yong takes us on a tour of bacteria at work—in the gut of mosquitoes responsible for transmitting tropical diseases, to the labs of scientistific groups creating probiotic pills for humans.
Ed Yong is a science writer for The Atlantic based in London, England.
Anhinga aka American Darter (Anhinga anhinga) chicks in a nest at a National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, USA.
photograph via: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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