The art style is wonderful, with many of the landscapes evoking beautiful paintings of the early and mid 20 th century, and there is fantastic lighting that sets the atmosphere superbly. I do wish there were more areas to explore simply because of how gratifying walking around is, but what is there is stunning, nonetheless. Graavik is surrounded by a sweeping mountain range, lush Nordic vegetation and a pristine body of water. There is nothing that takes you out of the moment in Draugen, and in the end, that’s a good thing.įrom the opening moments of Draugen it’s instantly clear how gorgeous it is. Without a bunch of drawn-out puzzles or chase sequences, the plot feels seamless. This also means the pacing is much tighter. Often times gameplay elements in comparable games can feel tacked-on or superfluous, and Draugen smartly focuses on story and character development instead. In a way, though, this feels rather refreshing. There are a few very light “puzzles” but nothing that takes more than a few moments to figure out. Biota Guard has a special focus on Arctic applications as highlighted by the completed NFR project # 192928.As you roam around Graavik, piecing together clues, you won’t find much to do in terms of actual gameplay besides walking, interacting with objects, and choosing dialogue options. In terms of fit with the Demo2000 program plan, the project has a natural link to theme I (Energy efficient and environmentally sustainable tec hnologies) while coupling of environmental analysis with day-to-day operations also supports other themes. The multi-sensor approach is also more robust towards false alarms. The result is a game changing leak detector with sensitivity far beyond any field proven technology, with additional benefits related to documenting long t erm environmental effects in real-time. The technology represents a move from "warning systems" to an integrated leak detection and environmental monitoring solution, and combines advanced analyti cs and data management with the use of biosensors (live mussels) and chemical and physical sensors.
A Demo2000 p re-project is sought to support, anchor and speed up this effort.īiota Guard is in parallel to the process above looking to demonstrate its technology with multiple other oil operator companies on the NCS - and could ultimately carry out a pilot based o n own funds.Ī full scale pilot would mark a major breakthrough for Biota Guard in terms of securing the first commercial user, increasing market acceptance and act as a catalyst for a wider roll-out of the company?s novel approach to environmental monit oring.Īs for the state-of-the-art, Biota Guard is confident that the company is going in front.
A substantially larger project involving deployment of multiple Biota Guard subsea Sensor Arrays (sSAs) in a pilot / full scale demonstration is targeted as the next logical step. The company came through successfully in the final stage ("Deploy") in September 2013 and secured a contract in early 2014 ("Draugen Field Adaptation Study") f or assessing leak detection solutions on Draugen and Nyhamna. Biota Guard has gone through a structured 4-stage technology qualification process with Shell.