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Illustration roundup


Portal movie poster by Tristan Reidford.



Hulk commission by Maris Wicks.



Does your body spell treason?



The least creepy of the new book covers for Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series. Thanks, Stephanie.

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.

Atlas and P-Body action figures





Atlas and P-Body from Portal 2 as custom action figures by Chris Hooton. Portal 2 is 40% off at Amazon, by the way.

*See more Portal links here.

Portal 2 walkthrough with commentary; Chell screenshots



A Youtube user uploaded a Portal 2 playthrough, edited down to the developer commentary portions. Above is part one. (The paint/gel mechanics are derived from a student game called Tag: the Power of Paint. Very interesting to listen to how the designers "train" the players as they play through the game.)

And speaking of Portal, here's some Chell screenshots:






The Valve store sells Aperture Science tank tops, but no orange jumpsuits.

GLaDOS given human form



GLaDOS given human form by makani.

*See more Portal links here.

Erik Wolpaw to play, speak about Portal 2



Sure hope this is going to be posted online:
Next Thursday, May 5th, the Game Center will be hosting a lecture by Erik Wolpaw. Erik Wolpaw is a video game writer currently working at Valve Software who has earned numerous awards for his work. He has contributed to well-known games such as Half-Life and Psychonauts and his work on the Portal series is widely considered to be a high-water mark of game writing and interactive storytelling. Before becoming a game developer, Erik was an influential game critic and humorist. As one of the co-founders of the legendary site Old Man Murray, he illuminated the absurdities of video games and video game culture with a thermonuclear wit.

The format for the evening will be a brief guided play-through of Portal 2 with Erik, followed by an interview and general discussion moderated by Game Center Interim Director Frank Lantz. The audience is encouraged to join the discussion. Please bring questions about Portal, game writing, criticism, narrative and the overall subject of games in general.

The talk will begin at 7:00 PM at 721 Broadway, Room 006 and is open to students, faculty, and the general public. We welcome everyone, whether your research and teaching is related to games or you are simply curious about this rapidly evolving field. Please come, and feel free to bring any interested NYU colleagues.
Via.

And speaking of Portal, here's a cool screenshot:



Via.

*Previously: Chell wallpaper.

Chell by Yasmin Liang




I took the liberty of turning Yasmin Liang's Chell illustration into a widescreen wallpaper.

*See more great Portal links here.

Aperture Science Warning Posters






Collection of high-res Aperture Science warning posters.

Relatedly, yes, there will be downloadable content for Portal 2.

Portal/Mad Men mashup; Lego GLaDOS


The Mad Men opening redone with Portal by Mat Recardo.








Lego GLaDOS and Chell by Brandon Bannerman.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.

Funny Portal 2 moment, Portal 2 in third person




If you go back after escaping Wheatley's first trap, he tries very hard to convince you to jump into the pit. Sounds like there's some great stuff down there.

Also, here's two videos showing Portal 2 in third-person (fyi, there's a childish, leering moment late in the second video, but it's otherwise very cool):








And while I'm at it, here's the every end of Portal 1 in third person:



*Buy Companion Cubes at eBay.