The Portal franchise is a series of games that involve creating portals to teleport the player and objects through various puzzles. It also exists within the same universe as the Half-Life series.
That's very cool. "Games as art" debate aside, Video Games offer a very unique mode of storytelling, allowing greater possibilities for exploration and world-building than any other medium.
I am really glad that Giant Bomb is expanding on the editorial side of things. GiantBomb is now a site I visit regularly for the great articles, instead of just the entertaining Bombcast and Quick Looks. Just an excellent article, Patrick.
As for the article itself, I agree with Mr. Abbott's conservative take on using video games in his theatre lecture. Portal is a good entry point, providing good gameplay and discussion points without being too cerebral or wrapped up in narrative like some other games often suggested as "art" are. Though really, he should have expected that most college guys' gaming experience is mainly with Madden and Call of Duty... glad to see it was a success nonetheless.
I always love article/things like this as it gives some of the gaming community a wake up call that a great proportion of the audience will only play a certain type of game (sports and COD) each year. And although they are gamers, they will have little knowledge outside of that narrow band of game
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