Grab a drink and relax -- you can put that notebook away. There won't be a test or anything.
Watch Valve's Erik Wolpaw lecture on Portal 2 development, nixed ideas
by Ben Gilbert 
on May 10th 2011 8:30PM
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Grab a drink and relax -- you can put that notebook away. There won't be a test or anything.
Reader Comments (21)
Posted: May 10th 2011 8:32PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Someone hand that man an Advil.
Posted: May 10th 2011 10:10PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
@teedmm
Decorations, huh?
Sounds hot.
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Decorations, huh?
Sounds hot.
Posted: May 10th 2011 9:14PM Marco le Polo said
"So how was your class honey bunny"
"We watched the writer of Portal 2 play his own game!"
"OMGWTFBBQ!!!"
"We watched the writer of Portal 2 play his own game!"
"OMGWTFBBQ!!!"
Posted: May 10th 2011 9:22PM Special Agent Steve said
@pigfat
Thanks for letting us know.
Thanks for letting us know.
Posted: May 10th 2011 9:24PM Special Agent Steve said
It's pretty cool university's are offering game development-centered courses. I don't have much interest in it myself, but I'm glad to see it incorporated into major universities.
Posted: May 10th 2011 10:25PM The Cole Train said
@pigfat What a totally intelligent comment! Thanks for giving us some of your unique insight on the world.
Posted: May 10th 2011 11:01PM wcarnation said
I was an Old Man Murray fan as a kid and meeting Erik at the Portal 2 release party was awesome. He is seriously like one of the funniest people ever.
Testament: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0WN55p_zI
Testament: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0WN55p_zI
Posted: May 10th 2011 11:05PM Assmar said
Now I have to go back and beat GLaDOS again real quick.
Posted: May 10th 2011 11:08PM dscuber9000 said
A little interesting that they are using a PS3.
Posted: May 10th 2011 11:35PM GMaster7 said
Thanks for posting this, Ben. I really wanted to attend last week and was unable to do so. Please, Joystiq: continue to tell us about these events at the Game Center! They're a great opportunity for East Coast gamers to see and hear from some industry stars.
Posted: May 10th 2011 11:43PM ZaxCG2 said
Just finished it. Must-watch if you're a Valve fan... Just do something while you've got it on to pass the time.
After I beat Portal 2... since replayability isn't something its big on, I've just been scraping up everything I can for more on it.
After I beat Portal 2... since replayability isn't something its big on, I've just been scraping up everything I can for more on it.
Posted: May 11th 2011 1:13AM aroGADGET said
@ZaxCG2
If you have an iPad, or access to a friend's iPad you could steal for a night, you should get Geoff Keighley's "The Final Hours of Portal 2" app/book thing (http://www.thefinalhoursofportal2.com/). Lots of interesting back story on the Valve team, and more details on some of those scrapped ideas and other things Erik mentioned here.
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If you have an iPad, or access to a friend's iPad you could steal for a night, you should get Geoff Keighley's "The Final Hours of Portal 2" app/book thing (http://www.thefinalhoursofportal2.com/). Lots of interesting back story on the Valve team, and more details on some of those scrapped ideas and other things Erik mentioned here.
Posted: May 10th 2011 11:59PM Gaddes said
Just finished watching it... really interesting inside view of the game. I'd love to sit down and pick his brain even more.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:02AM nandokun said
I wish Portal 2 had a content creation system.
Posted: May 11th 2011 1:18AM aroGADGET said
Great interview!
I started it up, planning to just watch the first 10 minutes, and come back to it later, but ended up sitting through the full 1:21 without pausing!
I started it up, planning to just watch the first 10 minutes, and come back to it later, but ended up sitting through the full 1:21 without pausing!
Posted: May 11th 2011 2:37PM Timerider said
I wanted to know where the idea for the moon came from.
Posted: May 11th 2011 2:45PM Timerider said
I wanted to know where the idea for the moon came from.
Posted: May 11th 2011 4:13PM mrmobius said
Very interesting video. I wasn't sure if I'd be interested after over an hour later, but really interesting, especially once you've played it and know all these references.
You know that Valve is in good hands by the list of games he mentions throughout the video such as World of Goo.
You know that Valve is in good hands by the list of games he mentions throughout the video such as World of Goo.
