Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Portal has a simple story, but tells it very well. Today we take a look at how it exemplifies a good few interactive storytelling techniques.

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Music:
Arcade Academy, by Pixel Head -
soundcloud.com/pixel-head/arcade-acadmey

Still Alive, by Jonathan Coulton
itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-orange-box-original-soundtrack/id270749981

Art:
Jimi Bonogofsky-Gronseth - jimidoodle@blogspot.com

Footage:
World of Longplays - longplays.org
Pixel Head - youtube.com/user/thecormmonster

Portal and the Deconstruction of the Institution -
gamasutra.com/view/news/114904/Analysis_Portal_and_the_Deconstruction_of_the_Institution.php

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