Go to your Weebly site and add a Blog page (pay attention here...NOT a standard page - a BLOG page) Call it something creative related to Portal if you like
Prologue & Courtesy Call
Thing One - Play!
Do use headphones - Closed captioning works, but you'll miss out on the atmoshphere and overall immersion of the soundtrack. 1. Open Steam and click Play next to Portal 2. 2. Go to the video settings: Have it run In a Window (yes NOT full screen - this will be important later) 3. Play through the Prologue & Courtesy Call Let me emphasize..only these sections... |
First Blog Post
Write about your favorite test chamber in this part of the game. In the chamber that you liked best, challenged you the most, etc, WHY did you like it and don't forget to discuss the Five Elements. (remember these?) 1. Goals 2. Rules 3. Space 4. Mechanics 5. Components Sample Post |
Refer the the Wiki
Chapter 1: The Courtesy Call · Portal 2 Chapter 1 introduction · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Test Chamber 1 · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Test Chamber 2 · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Test Chambers 3 & 4 · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Test Chamber 5 · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Test Chamber 6 · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Test Chambers 7 & 8 · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Her Chamber · Portal 2 Chapter 1 Incinerator |
Thing Two
Now you get to experiment with the Test Chamber Editor
Planning FIRST - Show me your plan BEFORE you start building
1. Plan a test chamber, using just the elements you've experienced in the game thus far. Use Google Drawings, or Paint - Adobe Illustrator - Prezi if you know how - In your plan explain what will be the:
Goals
Rules
Space
Mechanics
Components
2. These tutorials may help you in your planning:
Read this And Read this
Now you get to experiment with the Test Chamber Editor
Planning FIRST - Show me your plan BEFORE you start building
1. Plan a test chamber, using just the elements you've experienced in the game thus far. Use Google Drawings, or Paint - Adobe Illustrator - Prezi if you know how - In your plan explain what will be the:
Goals
Rules
Space
Mechanics
Components
2. These tutorials may help you in your planning:
Read this And Read this
1. Watch this video and / OR the one I made---->
and head to the Puzzle Maker, found under Community Test Chambers. 2. Make a test chamber using ONLY the items you've been exposed to in the game so far. Weighted Cube(with dropper) Pedestal Button(includes timer) Button Stairs Angled Panel Deadly Goo 3. Test it. 4. Reiterate: Watch this. 5. Edit and test again. |
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Blog & Screencast-o-matic:
The video suggests saving as AVI. Use Mp4 1. Set up screen-cast-omatic and size the recorder for your Portal 2 window. 2. Now, get someone to play your test chamber and record it! (See above) 3. Do the same for that person. 4. Download the video as an Mp4 & upload the video to Schooltube to embed it on your blog OR just publish to Screencast-o-matic and embed it on your blog. 5. In your post, make sure to note the planning you did and include:
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Blog & Screencast-o-matic:
The video suggests saving as AVI. Use Mp4
1. Set up screen-cast-omatic and size the recorder for your Portal 2 window.
2. Now, get someone to play your test chamber and record it! (See above)
3. Do the same for that person.
4. Download the video as an Mp4 & upload the video to Schooltube to embed it on your blog OR just publish to Screencast-o-matic and embed it on your blog.
5. In your post, make sure to note the planning you did and include:
The video suggests saving as AVI. Use Mp4
1. Set up screen-cast-omatic and size the recorder for your Portal 2 window.
2. Now, get someone to play your test chamber and record it! (See above)
3. Do the same for that person.
4. Download the video as an Mp4 & upload the video to Schooltube to embed it on your blog OR just publish to Screencast-o-matic and embed it on your blog.
5. In your post, make sure to note the planning you did and include:
- Goals
- Rules
- Space
- Mechanics
- Components