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Definitely a fun way to show kids the theories in action and gain some cred along the way.
I remember at some point they even made Portal 1 free for some educational day too. Go Valve.
I remember at some point they even made Portal 1 free for some educational day too. Go Valve.
Seriously, the more kids that get exposed to the kind of thinking Portal requires the better off our future will be. Just another reason to <3 Valve with everything I've got!!!
God Damnit, why didn't I have something like this in grade school? I probably would have paid attention more.
Hot damn. I wish I had this instead of what I grew up...
Stupid Reader Rabbit, stupid Millie's Math House...
*grumble, grumble*
Stupid Reader Rabbit, stupid Millie's Math House...
*grumble, grumble*
@jodaniel3
They're marketing a T-rated game to little children!
.....
Wait, it's rated E?
Yeah. How exactly could you make this a bad thing?
They're marketing a T-rated game to little children!
.....
Wait, it's rated E?
Yeah. How exactly could you make this a bad thing?
@Fandango
God, that was insane. It's one thing to be upset about a direct insult towards you, but an indirect one that's blatantly, intentionally juvenile in order to make the character look stupid? Jeez.
God, that was insane. It's one thing to be upset about a direct insult towards you, but an indirect one that's blatantly, intentionally juvenile in order to make the character look stupid? Jeez.
On one hand, it's a great way to build brand recognition.
On the other hand, it's also just an awesome way to teach kids critical thinking and shows that games don't have to be "edutainment" to be educational.
On the other hand, it's also just an awesome way to teach kids critical thinking and shows that games don't have to be "edutainment" to be educational.
I heard EA was planning something like this too for people getting their driver's license. It's a renamed bare-bones version of Need for Speed that they call Never Use Top Speed. NUTS will be making its debut as soon as possible and will increase the overall cost of acquiring your license, and will require a commitment to a 2-year online pass.
After asking EA about the service, the initial response was, "We will be putting out a new version each year, though don't expect much to change. We plan to add co-op in a future iteration, we're currently working on monetization gaug- I mean methods"
Upon further inquiry, they were quoted saying, "Money money money, wipes our nose when it is runny, fills our pools when it is sunny, lines our pockets from all the dummies."
After asking EA about the service, the initial response was, "We will be putting out a new version each year, though don't expect much to change. We plan to add co-op in a future iteration, we're currently working on monetization gaug- I mean methods"
Upon further inquiry, they were quoted saying, "Money money money, wipes our nose when it is runny, fills our pools when it is sunny, lines our pockets from all the dummies."
holy shit, valve is secretly now tapping children for talent. it's fucking genius when you think about it. now they just take the awesome maps that all the savant kids make and stuff them into a game. boom, portal 3.
well played, valve. well played.
well played, valve. well played.
Soooo awesome! Using Portal to be actually show how physics can work will be a hell of a lot more accessible than "let's imagine this box is on a cliff and someone pushed it off".
I don't do much gaming on my PC anymore, but when I do, I use Steam. I love Valve so much, I hope they never change.
I would love for the rumored Steam console to be true.
I would love for the rumored Steam console to be true.
Is it safe to say that Valve embodies everything that's right in this industry?
I want to go back to school now.
I want to go back to school now.
This is a brilliant move. Consider this:
Valve gets huge public image boost.
Valve gets tax credits for giving something away for education, you think they get nothing by giving it away free, think again!
And finally, most importantly, Valve gets a lot of exposure to kids who may never had heard of them or played Portal. They will get kickbacks from kids who move on to buy Portal or Valve related products in the future. So the potential profit for the future is huge.
It may be free, but Valve will still come out way ahead with this plan. Brilliant indeed.
Valve gets huge public image boost.
Valve gets tax credits for giving something away for education, you think they get nothing by giving it away free, think again!
And finally, most importantly, Valve gets a lot of exposure to kids who may never had heard of them or played Portal. They will get kickbacks from kids who move on to buy Portal or Valve related products in the future. So the potential profit for the future is huge.
It may be free, but Valve will still come out way ahead with this plan. Brilliant indeed.
But seriously, I love Valve. They are truly a game company that loves their fans and just isn't out there to make money off of everyone and their mother and deceased grandfather. This really could help kids learn, for instance I was absolutely appalled when two of my friends (who did nothing but play BLOPS) couldn't even figure out the first puzzle of Portal 2, and when I showed it to them the resounding "ohhhhh" was a shock to me.
This is an absolute travesty. Compromising our childrens education with corperate interest to build a bigger market around portal?
Seriously fucked up
Seriously fucked up
That's awesome. Playing Portal 2 is an awesome way to get a better feel for momentum, gravity, acceleration, and all that jazz. And they'll be ready when the real life portal gun is invented in a decade! Now they'll think with portals!
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