Thie Cave

I had my first walk in Portal today. In Portal, players navigate around a 3D space and create portals to find their way out on each level. To create portals, players fire a weapon to a wall, floor or ceiling to create the portal’s entrance and exit.

The exciting one is when climbing my way up through four storeys. I created an exit portal on a wall opposite the second level and an entrance portal on a floor five metres below me. (There is a gap between the wall and the second level.) Then I dropped down to the entrance. As I appeared on the wall opposite the second level, the gravitational force continued to push me  off the wall to the second level. There is a switch on the floor which opens the door on the fourth level. I had to grab a crate from the third level and placed it on the switch. So I climbed to third floor using the same method, grabbed the crate, went back to the second floor and placed it on the switch. Then, I finally climbed to the fourth level. The thrilling bit is doing the free fall face down several times.

Next game to try out: Team Fortress 2 …which comes from the same creator as the Portal.

For the last few days, there are so many months around … at the wharf, train station, home. It is as if the city is going through a plague like in the Exodus. I guess this is a sign of summer … together with the arrival of flies.