Is there a purpose to all the testing in Portal?
There are billions of dollars thrown at the wall to see what sticks in the test chambers of the Portal Franchise. Lots of testers, thousands of cubes, a sadistic robot, all of it to be used in the testing chambers.
I understand that some testing is required to test certain devices (Long Fall Boots, Gels, etc) , but GladOS STOCKPILED chambers. Is there something throughout the series that explains this?
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GladOS explains in Portal 2 that testing gives the AI an euphoric feeling. So at least the robots do testing as an end to its own. The humans were actually trying to do science and develop products (or something...)
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What is the point of the tests in Portal?
GladOS explains in Portal 2 that testing gives the AI an euphoric feeling. So at least the robots do testing as an end to its own. The humans were actually trying to do science and develop products (or something...) They had just as much test chambers then.How many test chambers are there in Portal?
Consisting of 19 test chambers, it was first used by Chell as part of her mandatory testing.What is a test chamber in Portal?
From the Portal Wiki. Test Chambers are a vital part of the Portal series and the Aperture Science Enrichment Center. Via the Security Cameras fixed onto the walls of test chambers at various points, GLaDOS can track a test subject's movements and progress.What is the point of Aperture Science?
Aperture Science was founded as Aperture Fixtures in the early 1940s by Cave Johnson. Aperture Fixtures was primarily dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of shower curtains \u2013 a low-tech portal between the inside and outside of a shower \u2013 with Cave Johnson winning the \u201cShower Curtain Salesman of 1943\u201d award.Every Test you can Trap yourself in Portal 1 \u0026 2
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