The Final Hours Of Portal 2 – New iPad App
The Final Hour of Portal 2 takes you deep within the top-secret offices of Valve, creators of Half-Life, for an unvarnished look at the creative process behind the new video game Portal 2. Journalist Geoff Keighley was granted unprecedented "fly on the wall" access to Valve over the past three years to create this staggering 15,000 word multimedia experience. From the hush-hush Portal prequel that was shelved to the last minute scramble to complete the game’s story, The Final Hours of Portal 2 is a gripping and dramatic story brought to life by exclusive photos, videos, interviews, interactive experiences, and other surprises.
In The Final Hours of Portal 2 you’ll step inside the offices of Valve in Seattle to experience the development of Portal 2 first hand. Journalist Geoff Keighley chronicles the creation of this new game and reveals never-before-told details that will be a must-read for any fan of Valve. The 15,000 word story is complemented by dozens of photos, interactive diagrams and multimedia features, plus interviews with Valve founder Gabe Newell and actor Stephen Merchant (the voice of Wheatley)
In the Final Hours of Portal 2 Valve reveals:
That Portal 2 actually began as a prequel to the first game. Hear the surprising details of the story and see the art that was scrapped.
The Directed Design Experiments created after Half-Life 2: Episode 2, including video of a never-before-disclosed project, Two Bots, One Wrench.
How the story of Portal 2 evolved during development. See images and read surprising details.
How it worked with Jonathan Coulton to create "Want You Gone," the closing song to the game.
Interactive Highlights include:
Play with portals in an interactive diagram where you learn how portals work.
360 degree panorama photos of the Valve office and design labs.
Listen to the songs that inspired the Portal 2 development team.
Hear Jonathan Coulton’s Portal 2 song in various stages of development.
Puppet Wheatley in an interactive experience
Destroy Aperture Science by wiping your fingers over the screen.
Interact with fans and voice your opinion via polls and a feedback form.
This app is available now for $1.99 – you can download it here.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
