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Portalpedia is an encyclopedia about the video game series: Portal. Portalpedia contains full detailed information about everything in the game. If you always wanted to learn more about Portal series, you've come to the right place! Some articles you can expect at Portalpedia are Authoring Tools tutorials, the story of the games, custom map informations, walkthroughs and more! Besides reading, you can help Portalpedia to add new information we don't have. Please create an account first and then log in to do so. Please do not upload unnecessary photos like nude/porn photos, delete or add wrong information on a page or post offensive remarks. Other than that, enjoy reading and editing! Have fun! :)

We have 28 articles since 27^th July 2012!

Did you know

...that the player characters of the Cooperative Testing Initiative were originally Chell and a second woman named Mel?
...that the hoop that dropped from the sky in the end of Portal was intended to be a meme by the developers, instead of the cake or the Companion Cube?
...that Portal 2's main character was originally going to be a man?
...that Portal 2 originally wasn't going to have portals?
...that GLaDOS was intended to speak the voice lines of the Announcer in the first chapter of Portal 2?

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The Aperture Science Hard Light Bridge (known as Hard-Light Surface or simply Light Bridge) is a testing element in Portal 2 that is used throughout the Aperture Science Enrichment Center. Hard Light Bridges are semi translucent solids that are made from natural sunlight beamed in from the surface. As its name suggests, it acts as a bridge to the player, usually allowing them to cross over Goo to reach inaccessible areas. Bridges can be emitted horizontally and vertically. Horizontal bridges act as a bridge for players to walk on while vertical bridges act as a shield for the player (such as blocking turrets). Just like Excursion Funnels and Thermal Discouragement Beams, Hard Light Bridges can be extended through the use of portals. Although the bridge is made of light, if one portion of the bridge is blocked by a solid object, the rest of the bridge will not continue as a beam of light normally would. Hard Light Bridges can be coated with gels, allowing players to use gels in places where it normally would just fall through. Gels placed on Hard Light Bridges, however, are not permanent and will disappear the moment the bridge dissipitates or moves to a different location. (more...)