The ARG's theme of potatoes reflected a part of Portal 2's story, in which the game's antagonist (GLaDOS) is powered by a potato battery.
The Potato Sack is the name of an alternate reality game (ARG) created by Valve and the developers of thirteen independent video games to promote the release of Valve's game Portal 2, in April 2011. Valve president Gabe Newell envisioned the game as a "Cross Game Design Event" in December 2010, and allowed the developers free rein to design the game using Valve's Portal intellectual property. The game, requiring players to find and solve a number of puzzles hidden within updates of the thirteen games, led to the opportunity for players to release Portal 2 about 10 hours earlier than its planned release by playing games under the pretense of powering up GLaDOS, the sentient computer antagonist from the Portal series. The ARG's theme of potatoes is based on plot elements within Portal 2, specifically that for part of the game, GLaDOS's personality module is run off a potato battery.
Large numbers of people participated in solving the puzzles. Reaction from players and journalists was mixed; while some felt the ARG had limited benefit, some saw the ARG as a show of commitment from Valve to independent game development.
The PotatoSack is the name of an alternate reality game (ARG) created by Valve and the developers of thirteen independent video games to promote the...
sack racing. A gunny sack holds approximately 50 kg (110 lb) of potatoes, and measures 45 inches (110 cm) by 34 inches (86 cm). Although gunny sacks are...
A sack race or potatosack race is a competitive game in which participants place both of their legs inside a sack (usually potatosack) or pillow case...
March 2010, and promoted it with alternate reality games including the PotatoSack, a collaboration with several independent game developers. After release...
Norman Hartnell. Her most notable and original collections include the PotatoSack of 1947 and Pan Am collection of 1948. Important designs included the...
little. At age 18, he was attending community college and working at a potato-sack factory when he began dating and living with a model in Oakland. In 1993...
20-year prison terms. Catania was stabbed to death and left inside a potatosack on the shore of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Lupo was also suspected of the April...
of tribes received a private concert as a prize. Worldwide Complete PotatoSack 2011 Valve Portal 2 and 13 indie games GLaDOS of Portal is attempting...
to release of Portal 2 in 2011, a much more expansive ARG called the PotatoSack was run, arranged by a number of independent developers working with...
Potato starch is starch extracted from potatoes. The cells of the root tubers of the potato plant contain leucoplasts (starch grains). To extract the...
hunting party consists of a "Fänger" (catcher), equipped with a big potatosack and a lantern, and the "Treiber" (beaters). The catcher is led into the...
2010 The designers were asked to create a party look from a burlap potatosack for their models to wear to an industry event. As the clients for this...
burlap sack full of bugs. Oogie Boogie did not appear in Tim Burton's original poem, but Burton later sketched a portrait of what appeared to be a potato sack...
game's success, the team was invited by Valve to participate in the PotatoSack, an alternate reality game (ARG) that preceded the release of Valve's...
square dancing and audience participation in kiddie car, hobby horse and potatosack races. May 24–October 1948: Monday, 9:10–10 p.m. ET October 1948–January...
gripe about attending. Henrik and Gisela living together. Guests perform potatosack relay. Alex visits Nora, greets Henrik and Gisela. Speeches begin with...
traditional events like dodgeball, inner tube water polo, and extreme potatosack racing. McMaster uses a number of symbols to represent the institution...
trapped heat and steam to thoroughly cook the food. Canvas tarps or potatosacks soaked in seawater are often used for this purpose. Sometimes, canvas...
release was preceded by a collection of video games in a collection called PotatoSack, which featured thirteen independently developed games. These games were...
the waist to protect the front of trousers, often made from a hessian potatosack Toze – distentangle, pull asunder Trade – stuff of doubtful value: "that...
in the PotatoSack. A secret level containing Portal easter eggs and potatoes was added to the game. Once enough players found these potatoes, Portal...
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