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'''Test Chambers''' are a vital part of the ''Portal'' series. Thanks to the [[Security Camera]]s fixed onto the walls of Test Chambers at various points, [[GLaDOS]] can track a Test Subject's movements and progress. There are multiple Test Chambers throughout The Enrichment Centre. {{Spoiler text|However, in ''Portal 2'' they are instantly created by GLaDOS and [[Wheatley]] (using robotic arms carrying [[panels]] and combining them with other panels to form a ceiling, floor, and walls of a chamber) as one progresses through the tests. This new method of creation allows for an almost infinite amount of test chamber combinations within the Enrichment Centre}}. Upon entering a Test Chamber one acquires a bare (minimal) feeling, similar to a hospital with its sterile environment; this is due to the lighting used within chambers, and the colors of the panels as well.
'''Test Chambers''' are a vital part of the ''Portal'' series. Thanks to the [[Security Camera]]s fixed onto the walls of Test Chambers at various points, [[GLaDOS]] can track a Test Subject's movements and progress. There are multiple Test Chambers throughout The Enrichment Centre. {{Spoiler text|However, in ''Portal 2'' they are instantly created by GLaDOS and [[Wheatley]] (using robotic arms carrying [[panels]] and combining them with other panels to form a ceiling, floor, and walls of a chamber) as one progresses through the tests. This new method of creation allows for an almost infinite amount of test chamber combinations within the Enrichment Centre}}. Upon entering a Test Chamber one acquires a bare (minimal) feeling, similar to a hospital with its sterile environment; this is due to the lighting used within chambers, and the colors of the panels as well.
== Bonus Chambers ==
In addition to the standard test chambers exist two forms of bonus test chambers; only test chambers 13 through 18 have bonus versions. Bonus chambers only exist within ''[[Portal]]'', and can be accessed from the [[Main Menu]].
=== Challenge Chambers ===
These chambers are identical to the standard versions, however they introduce an additional layer of goal-based puzzles. These include completing the map with the:
* Least amount of steps taken
* Least amount of [[Portals]] deployed
* Least time elapsed
=== Advanced Chambers ===
These are variants of the test chambers which have been redesigned with an advanced difficulty curve, for instance by decreasing the number of portalable surfaces, or by increasing the presence of hazard water.
== Related Achievements ==
=== Portal ===
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Aperture Science}}
| 2 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Rocket Science}}
| 3 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Basic Science}}
| 4 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Cupcake}}
| 5 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Fruitcake}}
| 6 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Vanilla Crazy Cake}}
}}


== Test Chamber Mechanics ==
== Test Chamber Mechanics ==

Revision as of 16:20, 27 May 2011

Test Chambers are a vital part of the Portal series. Thanks to the Security Cameras fixed onto the walls of Test Chambers at various points, GLaDOS can track a Test Subject's movements and progress. There are multiple Test Chambers throughout The Enrichment Centre. However, in Portal 2 they are instantly created by GLaDOS and Wheatley (using robotic arms carrying panels and combining them with other panels to form a ceiling, floor, and walls of a chamber) as one progresses through the tests. This new method of creation allows for an almost infinite amount of test chamber combinations within the Enrichment Centre. Upon entering a Test Chamber one acquires a bare (minimal) feeling, similar to a hospital with its sterile environment; this is due to the lighting used within chambers, and the colors of the panels as well.

Bonus Chambers

In addition to the standard test chambers exist two forms of bonus test chambers; only test chambers 13 through 18 have bonus versions. Bonus chambers only exist within Portal, and can be accessed from the Main Menu.

Challenge Chambers

These chambers are identical to the standard versions, however they introduce an additional layer of goal-based puzzles. These include completing the map with the:

  • Least amount of steps taken
  • Least amount of Portals deployed
  • Least time elapsed

Advanced Chambers

These are variants of the test chambers which have been redesigned with an advanced difficulty curve, for instance by decreasing the number of portalable surfaces, or by increasing the presence of hazard water.

Related Achievements

Portal

Aperture Science
Aperture Science
Earn gold medals on all Portal challenges.
Rocket Science
Rocket Science
Earn silver medals on all Portal challenges.

Test Chamber Mechanics

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