The "Bombora" publishing house announced that pre-orders are open for the book "Portal. Cube, Cake, and Artificial Intelligence" (Portal o la ciencia del videojuego). Currently, it can be purchased for 1139 rubles in various stores thanks to a discount.
This book by Spanish writer Eva Sid Martinez should be seen as a work about a game where there are no boundaries, rising like the walls of a labyrinth, and a portal to the world of ancient Greek myths, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the search for meaning.
In conversations about Portal, the author reflects on what motivates gamers to act, and also raises the topic of human essence.
Readers will learn how a student project turned into a cult puzzle game, what the principle of "less is more" is, why a player learns better in a relaxed state, how the song Still Alive breaks the fourth wall, and what GLaDOS has to do with it.
The staff of "Bombora" plans to release the book "Portal. Cube, Cake, and Artificial Intelligence" in May 2026.