Comments on: Engagement proposal as an elaborate Portal 2 level

By: Gulliver

Gulliver — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:21:00 +0000

Well, at least it doesn’t sound like it was a public proposal.

It kinda was, since it stood to reason that this would not stay under wraps.

By: Gulliver

Gulliver — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:17:00 +0000

The bar for geek marriage proposals has been raised virtually out of reach!

By: wheezer256

wheezer256 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:06:00 +0000

Ok, so 50 years then.

In 50 years time, you will need to explain to your great-grandkids the following, in order:

- What personal computers were. It’s anyone’s guess what computing will be 50 years from now, but I dare say that it won’t be the same mouse/keyboard/screen paradigm as today.
- How people used personal computers to interact with each other, specifically to play video games.
- How video games worked 50 years ago. Surely something other than FPS will be what kids will be doing then. Look at what the world was (supposedly) like in 1960.
- Then, you will need to explain the concept behind the Portal videogame. It would seem unlikely that the franchise will persist for another 50 years.

Once you have finished with all that stuff, you can start talking about the actual proposal level. Assuming that your great grandchild is 15 or younger, I doubt that they will still be paying attention at all at this point.

But, here’s another fun experiment you can try: get a copy of Wired magazine from 1993 ago. Go through the content and grade it by ‘coolness’. Good luck!

By: Doug Nelson

Doug Nelson — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:54:00 +0000

That was sweet. I got a little choked-up.

By: Esca Beloved

Esca Beloved — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:28:00 +0000

Excellent point. I highly recommend Melissa McEwan’s explorations on this topic (public proposals and ‘romanticism’)
found here: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2011/08/obligation-of-happily-ever-after.html
and here:
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2010/07/feminism-101-your-underdog-lovelorn.html

By: Crowe

Crowe — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:48:00 +0000

If you were Valve wouldn’t you maybe think about trying to hire the kid? I mean, if this is what he can produce at 18, using your engine….

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:45:00 +0000

Yeah, I’m sure he was just 100% positive she’d say yes- or feel really, really put on the spot and be afraid to say no. Ugh.

Well, at least it doesn’t sound like it was a public proposal.

By: elix

elix — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:06:00 +0000

Oh, wow. I’m glad she said yes, because ladies, when your man does something as intricate as THIS, and Valve actually authorizes custom GLaDOS dialogue to be recorded (and presumably paid for on their expense), YOU DO NOT LET GO. (To be fair, the designer did the crazy level work, so all kudos to him for building such an awesome level, but this is far more involved than just going to a park and having a picnic to pop the question.)

That was amazing.

By: BBNinja

BBNinja — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:35:00 +0000

I wanna know how long it took her.

By: Inchoate

Inchoate — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:08:00 +0000

This is all kinds of awesome, and I’d be willing to bet that fifty years from now it will still be awesome, and a great story to tell your great-grandkids.

I fail to see how a romantic proposal such as this could become an embarrassing regret in the future. (Well, except for the obvious way, but let’s think positively for the happy couple.)

And really, was the unicorn tattoo ever a good idea?

By: querent

querent — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:54:00 +0000

/sigh

By: Paool

Paool — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:25:00 +0000

18 and designed this? Impressive. I know of many 18 year olds that design/work on games (mostly as a hobby) but have never really run across that do this talented of work. Kudos!

By: jon_anon

jon_anon — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:20:00 +0000

I see from the Reddit thread there’s a donation site to send the 18-yr old designer (who did the job for free because it was a good cause) from the US to the UK to attend the wedding. Very sweet.

By: Madeline Ashby

Madeline Ashby — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:08:00 +0000

Portal engagement rings, to complete the theme: http://yuumei.deviantart.com/art/Portal-Engagement-Rings-253002387

By: mccrum

mccrum — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:56:00 +0000

It is a lot more personal than the Jumbotron. There’s a lot of work and thought that went into this, it sounds like it was appreciated.

By: ronj

ronj — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:50:00 +0000

Sometimes, the cake is not a lie.

By: xenphilos

xenphilos — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:45:00 +0000

Like these?

By: Paool

Paool — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:42:00 +0000

Just read this on RPS and love it. Little miffed though that the conversation took a turn for the worse with a bunch of people complaining that it is unfair for the lady to do something so intricate in case she says no. I’m sorry, but he probably wouldn’t of gone through all this if he wasn’t at least 100% or at least they had talked about the idea and were on the same track.

By: beemoh

beemoh — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:37:00 +0000

I hope one engagement ring is blue, and the other orange.

By: wheezer256

wheezer256 — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:29:00 +0000

Fifty years from now, this will be the digital version of the unicorn tattoo. It was a good idea at the time, but really?

By: Lobster

Lobster — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:23:00 +0000

That’s so sweet. You monster.