It makes me really happy to see game developers experimenting with really novel and bold game mechanics. I used to play a lot of games, but they all feel the same: grinding, bland, and predictable. I have an appetite for something really new and innovative, and if the success of Portal is any indicator, so does the gaming community as a whole.

Some other games with interesting mechanics:

* Superliminal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyQ_y5YzsKQ

* Teardown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAgVSTrqNOc

Thanks for sharing this, I had no idea about the existence of these things!

This currently feels more like a tech demo than a game, and it looks like they might have to force the game part in. It will at most be a puzzle room solver game with probably an easy reset option.

He could add Tribbles. Your goal is to make more room for more tribbles, but if there are any tribbles in your photographs, they get duplicated too!