Portal
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Portal is a critically acclaimed first-person puzzle-platform video game by Valve known for its innovative portal-based mechanics and darkly humorous narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portal canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8033116 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portal Context triple: [Portal 2, follows, Portal]
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A.
Portal
Portal is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including military leaders and public figures.
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B.
El Portal
El Portal is a small unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, serving as a gateway to Yosemite National Park along the Merced River.
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C.
The Door
"The Door" is a pivotal and emotionally charged episode of Game of Thrones renowned for revealing the origin of Hodor's name and fate.
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D.
Portikus
Portikus is a contemporary art exhibition space in Frankfurt am Main known for its experimental programming and focus on international avant-garde artists.
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E.
Gateway
Gateway is a census-designated community in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough, located near the city of Palmer in the south-central region of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portal Target entity description: Portal is a critically acclaimed first-person puzzle-platform video game by Valve known for its innovative portal-based mechanics and darkly humorous narrative.
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A.
Portal
Portal is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including military leaders and public figures.
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B.
El Portal
El Portal is a small unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, serving as a gateway to Yosemite National Park along the Merced River.
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C.
The Door
"The Door" is a pivotal and emotionally charged episode of Game of Thrones renowned for revealing the origin of Hodor's name and fate.
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D.
Portikus
Portikus is a contemporary art exhibition space in Frankfurt am Main known for its experimental programming and focus on international avant-garde artists.
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E.
Gateway
Gateway is a densely populated metropolitan region in northeastern New Jersey that includes cities like Newark and Jersey City and serves as a major economic and transportation hub for the New York City area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | video game ⓘ |
| antagonist | GLaDOS ⓘ |
| awarded |
BAFTA Games Award for Best Game 2008
ⓘ
linked to:
BAFTA Games Award for Best Game
Game Developers Choice Awards 2008 ⓘ
linked to:
Game Developers Choice Awards
|
| awardedFor |
game design
ⓘ
innovation ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| developer |
Valve Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Valve
|
| distributor |
Valve Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Valve
|
| engine | Source engine ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aperture Science Personality Core
ⓘ
linked to:
Aperture Science robots
Chell ⓘ GLaDOS ⓘ |
| gameplayMechanic | portal-based spatial puzzles ⓘ |
| gameplayPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| genre |
first-person
ⓘ
puzzle-platform ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Portal 2 ⓘ |
| influenced | first-person puzzle games ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| metacriticScore | 90+ ⓘ |
| mode | single-player ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | environmental storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | dark humor ⓘ |
| notableItem | Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
The cake is a lie.
ⓘ
This was a triumph. ⓘ |
| partOf | The Orange Box ⓘ |
| platform |
Android (Nvidia Shield)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nvidia Shield TV
Linux ⓘ Mac OS X ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
Nintendo Switch ⓘ PlayStation 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Sony PlayStation 3
SteamOS ⓘ Xbox 360 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Chell ⓘ |
| publisher |
Valve Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Valve
|
| releaseDate | 2007-10-09 ⓘ |
| setting | Aperture Science Enrichment Center ⓘ |
| songPerformer | Ellen McLain ⓘ |
| songWriter | Jonathan Coulton ⓘ |
| soundtrackIncludes | Still Alive ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence ethics
ⓘ
scientific experimentation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portal Description of subject: Portal is a critically acclaimed first-person puzzle-platform video game by Valve known for its innovative portal-based mechanics and darkly humorous narrative.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.