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I mentioned in a recent post that my daughter is very in to Gir these days. She’s also very in to the video game Portal – Portal 2 to be specific. If she sees any expanse of flat white wall, she remarks, “that would be a good place for a portal.” Very observant and strategic, my last-born.

So again, in honor of her, I bring you another Halloween costume idea. Via GeeksAreSexy.net, here’s an interesting manga/anime-esque interpretation of GLaDOS.

Per Wikipedia, GLaDOS is “short for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, a fictional artificially intelligent computer system in Valve Software’s Half-Life video game series and the main antagonist in the video games Portal and Portal 2...She is responsible for testing and maintenance in Aperture Science research facility in both video games.” Some call her “a narcissist, passive-aggressive, sinister, and witty. She has been considered one of the greatest video game characters ever created, particularly from 2000 to 2009.” “A number of websites and magazines listed her as one of the greatest video game villains including IGN, which ranked her the all-time greatest.”

Here’s what GLaDOS really looks like in the game, as well as a shot of the voice actress Ellen McLain. (via ThePlayVault.com).

LINKS OF INTEREST:

• GLaDOS cosplay on GeeksAreSexy.net
• “Voice of GlaDos” post on ThePlayVault.com
• More Portal crafts on GeekCrafts
• More video game crafts on GeekCrafts
• BONUS LINK: GLaDOS quotes on IMDb.com

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How super cool is this bag? Made by the super talented Scarbine, they have so many fun things in their stream! Two of the best “characters” from Portal on one awesome bag! Love!

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Working at this blog has taught me something.

People LOVE crafting Portal related goodies! Here’s another one.

Craftster member Diranasaurus used SewMamaSew’s free tutorial to make her boyfriend a portal themed Nook sleeve.

• View The Project on Craftster
• View the tutorial on SewMamaSew
• Portal on Geekcrafts
• Tutorials on  Geekcrafts

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This etched Portal glass (or Handheld Portal Vessel) was made and submitted by Flickr user Rappe.

Would you drink out of a glass with the Aperture Science logo on it? if so you’re braver than me.

I was transfixed by the blue and orange drink… luckily Rappe clears up the mystery of the ingredients over at the Spritestitch boards:
“The drink we ended up coming up with was mango smoothie on the bottom and Blueberry Lemonade Jones soda on the top. It was surprisingly tasty, but less than a minute after the pictures were taken the smoothie floated up to the top and got all gross looking. Still tasted great though.”

• See the Handheld Portal vessel on flickr
• More Reader Submissions on Geekcrafts
• More Etched Glass on Geekcrafts
• More Portal crafts on Geekcrafts

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In 2006, Make magazine sponsored the first MakerFaire events in San Mateo, California, and since then has sponsored them all over the U.S.  MakerFaire is a weekend exhibition of all sorts of things that people make. Basically, if you can make it, it deserves a place at this event.

Maker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. As the World’s Largest DIY Festival, this two-day family friendly Faire has something for everyone – a showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker mindset.

I recently attended MakerFaire KC and thought I would share some pictures from the event.

3D Printer from MakerBot.com

There were a number of 3D printer exhibitors, and they were pretty mind-blowing. To be honest, I had a little trouble wrapping my brain around the theory/process (how does one *print* something in 3D??), but it was sure interesting to watch. Knowing their audience, they printed a number of Portal cubes.

Portal Cubes printed by 3D printer

The Daleks were also there!

DIY Dr. Who Daleks

A  number of exhibitors featured projects of recycled art.

I loved these 2 signs at the Learn to Solder table.

I noticed a very geeky name for some hand-dyed yarn – “Evil League of Evil“.

And finally, this picture doesn’t do justice to this demonstration of this Tesla coil “concert” by ArcAttack.

ArcAttack Musical Tesla Coils

So I found you a YouTube video of the same guys from a different MakerFaire, playing – what else – the Dr. Who theme song! Enjoy!

And you? Have you been to a local MakerFaire? What did you see and what was cool?

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Yeah, you read that right.  I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this cake based on the personality cores from Portal 2.  I thought I had made some sort of mistake, but check out this picture of the cake being cut.  I could never be a baker, because if I made a cake this awesome and someone tried to cut into it I don’t know what I would do.  Certainly we would be in the newspaper the next day.

The cake was made by the talent over at Mike’s Amazing Cakes in Redmond, WA.  I have attempted to make a cake in the past, and failed horribly, so I can’t even imagine the kind of work that would go into something like this.

For more pictures of this beauty, check out sharkhats flickr set.

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