Here are some interpretations of the signs that appear at the start of each level in the video game Portal. I was originally going to use a black minifig but it would require a lot of post processing to generating the images. The below use plates and other pieces instead.
Screen shot from in game (demo copy)
"pow" made with a Lego chain.
Portals also made with Lego chains.
Here is a quick model that I made of the cube from Portal.
Started out with a basic skeleton. This ended up being a little too large so I had to find a way to "shrink" it.
I discovered that if I flipped the round bricks, I could get a smaller skeleton that would be more suitable for the small cube.
Added a bunch of 1x2 plates to make up the edges along each side. I actually think this skeleton looks better than the final cube.
A little creativity to hold the 2x2 plates that would make up each corner.
Top down view of the finished cube.
Another view of the cube. Overall, it took about an hour from conception to completion.
I have heard a lot about the game Portal and I got a chance to play it thanks to a the demo Portal: First Slice which is free to "NVIDIA customers."
Some nice Lego creations have already been done for Portal, but I thought I would try to make something. I decided to start with the splash screen that accompanied the free demo.
Here is a screenshot of the original graphic for Portal.
Decided I would use a dish for the portal. I had to resize it in order to get the dimensions correct.
A few pieces make up an arrow.
An all white minifig. Body is from a ghost, head from the International Space Station set.
Using GIMP, put the pieces together to make a simple Lego Portal graphic.
