See-through Portal Shirt, Courtesy of Ben Heck
This is why Ben Heck is still the coolest geek with whom I would like to hang out.
Behold, the fully functional, real-time, see-through Portal shirt:
Not only is this an incredibly creative endeavor, the execution is great as well. With a LCD screen strapped to the front, a camera in the back, and a battery pack tucked in his pocket, he is sure to win any Halloween contest he might enter. Looking at the pictures, it seems as though the camera could stand to be zoomed out just a touch, but who are we to complain?
If pictures aren’t enough, you can see a video of the build at Element-14.com.
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There are even other ways to do it that were done last year simply as a gaping hole (though if prefer the Portal branding.) http://dvice.com/archives/2009/02/gaping_hole_cos.php It would also be very interesting to have one on each side and use a smaller pinhole style camera to create the total portal effect.
Yeah, clearly this is not a brand new idea, but I do like Heck’s implementation. If you watch the video, you can see how much smaller his camera is compared to the other see-through costume, though it has been 4 years since the one you linked was built.