Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The badge exposed unlockable games including two-player Pong and Rock/Paper/Scissors/Lizard/Spock badge-to-badge interaction.
Badge context
Hackaday report documenting the ESP8266, OLED, IR, LEDs, LiPo, faction game, schedule, challenges, and unlockable applications.
Post-event configuration guide for WiFi setup, serial configuration, firmware modification, and challenge hash unlocks.
Andrew MacPherson writeup documenting hardware, game goals, screen/UI behavior, challenge unlocks, WiFi behavior, and team credits.
Raw pinout source for screen, IR, buttons, shift registers, reset, ADC, and IR LED wiring.
Public repository containing badge code, server, Python client, interactive UI, pinout, 8bit assets, and game models.
Source trail
Primary post-event source for WiFi dependency, serial configuration, firmware modification, and challenge unlock behavior.
Primary author writeup for hardware design, game mechanics, screens, challenge unlocks, WiFi scan mode, and roles.
Source repository for 2016 badge code, server, Python client, interactive UI, assets, pinout, and game models.
Secondary article source for BSides Cape Town 2016 badge hardware and faction-game behavior.