Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The four RGB LEDs represented open pathways, portals, keys, and wall/death states around the player's current maze position.
Badge context
Hackaday source for Jedha, John Wallis, Workshop 88, ATmega32u4, NeoPixels, potentiometers, micro USB, tesserHack firmware, USB serial play, Bus Pirate recovery, and Hackaday.io project handoff.
InfoconDB source for THOTCON 0x8 dates, Chicago location context, and links to the event page and program.
Official THOTCON archive source for May 4-5, 2017 Chicago dates, undisclosed-location framing, and badge pickup at attendee check-in.
Hackaday.io source for badge hardware, two CR2032 holders, 8x8x8 maze mechanics, LED meanings, serial-console setup, ICSP bootloader recovery, Arduino Leonardo targeting, and pin mapping.
Source trail
Technical and attribution source for the badge designer, firmware programmer, hardware list, tesserHack firmware, USB serial behavior, and bootloader-recovery context.
Technical project source for hardware details, maze controls, LED states, serial menu setup, ICSP bootloader recovery, Arduino Leonardo workflow, and pin mapping.
Event metadata source for THOTCON 0x8 dates and Chicago location context.
Official event source for the May 4-5, 2017 Chicago edition and badge pickup at check-in.