Tom Van Braeckel
Repository owner and author context for the Fri3D Camp Badge nofrendo port.
SourceFri3d Camp 2022 · Belgium · 2022
Fri3d 2022 Badge
ESP32-WROVER badge with GameOn and Time Blaster
A Fri3d badge with ESP32-WROVER, 240x240 color display, IR receiver, accelerometer, buttons, and a documented add-on ecosystem.
EventFri3d Camp 2022
SeriesFri3d Camp
LocationBelgium
CountryBelgium
Image Provenance
- Asset
- optimized WebP from repository render cutout
- Status
- licensed original repository render
- Source
- media/Badge_02_Front_NoBG.png
- License
- CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 - Strongly Reciprocal
- Attribution
- Fri3dCamp/badge-2020 repository contributors
- Notes
- Original 500x500 transparent upstream raster asset downloaded from the official Fri3dCamp/badge-2020 hardware repository and published as an optimized WebP delivery asset from the upstream PNG. The repository README describes the hardware design for the 2020 / 2022 Fri3d badge, and the LICENSE file is CERN-OHL-S v2; this is an official repository render/cutout rather than a documentary field photo. The published badge.gallery delivery file is an optimized WebP generated from the rights-cleared local derivative/source with metadata stripped, WebP quality 82, and a maximum side cap of 1600 pixels when the source is larger; upstream source URL, license, and attribution remain unchanged.
People
Authors & Credits
Why It Mattered
Fri3d 2022 shows how camp badges become activity platforms: add-on boards, games, workshops, and open firmware/hardware repos around one badge.
Hardware
Public coverage and repositories document ESP32-WROVER, color IPS LCD, IR receiver, accelerometer, USB-UART, speaker, buttons, and add-on connectors.
Software & Apps
Fri3d docs and repositories document MicroPython, Arduino paths, apps, and hardware/software projects around the badge.
Lore
GameOn and Time Blaster show the badge being used as a camp game controller and time/puzzle peripheral rather than only a nametag.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
community software port
post-event
nofrendo NES emulator port
A community Arduino nofrendo port ran NES games on the Fri3D 2022 badge with display output, buzzer audio, ROM loading from SPIFFS, and a documented START-button workaround.
Source
game add-on
historical
GameOn
Fri3d 2022's add-on ecosystem includes GameOn-style game hardware tied to badge play.
Source
game/puzzle add-on
historical
Time Blaster
The Time Blaster add-on path captures the badge as a game and camp-activity peripheral.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
community-port input caveat
note
The nofrendo port documented working display, buzzer audio, SPIFFS ROM loading, and a START-button workaround, but also noted that more button configuration was still TODO because the badge did not have buttons.
The page separates an impressive post-event software port from a complete game-console experience.
- Confidence
- community repository
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- post-event software port
- Source note
- arduino-nofrendo Fri3D Camp Badge repository.
image provenance upgrade
note
The Fri3d 2022 visual now uses the transparent upstream `media/Badge_02_Front_NoBG.png` asset from the official Fri3dCamp badge hardware repository.
The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a licensed upstream raster asset with source and attribution preserved.
- Confidence
- project image provenance and repository license
- Status
- licensed upstream raster replacement applied
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- Project image provenance and Fri3dCamp/badge-2020 repository.
source-depth caveat
note
The 2022 record is currently seeded from public docs, repositories, and supplier coverage, but detailed per-app lore needs more event-specific source recovery.
The page should be expanded with original workshop/app pages where available.
- Confidence
- mixed sources
- Status
- needs deeper recovery
- Timeframe
- post-event archive
- Source note
- Fri3d docs, GitHub, and Espressif coverage.
Resources
Espressif Fri3d Camp 2022
article · Espressif coverage of the badge and camp context.
Fri3D nofrendo NES emulator port
software project · Community Arduino nofrendo port for the Fri3D Camp 2022 badge, documenting display, buzzer audio, SPIFFS ROM loading, and button limitations.
Fri3d 2022 Hackaday.io
project page · Project page for the 2022 badge.
Fri3d 2022 supplier link list
resource index · Espressif article preserving links to software, hardware, GameOn, and Time Blaster resources.
Sources
Espressif: Espressif Supports Fri3d Camp 2022
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary but official supplier context for the 2022 badge and Fri3d camp.
GitHub: arduino-nofrendo for Fri3D Camp Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Source for the Fri3D Camp 2022 NES emulator port, working display/audio/SPIFFS notes, and incomplete button mapping caveat.
Hackaday.io: Fri3d 2022 Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary project-page source for 2022 badge hardware.