RVAsec

RVAsec 2013

The May 31-June 1, 2013 RVAsec edition whose official registration update and later badge-team interview document electronic HackRVA badges with LEDs, infrared interaction, audio, USB, and badge-game behavior.

Commonwealth Ballroom at VCU University Commons, Richmond, Virginia · United States · 2013

RVAsec 2013 Badge

The RVAsec 2013 badge was a HackRVA-built electronic conference badge documented by official RVAsec and HackRVA sources, with LEDs, infrared badge-to-badge play, a piezo speaker, USB support, and badge-game behavior tied to conference interaction.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

RVAsec 2013 Badge source-backed

badge interaction

Infrared badge play

Official sources document IR communication and badge-to-badge game behavior in the 2013 badge lineage.

Compatibility: RVAsec 2013 Badge

RVAsec 2013 Badge source-backed

software feature

USB audio behavior

HackRVA's later interview describes audio from USB through the badge speaker path.

Compatibility: RVAsec 2013 Badge

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

RVAsec 2013 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

The official pages include badge imagery or context, but this pass did not recover a specific 2013 badge image with reusable license or explicit permission, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains image-free rather than copying page media or generating an approximation.

RVAsec 2013 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No RVAsec 2013 Badge image is published because the current public source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge or artifact photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The United States record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

RVAsec 2013 Badge note

retrospective hardware caveat · official badge-team interview · documented

The 2014 preview discusses the 2013 badge retrospectively and notes that some 2013 badges lacked accelerometer hardware, so this record keeps input and game claims conservative.

The badge is modeled as a proven electronic badge while exact final per-attendee hardware capability remains caveated.

Resources

RVAs3c badge preview retrospective context official badge-team interview · Official RVAsec interview preserving retrospective details about the prior year's badge, including badge-game behavior, audio, USB, and 2013 hardware limitations. RVAsec 2013 registration update official event update · Official RVAsec update documenting the 2013 conference venue/date context and teasing HackRVA electronic badges with LEDs, IR, piezo, and 3D-printed button details.

Sources

RVAsec: RVA5EC 2013 Registration Opens Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for 2013 RVAsec event context and the public HackRVA badge teaser. RVAsec / HackRVA: RVAs3c Badge Preview Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for retrospective 2013 badge behavior, feature goals, and hardware caveats.