Issue dossier
Public sources document the non-electronic lens/layer concept, clue trail, badge-making talk, and black-badge collaborator note, but this pass does not inventory every physical lens, badge type, printed layer, clue, or final challenge solution.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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physical-artifact caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory
The catalogue records verified badge lineage and interaction surfaces while leaving full artifact photography and challenge reconstruction for a later pass.
- Badge
- DEF CON 33 Badge
- Category
- physical-artifact caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- source-backed but incomplete
- Status
- needs deeper artifact inventory
- Timeframe
- current DEF CON 33 pass
- Source note
- Mar Williams Art announcement, DEF CON creator-talk page, and DEF CON media-server badge directory.
creator announcement
Creator source documenting DEFCON 33 badges as non-electronic, layered with 3D image and lens interactions, clue spotting, Arts & Entertainment booth participation, and black-badge collaborators.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
event page
Official DEF CON archive source for August 7-10, 2025 dates, Las Vegas Convention Center venue, and post-con archive links.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
official badge archive
Official media-server source proving a dedicated DEF CON 33 badge archive directory; audited as empty during this pass.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
official news
Official DEF CON source documenting that cash-line attendees temporarily received paper badges on August 7, 2025 because of a badge shipment delay.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
official news
Official DEF CON source for the DC33 event framing, registration context, and post-event news timeline.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
talk metadata
Official creator-talk page source for the badge-making talk title, presenter Mar, time, room, duration, and art/hacking framing.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official source for the August 7, 2025 shipment-delay notice stating that cash-line attendees were getting paper badges while DEF CON awaited the delayed physical badge shipment.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official source for DEF CON 33 dates, venue, conference context, cash receipt link, contest results link, and media-server path.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official source for DC33 public event timeline and post-event publication context.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official creator-talk source for Mar's badge-making talk, Saturday 10:00 timing, 45-minute duration, and framing around badge creation, art, hacking, and constraints.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official source for the dedicated DC33 badge directory and the current absence of listed badge files in that directory.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge
Mar Williams Art · retrieved 2026-05-15
Creator source for non-electronic badge status, 3D/layered art and lens interactions, clue and Arts & Entertainment booth challenge context, and collaborator credits.
Badge: DEF CON 33 Badge