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The announcement describes transmission, IR/NFC/BLE, crew zones, fixed Cure Stations, hidden props, and an SAO effect in range, but does not publish interaction rules, consent model, accessibility plan, physical-safety precautions, radio/privacy/security design, data collection/retention, venue coordination, staff identification, moderation, incident response, participant eligibility, or post-event result.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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in-person game, wireless, player-data, and safety boundary · team-announced proximity and event-interaction claims · planned behavior only
Readers can see the intended collaborative game context without assuming that proximity effects, wireless behavior, data use, safety, or onsite logistics were implemented, authorized, or suitable for every participant.
- Badge
- H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- in-person game, wireless, player-data, and safety boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- team-announced proximity and event-interaction claims
- Status
- planned behavior only
- Timeframe
- 2026 pre-event source pass
- Source note
- Zombie Badge Info Dump.
Evidence
Related Resources
first-hand H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 project announcement
A contemporaneous source authored by u/zer0patient and signed H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5. It directly names the two-object ESP32-S3, IR, NFC, BLE, buzzer, firmware-CTF, backend, team-roaming, Cure Station, medkit-prop, and brain-in-a-jar SAO claims for DEF CON 34. Its embedded images have no stated reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
first-hand H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 project update
Earlier public project update by the same Reddit account. It establishes a second-variant interaction claim, intended drops, the team's first-year badge-project statement, and independent BadgeLife context. It does not provide a hardware archive, verified distribution plan, organizer authorization, or reusable-image grant.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 / u/zer0patient · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary team-signed source for the planned DEF CON 34 two-object project, named ESP32-S3, IR, NFC, BLE, buzzer, transmission/counter framing, firmware CTF, backend, in-person crew/Cure Station/medkit game elements, and companion brain-in-a-jar SAO. It does not establish final design, production, safe or lawful radio behavior, deployment, distribution, game outcome, DEF CON affiliation, admission, or image reuse permission.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
u/zer0patient · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary first-hand early project source for the stated second variant, interaction-first intent, planned drops, and first-year badge-project context. It is a pre-event teaser rather than a source repository, finished-artifact specification, stock record, fulfillment report, or image license.
Badge: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)