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The posts identify DEF CON 34 in Las Vegas and describe an associated badge experience, but do not say H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 is a DEF CON organizer, that the project is included with registration, grants admission, replaces a Human badge, has conference endorsement, or has confirmed venue authorization.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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independent DEF CON association and credential boundary · first-hand project posts · independent planned BadgeLife-style project
The catalogue classifies the Zombie Badge as an independent pre-event project associated with DEF CON 34, not an official conference credential, organizer-issued badge, admission item, or verified event activity.
- Badge
- H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- independent DEF CON association and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- first-hand project posts
- Status
- independent planned BadgeLife-style project
- Timeframe
- 2026 pre-event source pass
- Source note
- DEF CON 34 Badge Project Early Look and Zombie Badge Info Dump.
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)
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)