DEF CON 33 Video Team - Retro Tech Community & Badge Life LIVE - d3dbot x psyop x grrrizzzz
Source: YouTube · DEFCONConference · published Aug 10, 2025 · 18:29
The Badge Life exhibit at Defcon 33 showcases 10-15 years of hacker badge history and retro technology, allowing attendees to experience the evolution of electronic art and community creations 0:31.
Key Takeaways:
• The display features badges dating back to Defcon 20, including both official and third-party creations that emerged when Defcon switched to analog badges 1:11
• Those interested in badge creation can join the Badge Life community at discord.badge.life, which has public areas for learning and private spaces for creators 4:07
• The exhibit also includes a collection of retro computers like the Commodore 64 and Tandy 1000, giving younger generations hands-on experience with vintage technology 5:25
• Beginners can start with SAOs (Simple Add-Ons), small badge accessories that require basic soldering skills but offer an accessible entry point into hardware creation 10:07
The exhibit exemplifies Defcon's hacker culture of sharing knowledge and creativity, providing both a historical archive and an invitation for newcomers to join the community 17:53.
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Defcon 33, what's up? This is Baroy aka Bar 9. I'm here with none other than Reanimation XP aka Drew. He's running both badge life community as well as Retro Tech community. Over here, we have a bunch of computers which we'll take a look at in a second. Reimation XP, talk to me, man. What do we have going on right here? What we're standing in front of? We have a lot of art happening, a lot of color, a lot of lights. >> Yes, sir. So, what you're looking at is the past 10, 15 years or so or so of uh the badge life creations from our various community members. A lot of them are third party unofficial badges kind of started from uh uh Defcon having the onoff like digital versus analog badges. In the off analog years, we missed the digital badges and decided to do what any hacker does and bring…