The Badge Talk
compukidmike
SAINTCON 2025 · Day 4 · Main Track 2
The "Badge Talk" at SAINTCON 2023, presented by compukidmike (MK Factor) and featuring contributions from Redacted Vortex and a dedicated team, offered a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the design, manufacturing, and deployment of the conference's highly anticipated interactive badge and its accompanying game. Far from a mere souvenir, the SAINTCON badge is an integral part of the conference experience, serving as a platform for engagement, learning, and community interaction. This year's badge, themed as a comically oversized wrench, was central to a complex network-patching game designed to immerse attendees in the conference's "AI war aftermath" narrative.