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Its late summer and we all know what time that is…….. Conference time. Thats right all the big conferences (except shmoocon) happen around late summer. Every year all the conferences make badges for the people to access misc things at the events. Well Defcon always has the best badges and this year is no different ! Introducing the The Ninja Party Badge is all about ninja battles between badge holders. Each badge can detect other badges in the area and allows the wearer to fight them. Winning a fight means more experience points.
The fun doesn’t stop there though. Base stations running Android and placed around the party will collect information about these battles and post up results on a leaderboard. Did we also mention virtual items are awarded for completing missions too, which can then be used as power-ups during fights?
The DefCon Ninja badge is like a real-life equivalent of an MMO and is sure to be a hit with DefCon attendees. The cost of creating the badges has been covered by Facebook and Lookout sponsorship.
Read more and see a load more images of the badge at Wired.com
