Building a Badge Culture in Indian Tech Communities

In this talk, I will share my journey of creating unique, open-source electronic badges and my vision for sparking a badge culture within Indian tech communities. Drawing inspiration from popular conferences like Defcon, where badges are a fusion of electronics and art, my talk will delve deep into the process of building these badges and the challenges of hardware development.

Here's a brief overview of what I'll discuss:

1. The story behind my passion for badges and how it led me to start building open-source badge projects.
2. Tools that I used to help aid me design and build my badges
3. A discussion on the hurdles faced during hardware development and how to navigate them using a blend of well-known and lesser-known open-source tools.
4. Inspiring the community to build their badges and cultivate a badge culture in Indian tech circles.

This talk aims to highlight the power and potential of open-source tools in hardware design, encourage creativity, and ignite a passion for building badges within the Indian tech community.