• Here are some other DIY badge that had/has been done.

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  • nTag badge is used to share (this article uses term "electronically swap") common interest between its users if they are in certain range.
  • nTag badge is also quite programmable in term of it can show these kind of things.
    • Polls.
    • Schedules.
    • Session brochure (similar to Twitter but more old school).
    • Updates.
  • nTag is also developed from MIT Media Lab.
  • Its website, http://www.ntag.com/, is no longer active.
  • Here is the article, http://www.exhibitoronline.com/exhibitormagazine/article.asp?ID=388.

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  • Here are some examples that I took from, https://hackaday.com/tag/badge/page/1/.
  • Some badges those are reviewed here are these.
    • "I Can Reflow" Merit Badge.
    • 2016 Queercon Badge.
    • DEF CON's X86 Badge.
    • Hackaday Belgrade Badge.
    • Hackaday Supercon Badge.
    • The AND!XOR Unofficial DEF CON's Badge.
  • However, nothing from these can carried out data for sociometric calculation.

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  • Another badge from MIT Media Art named The UbER - Badge.

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  • Another badge from MIT Media Art named Thinking Tags.

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  • Above is an image that shows basic functionalities of nTag.
  • Its goals are these.
    • Easy to learn.
    • Eliminates paper based agenda and surveys.
    • Evaluate on - site activities.
    • Increase the value of sponsorship opportunities.
    • Web based interface.
  • I am pretty sure that these stuffs can be carried with a smart phone application for Android or iOS.
  • Nevertheless, the ability to put sponsorship spaces into this badge is actually genius.

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  • Another badge from MIT Media Art named MIT Meme Tag. This was there before the term "meme" misused.
  • So to sum up there are these electronics badges.
    • "I Can Reflow" Merit Badge.
    • 2016 Queercon Badge.
    • DEF CON's X86 Badge.
    • Hackaday Belgrade Badge.
    • Hackaday Supercon Badge.
    • nTag Badge.
    • The AND!XOR Unofficial DEF CON's Badge.
    • The UbER - Badge.
    • Thinking Tags.