# Organically Evolving Badges These Burning Man 2015 Badges Change Color When They Meet a "Mate" By Charlotte Joyce Kidd | Published 2015-10-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burning-man-2015 References: [makezine](http://makezine.com/2015/10/13/watch-these-electronic-badges-evolve/) & [bunniestudios](http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=4484) These blinking [electronic badges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/profile-badge-tool), created for the [Burning Man 2015 festival](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/block-pin), actually evolve and change every time they meet another badge. By the end of the festival, each badge had a completely unique color pattern. Burning Man has a tendency to attract extreme makers, and thus produces a lot of really interesting inventions, both technological and artistic. These Burning Man 2015 badges fit into both categories, and add a bit of biology to the mix. Designed by a maker who goes by the name "Bunnie," the Burning Man 2015 badges blink out a [colorful light display](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alba-light). When one badge comes into contact with another, both badges change color in compliance with a code based on genetic science. By the end of Burning Man 2015, each badge had met so many others that it had evolved its own one-of-a-kind pattern. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Interactive Festival Badges:** There is an opportunity to create more interactive festival badges for music or art festivals that respond to stimuli and environmental cues. - **Biology-based Wearable Technology:** There is an opportunity to develop wearable technology that incorporates biological principles such as genetic science to create unique patterns or designs. - **Evolutionary Art Installations:** There is an opportunity to create art installations that use technology to evolve and change over time based on interactions with other art pieces or environmental factors. ### Who This Affects Most - **Festival and Event Planning:** Interactive festival badges can enhance the experience for attendees, just like wristbands that provide access to specific areas. - **Wearable Technology:** Biology-based wearable technology has the potential to stand out in a crowded market and create unique designs. - **Art and Design:** Evolutionary art installations can create entirely new art forms that change and evolve over time based on audience interactions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Event-Focused Smart Badges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/proxfinity-cue.md) - [Tech-Enhanced Beaded Bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soulstones.md) - [Connected E-Paper ID Badges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-id-card.md) - [Biomaterial Color-Changing Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sensibiom-2.md) - [Biological Material Game Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biohybrid.md) - [Gym-Focused Dating App Badges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adidas-and-bumble.md) - [Fishing-Themed Dating App Badges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/busch-light-and-plenty-of-fish.md) - [Color-Shifting Smart Press-Ons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ipolish.md) - [Sculptural Biomaterial Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wevolve-labs.md)