Turning the GitHub Universe badge into a retro gaming console
In this GitHub Podcast clip, Martin Woodward discusses the badge’s hardware controls and the repository guidance that supports building apps with GitHub Copilot.
From conference badge to handheld gaming system
The graphics on the GitHub Universe badge are capacitive touch buttons, giving the badge built-in controls for use as a handheld gaming system.
The official badge repository includes Copilot instructions that help AI agents understand how to work with the hardware, including:
- MicroPython, used to develop apps for the badge.
- Serial connections, used to communicate with the device.
Woodward describes a workflow in which a single prompt in the GitHub Copilot app can generate, test, and deploy a new app directly to the badge. The repository instructions provide the device-specific context needed to take the workflow beyond code generation and through to running the app on the hardware.