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Badges

Emblema has two complementary badge systems. Both live together in your badge wallet at /dashboard/badges.

Platform badges​

Platform badges are issued automatically by Emblema when you reach a specific milestone (sometimes called "activity badges"). You do not need to request them — they appear in your wallet as soon as the conditions are met.

Each platform badge has:

  • A name, description and icon.
  • A rarity: common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary.
  • A level: bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, or unique (for one-off achievements).
  • A category (speaker, community, achievement, participation).

Some examples of platform badges you can earn as a Participant:

  • Early Adopter — granted to founding-era beta participants.
  • Feedback Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum / Diamond — earned by submitting feedback consistently over time.
  • Talk attendance milestones — earned by attending talks.

You can filter your wallet by rarity or level to focus on a specific tier.

Open Badges 3.0​

Open Badges are verifiable digital credentials issued directly by the Spaces you participate in (for example: "Speaker at DevConf 2026", "Workshop attendee"). Emblema implements Open Badges 3.0, the latest version of the IMS Global standard.

Why they matter​

  • Cryptographically signed with ED25519 keys held by Emblema, so anyone can verify the credential is authentic.
  • Portable — the credential is a JSON-LD document and can be exported and verified by any Open Badge 3.0 compliant verifier (Badgr, Open Badge Validator, etc.).
  • Permanent — even if the issuing Space changes its branding or closes the event, your credential remains valid because the signature does not require the issuer's website to stay online.

How you receive them​

Open Badges are issued by Space organizers to the people who participated in their events (attendees, speakers, volunteers, organizers). When an organizer issues a badge to you:

  1. The badge appears in your wallet at /dashboard/badges, alongside your platform badges. Open Badges are flagged with the open type tag.
  2. You receive a notification (and, depending on the organizer, an email).
  3. The badge has a verifiable image, a credential JSON, and a public detail page at /badge/<badgeName>/<userId>.

Sharing and verifying​

From the badge detail page you can:

  • Download the credential JSON (the signed Open Badge 3.0 assertion).
  • Copy the shareable URL and post it on LinkedIn, your CV or a website.
  • Show the verification details (issuer, signature method, key used).

Anyone you share the link with can verify the badge using a third-party verifier or the Emblema verification page.

Filtering and finding badges​

The badge wallet supports several filters:

  • Type filter — all, platform, open.
  • Rarity filter — common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary.
  • Level filter — bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, unique.

The summary cards at the top of the page show how many badges of each level you have collected.

Privacy​

By default your badge wallet is public at /speaker/<username> (the same profile URL used by speakers — it works for participants too once you set a username). Use the privacy settings in your profile to hide individual badges or the whole wallet.

Troubleshooting​

  • A badge I expected is missing. Platform badges are awarded when you reach a specific threshold (for example "5 feedback submitted"). Check your feedback or attendance count first.
  • An Open Badge from a Space is missing. The organizers issue Open Badges manually after the event. Reach out to the Space if a few days have passed since the event ended.
  • The verification link does not work. Open Badges are signed with the Emblema issuer key — if the third-party verifier cannot fetch the issuer metadata, switch to the Emblema verification page or report the issue to support@emblema.live.
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