Project14 | How to Earn Badges and Collect Trophies for Projects and Participation!

Electronics & Design Projects

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Project14 is a monthly project competition from element14. There are no applications to fill out so competition is open to all community members who want to participate! You won't be given any required kits to use so you must choose what components work best for your project and demonstrate your project using video proof.

Project14 competitions have always been more about having fun and learning than winning prizes. Part of that fun is earning badges and shopping cart to use in components to build your next project.

By Members for Members

Badges are intended as a way to encourage members to take the first steps to starting a project, finishing that project, and collect trophies for winning competitions. You can also win a badge for volunteering to judge a project competition, gifting your prize to another member, and for inspiring others to compete in a Project14 project competition.

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Badges and Achievements

Badge	How to Achieve	Points	Introduced
First Place Trophy	Awarded to top 3 First Place Winners of a Project14 project competition: Project14 \| Geeky Gadget Winners, Founders, and Mentor Badge Announcement!	250	July 21, 2017
Mentor	You're an example to others about how to go about things the right way: Project14 \| Geeky Gadget Winners, Founders, and Mentor Badge Announcement!	150	July 21, 2017
Step Climber	You made progress on a Project14 submission even if you didn't complete the project. Every step counts! Project14 \| Going Green Winners, Step Climbers, Finishers, Influencers, and Trophies!	50	August 22, 2017
Finisher	You submitted a complete Project14 project (be original, list the steps, follow the theme, submit a video)! Project14 \| Going Green Winners, Step Climbers, Finishers, Influencers, and Trophies!	100	August 22, 2017
Influencer	Your Project14 submission helped shape the program and inspired others to participate: Project14 \| Going Green Winners, Step Climbers, Finishers, Influencers, and Trophies!	100	August 22, 2017
Grand Prize Trophy	Awarded to the Grand Prize Winnerof a project competition. Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge The Holiday Special: Merry Boxes & LEDs!	500	January 16, 2019
Heart Trophy	Given for unexpected Gift to Gives! It can be for a project that didn't win, as a way to show appreciation for effort, and as a way to encourage participation: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Unexpected Gift to Gives, Heart Trophies, and Presenter Badges!	250	June 4, 2019
Presenter	A badge awarded to any community member who volunteered to be a presenter in a Project14 Live Stream!: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Unexpected Gift to Gives, Heart Trophies, and Presenter Badges!	400	June 4, 2019
Decider	A badge awarded for volunteering to help judge a Project14 Competition: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the NFC/RFID Competition!	150	June 16, 2019
Maker	If your past project is featured during Makevember (otherwise known as November) you will receive a Maker Badge: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the November 2019 Competition!	150	September 30, 2019

Historic Badges and Achievements

Badge	How to Achieve	Points	Introduced
Founder	A member of the element14 community who helped launch the program: Project14 \| Geeky Gadget Winners, Founders, and Mentor Badge Announcement!	100	July 21, 2017
Winner Trophy	Awarded to any member that was voted as a First Place or Grand Prize Winner of a Project14 project competition: Project14 \| Geeky Gadget Winners, Founders, and Mentor Badge Announcement!	250	July 21, 2017
Heart Trophy (Valentine's Day)	A Heart Trophy is awarded on Valentine's Day to any member that gives or receives a Gift to Give prize following the Holiday Special: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge The Holiday Special: Merry Boxes & LEDs!	250	January 16, 2019
Presenter	Inaugural Project14 Live Stream to celebrate the second birthday of Project14!	1523	June 4, 2019

Top Comments

tariq.ahmad over 4 years ago

Ideally, it would be 1-2 weeks after the competition closes. There's no automated process of doing these badges yet but may be something to look into moving forward. The way things are done now are that badges are assigned manually. Because of this it will take a little longer as I will submit a list of names to be assigned by the community engagement manager. I will be setting up another batch of badges to go out soon as I know we are behind on this again.
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dougw over 4 years ago in reply to tariq.ahmad

Hi tariq.ahmad
I notice the badges seem to get awarded in bunches as it comes up on the task list to bring them up to date.
How often are the badge awards updated?
ie. How long should we wait before prodding for missing badges to be actioned?
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clem57 over 6 years ago in reply to tariq.ahmad

Thanks, no rush.
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tariq.ahmad over 6 years ago in reply to clem57

Hi clem57 ,

You will be receiving your badge shortly. The list of names has been submitted but the badges haven't been distributed as we're a little behind. :-)
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clem57 over 6 years ago

Hi tariq.ahmad, do I qualify for :
A badge awarded for volunteering to help judge a Project14 Competition
Thanks in advance
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dubbie over 6 years ago

A great summary. I have been blundering about around Element14 and especially Project14 (It took me a year to realise they were different!) for nearly two years now so it is useful to see what all these badges mean, as well as the points that go with them, although as we all know, points are only secondary. But as we all also know, eventually we will have enough points and then the world is ours! Hahahaha …..

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