A python program to generate a basic program that can display your name on your 2018 supercon badge.

pybadge.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- encoding: utf-8 -#-

'''
Process ASCII art and generate basic program to draw it as
ascii art for hackaday 2018 superconference badge

Exports a basic program that you can upload to the badge.

License:  Public domain!!!

By Windell Oskay, Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
www.evilmadscientist.com

'''

from random import shuffle

def do_the_thing():
 

#  Put your text below.
# Should be within 40 chars wide by 20 chars tall.
# Use the number "8" for anything that will be a pixel.
# Your name may vary!

    the_string = ''' 



  8     8 888 8   8 8888  8888 8    8 
  8  8  8  8  88  8 8   8 8    8    8 
  8 8 8 8  8  8 8 8 8   8 888  8    8 
  88   88  8  8  88 8   8 8    8    8 
  8     8 888 8   8 8888  8888 8888 8888


      888   8888 8   8  888  8   8
     8   8 8     8  8  8   8 8   8
     8   8  888  888   88888  8 8
     8   8     8 8  8  8   8   8
      888  8888  8   8 8   8   8'''


    print "10 clrscr"
    print "20 let x = rnd 14"
    print "25 x = x + 1"
    
    print "30 let y = 0"
    print "40 color x,y"
    print "110 gosub 500"
    print "120 wait 2000"
    
    print "400 goto 20"
    
    
    coord_list = []
    i = 500

    print str(i) + " termt 1"
    i = i + 2
    
    for lineNum, line in enumerate(the_string.splitlines()):
        for charNum, char in enumerate(line):
            if char == "8":
                coord = [charNum, lineNum]
                coord_list.append(coord)

    clen = len(coord_list)
    rand_list = [rand_index for rand_index in range(clen)]
    shuffle(rand_list)

    for index in rand_list:
        the_coord = coord_list[index]
        print str(i) + " setxy " + str(the_coord[0]) + ", " + str(the_coord[1])
        i = i + 2
        print str(i) + " chr 219"
        i = i + 2
        print str(i) + " wait 5"
        i = i + 2


    print str(i) + " setxy " + str(0) + ", " + str(0)
    i = i + 2
    print str(i) + " termt 0"
    i = i + 2
    print str(i) + " wait 500"
    i = i + 2
    print str(i) + " return"

if __name__ == '__main__':
    do_the_thing()