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  • noun computing The informal international community that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).

Etymologies

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demo +‎ scene

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  • The demoscene is a subculture of computer art that specialises in creating non-interactive audiovisual content to certain set limits.

    Tech Digest 2009

  • The demoscene is a subculture of computer art that specialises in creating non-interactive audiovisual content to certain set limits.

    Tech Digest 2009

  • We also saw an original game coming from the team that ported Quake 3 to the iPhone, watched the nominees for scene. org's demoscene awards, confirmed that PopCap's Plants Vs. Zombies will feature actual plants, and started drawing entries for their Peggle art contest.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • We also saw a fantastically unlikely official new contest to create the best Elvis techno cover/remix on your DS, listened to Metroid metal cover album Varia Suite, played the latest NES demoscene ROM, and saw both Alice's Adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom, and Spider creators Tiger Style showing us tomorrow's game development studio, today.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • This experimental video was created as a final project for my procedural animation class at Savannah College of Art and Design. scad.edu It was inspired by demoscene and sub-atomic particle collision images.

    The Origin of Mass on Vimeo 2010

  • Joel loved a 64K intro by a Hungarian demoscene group, puttered a 3D printed car around his desk while making puttering noises with his mouth, put a paper plate made out of leaves through the dish washer and the old Lemonaid Loaders his grandfather used to make.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • I think it's very cool that people are inspired by demoscene productions, I just wish they would list their inspirations as well as the music credits.

    The Origin of Mass on Vimeo 2010

  • Gil Megidish 3 months ago demoscene *really* oldschool style :

    ACDC Vs Iron Man 2 - Architectural Projection Mapping on Rochester Castle on Vimeo 2010

  • Reminds me of Lazur, an amiga demoscene gfx artist.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - How I use the Wacom… 2009

  • A nice video, that reminds me of the demoscene, more than of ordinary music videos.

    No Fat Clips!!! : arjanM – Blackhole 2009

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