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THE DEMOSCENE
What Is The Demoscene?
“Remix of Programming, Artistic, & Musical Skills.”
What Is The Demoscene?
1. The demos are:
● Non-interactive
What Is The Demoscene?
“Remix of Programming, Artistic, & Musical Skills.”
1. The demos are:
● Non-interactive● Real-time
What Is The Demoscene?
“Remix of Programming, Artistic, & Musical Skills.”
1. The demos are:
● Non-interactive● Real-time● Audio-visual
What Is The Demoscene?
“Remix of Programming, Artistic, & Musical Skills.”
1. The demos are:
● Non-interactive● Real-time● Audio-visual
2. The demoscene is a hobby
What Is The Demoscene?
“Remix of Programming, Artistic, & Musical Skills.”
1. The demos are:
● Non-interactive● Real-time● Audio-visual
2. The demoscene is a hobby
3. Demosceners usually come from a branch of a technological and artistic branch.
What Is The Demoscene?
“Remix of Programming, Artistic, & Musical Skills.”
Why Demos?
Why Demos?
1. Technological motivations
Why Demos?
1. Technological motivations
Taking the machine to the limit!
Why Demos?
1. Technological motivations
Taking the machine to the limit!
2. Artistic motivation
Why Demos?
1. Technological motivations
Taking the machine to the limit!
2. Artistic motivation
Demos can be art!
Why Demos?
1. Technological motivations
Taking the machine to the limit!
2. Artistic motivation
Demos can be art!
3. Social motivations
Why Demos?
1. Technological motivations
Taking the machine to the limit!
2. Artistic motivation
Demos can be art!
3. Social motivations
Compete, meet people and travel!
History of Demoscene
● Groups of young programmers and visual artists, mainly in Europe.
● Conventions which focus on demos
● Subculture
Entertainment in the 80s and 90s
Personal Computers!
● 8-bit, first generation personal computers at homes was a revolution!
Cracktros
●Crackers marked their cracks with a few lively graphic program. ●At first, only a title "cracked by <Name>", but then had scrollers, graphics, visual effects, music, etc. and ●Eventually became a full introduction or crack-intros or cracktros.
Excision
● The people who created crackers split with the illegal groups and formed their own crackers scene demos, demoscene as we know it today.
Early Demos
“Deus Ex Machina” by Oxyron & Crest
[C64, 1989](ejecutar)
Evolution of the Platforms
1985 -> 1990 -> 2000 -> 2005
2005 -> 2010/2011
Evolution of the Platforms
Who Are The Sceners?
● Anyone
● Geeks
● Professional software developers
● Computer prodigies
● Aspiring musicians and artists
● You don’t have to be a part of any scene to be an artist *
* Source: http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/05/interview-with-finnish-demo-artist-visy/
Demo Parties!
● Demosceners meet and share their knowledge, demos and experiences.
● Screening of Demos
● Competition
● Optionally, prizes or awards are given
How To Get Started With Demoscene?
How To Get Started With Demoscene?
● View demos (many!)
Example Demo Playlist!
How To Get Started With Demoscene?
● View demos (many!)
● Read portals and "diskmags"
How To Get Started With Demoscene?
● View demos (many!)
● Read portals and "diskmags"
● Attempting to program, draw, model, compose or do something! Start the first demo.
How To Get Started With Demoscene?
● View demos (many!)
● Read portals and "diskmags"
● Attempting to program, draw, model, compose or do something! Start the first demo.
● Attend a demo party!
Thank You!
VINEEL REDDY PINDIwww.MozillaIndia.org
https://demoparty.mozillalabs.com/June 2011
