demoscene

See also: demo scene

English

Etymology

demo +‎ scene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛməʊˌsiːn/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Noun

demoscene (plural demoscenes)

1. (computing) The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).
   • 2005, Chris Gehman, Steve Reinke, The sharpest point: animation at the end of cinema:

     Demoscene is an extremely arcane subculture characterized by endlessly clashing perspectives, trends, and technological innovations.

   • 2006, Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse, Fan fiction and fan communities in the age of the Internet: new essays:

     Casual computer users could not create these texts; in fact, the driving force behind most of the hacker teams in the demoscene was the prospect of creating a demo that exceeded the abilities of all other hackers...

   • 2009, John Impagliazzo, Timo Järvi, Petri Paju, History of Nordic Computing 2:

     The demoscene is chiefly a European community that originates from the mid-1980s and continues to exist even today.

Derived terms

• demoscener

Translations

computing subculture

• Dutch: demoscene
• Finnish: demoskene
• French: scène démo f
• German: Demoszene f
• Portuguese: demoscene
• Russian: демосцена (demoscena)
• Spanish: demoscene f

See also

• Category:en:Demoscene