Directory of Demoscene Resources

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A demo is a program that displays a sound, music, and light show. Demos are very fun to watch, because they seemingly do things that aren't possible on the machine they were programmed on. Essentially, demos "show off". Demos are an art form. They blend mathematics, programming skill, and creativity into something incredible to watch and listen to.

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Resources in This Category

• Defence-Force: Demos page

  http://www.defence-force.org/computing/demo/index.htm
  Description of what demos are, some common effects, who makes demos. Available in English and French.

• dEUS Demogroup

  http://www.deus.gr/
  Official site of dEUS, the Greek demogroup, includes a member list, history, and productions.

• Introduction to Demos & The Demo Scene

  http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20010216/scheib_01.htm
  Demos are cool. They exist to move you, just as any other art form moves you. But demos are built by programmers, artists, and composers who live and breathe technology. [Gamasutra]

• Pouet

  http://www.pouet.net/
  Multi-platform database of news, groups and productions. Register here and get your own avatar and the chance to appear in a chart table which rewards uploading and commenting others' work. Nice, cute design.

• Scene.org

  http://www.scene.org/
  A site dedicated to the demoscene. At the moment it's oriented in demoscene productions, but promises to provide news, articles, interviews with demoscene people and up-to-date information about upcoming demoparties.

• Slengpung

  http://www.slengpung.com/
  The scene photo gallery.

• The Hacker Demo Scene and its Cultural Artifacts

  http://www.scheib.net/play/demos/what/borzyskowski/
  A paper that reports on a study undertaken into vernacular forms of multimedia production referred to as "demos" or "intros" and variants of these terms among adherents of a computer oriented subculture identifying itself as "the scene".

• Wikipedia: Demoscene

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene
  Encylopedia article, including history, development, and impacts.

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