demoscene

plural demoscenes

1. computingThe informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).

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

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

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

   2005, Chris Gehman, Steve Reinke, The sharpest point: animation at the end of cinema

   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...

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

present singular third person demoscenes · participle present demoscening · participle past demoscened · past demoscened

1. intransitiveTo take part in the demoscene.

   My brother has been demoscening since the 1990s.

   Synonyms: scene