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A demoparty is an event that gathers demosceners and other computer enthusiasts to compete in competitions. A typical demoparty is a non-stop event lasting over a weekend, providing the visitors a lot of time to socialize. The competing works, at least those in the most important competitions, are usually shown at night, using a video projector and big loudspeakers. The most important competition is usually the demo compo. The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes itself on producing demos, non-interactive audio-visual presentations, which are run real-time on a computer. ...
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A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation made within the computer subculture known as the demoscene. ...
Demogroups are groups of demosceners, who make demos, products of a computer audio-visual artform known as the demoscene. ...
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Overview of the Assembly 2004 party hall. ...
Breakpoint 2004 - the real party is outside Breakpoint is a German demoscene party. ...
Evoke 2002: Spectators at one of the demoshow rooms watch computer animations in 3D. Evoke is the second largest demoparty held annually in Germany (the largest being Breakpoint). ...
Scene Event (SE or SE2k for short, formerly Summer Encounter 1996-2000) is an annually held computer art festival (or demoparty for conveniency) in Denmark. ...
The Gathering 2006 Logo The Gathering (abbreviated as TG for short) is one of the largest computer parties in the world. ...
Mekka & Symposium (MS or M&S) was a demoparty held annually over the easter days from 1997 to 2002. ...
The Party is a demoscene event held yearly from 1991 to 2002 in Aars, Denmark. ...
The Hornet Archive was a file repository for releases and resources from the worldwide PC demoscene. ...
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Orange Juice is a website known as the demoscene information center, sponsor of Nectarine demoscene web radio. ...
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Hugi is one of the most long-lasting[1], frequently released demoscene and underground[2][3] disk magazines (diskmag) for IBM-PC. // The first issues were in German language and were released in 1996. ...
The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes itself on producing demos, non-interactive audio-visual presentations, which are run real-time on a computer. ...
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A video projector takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. ...
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A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation made within the computer subculture known as the demoscene. ...
Concept
The visitors of a demoparty often bring their own computers to complete and show off their works. To this end, most parties provide a large hall with tables, electricity and usually a local area network connected to the Internet. In this respect, many demo parties resemble LAN parties and many of the largest events also gather gamers and other computer enthusiasts in addition to demosceners. A major difference between a real demoparty and a LAN party is that demosceners typically spend more time socializing (often outside the actual party hall) than in front of their computers. Local area network scheme A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a local area, like a home, office, or group of buildings[1]. Current LANs are most likely to be based on switched IEEE 802. ...
A large (approximately 300 people) LAN party in a sports hall in northern Germany A LAN party is a temporary, sometimes spontaneous gathering of people together with their computers, which they network together primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer computer games. ...
Large parties have often tried to come up with alternative terms to describe the concept to the general public. While the events have always been known as "demoparties", "copyparties" or just "parties" by the subculture itself, they are often referred to as "computer conferences", "computer fairs", "computer festivals", "computer art festivals", "youngsters' computer events" or even "geek gatherings" or "nerd festivals" by the mass media and the general public.
Demoscene events are most frequent in continental Europe, with around fifty parties every year. In comparison, there has only been a dozen or so demoparties in the United States in total. Most events are local, gathering demomakers mostly from a single country, while the largest international parties (such as Breakpoint and Assembly) attract visitors from all over the globe. World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven continents of the Earth. ...
Breakpoint 2004 - the real party is outside Breakpoint is a German demoscene party. ...
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Most demoparties are relatively small in size, with the number of visitors varying from dozens to a few hundred. The largest events typically gather thousands of visitors however, most of which have little or no connection to the demoscene.
History
 Assembly 2004 - a combination of a demoparty and a LAN party Demoparties started to appear in the 1980s in the form of copyparties where software pirates and demomakers gathered to meet each other and share their software. Competitions did not become a major aspect of the events until the early 1990s. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 201 KB) Summary Breakpoint 2005 Photo taken by: User:Gargaj Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Demoscene Demoparty Metadata This file contains additional information, probably...
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Overview of the Assembly 2004 party hall. ...
The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...
Copyparties were gatherings of young people advertised through demos and intros (small animations) made by cracker groups. ...
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
Copyparties mainly pertained to the Amiga and C64 scene. As the PC compatibles started to take over the market, the difficulties in easily making nice demos and intros increased. Along with increased police crackdowns on copying of pirated software, the "underground" copyparties were gradually replaced by slightly higher-profile events which came to be known as demoparties. However, some of the "old school" demosceners still prefer to use the word "copyparty" even for today's demoparties. Amiga is the name of a range of home/personal computers using the Motorola 68000 processor family, whose development started in 1982. ...
The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ...
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During the 1990s, the focus of the events shifted away from illegal activities into demomaking and competitions. The copying of copyrighted material was often explicitly prohibited by the organizers, and many events also forbade the consumption of alcohol. However, illegal copying and "boozing" still continued to take place, although in a less public form.
Three well-known and appreciated large-scale demoparties were established in the early 1990s: The Party in Denmark, Assembly in Finland and The Gathering in Norway. Taking place every year and gathering thousands of visitors, these parties used to be the leading demoscene events in this period. Assembly still retains this status today. The Gathering continues to be organized yearly as a generic "computer party", but most of the demosceners now prefer Breakpoint in Germany which takes place at the same time. The Party is a demoscene event held yearly from 1991 to 2002 in Aars, Denmark. ...
Overview of the Assembly 2004 party hall. ...
The Gathering 2006 Logo The Gathering (abbreviated as TG for short) is one of the largest computer parties in the world. ...
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The emergence of high-profile demoparties gave rise to phenomena which were not always well welcomed by the scene. The events started to attract unaffiliated computer enthusiasts who were often generally referred to as "lamers" by the original attendants. A particularly visible group in the large gatherings since the mid-1990's have been the LAN gamers, who often have very little interest in the demoscene and mainly use the party facilities for playing multi-player computer games. However, many of today's demosceners received their first interest for demos and demomaking from a visit to a large demoparty.
Common properties
 Evoke 2002: Spectators at one of the demoshow rooms watch computer animations in 3D. Parties usually last from 2 to 4 days in length, most often Friday to Sunday to ensure that sceners who work or study are also able to attend. Small parties usually take place in cultural centres or schools, whereas larger parties typically take place in sports halls. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Evokation, Evocation (to Evoke, to call forth outside) is a form of magickal operation whereby the required force or entitiy is called forth into a protected area. ...
Entrance fees are usually between €10 and €40 given the size and location of the party. It is still a common practice in many countries to allow females to enter the party for free (mostly due to the low concentration of female attendees), albeit most parties enforce an "only vote with ticket" rule, which means that an attendee who got in free can only vote with a paid ticket.
Attendees are allowed to bring their computer along, but this is by no means a necessity, and is usually omitted by most sceners. Those who have computer-related jobs may even regard a demoparty as a well-deserved break from sitting in front of a computer. For those who do bring a computer, it is becoming increasingly common to bring a laptop or some sort of handheld device rather than a complete desktop PC.
Partygoers often bring various senseless gadgets to parties to make their deskspace look unique; this can be anything from a disco ball or a plasma lamp to a large LED display panel complete with a scrolling message about how "elite" its owner is. Many visitors also bring large loudspeakers for playing music. This kind of activity is particularly common among new partygoers, while the more experienced attendees tend to prefer a more quiet and relaxed atmosphere. A plasma lamp The effect of a conducting object (such as a hand) in close proximity to the plasma globe glass The central electrode of a plasma globe Plasma lamps (also variously plasma globes, plasma balls, plasma domes, plasma spheres, or plasma orbs) are novelty items which were most popular...
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Those who need housing during the party are often offered a separate "sleeping room", usually an isolated empty room with some sort of carpet or mats, where the attendees are able to sleep, separated from the noise. Most sceners prefer bringing sleeping bags for this, as well as inflatable matresses or polyfoam rolls.
Partyplaces often become decorated by visitors with flyers and banners. These all serve promotional reasons, in most cases to advertise a certain group, but sometimes to create promotion for a given product, such as a demo or a diskmag, possibly to be released later at the party.
A major portion of the events at a demoparty often take place outdoors. Demosceners usually spend considerable time outside to have a beer and talk, or engage into some sort of open-air activity such as barbecueing or sport, such as hardware throwing or soccer. It is also a common tradition to gather around a bonfire during the night, usually after the compos.
In recent years, many parties were visited by the live team of demoscene.tv, who either broadcasted from the event live or created footage for a postmortem video-report. demoscene. ...
Notable parties | Party name | Location | Years | Description | | 7DX Party |
 Istanbul, Turkey | 2002 - | | | Abstract Party |
Gliwice, Poland | 2001 - | Between Party and Festival | | Alternative Party |
Helsinki, Finland | 1998 - | An alternative party visited mostly by demoscene veterans. | | Assembly |
Helsinki, Finland | 1992 - | One of the longest running demoparties in the world. See also: Boozembly | | BCN Party |
 Barcelona, Spain | 2000 - | | | Birdie |
 Uppsala, Sweden | 1992 - | | | Blockparty |
 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | 2007- | North America's newest demoparty. | | Breakpoint |
 Bingen, Germany | 2003 - | The world's largest "scene-only" demoparty, successor of the Mekka & Symposium party series. | | Buenzli |
 Winterthur, Switzerland | 1999 - | "The Swiss Scene Event" | | Chaos Constructions |
Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1999 - 2001, 2004 - | The largest demoparty in ex-Soviet countries, successor of the Enlight parties. | | Codex Alpe Adria |
 Udine, Italy | 2003 - | Alternative computing and demoscene event with a focus on C64 and Amiga. | | Euskal Encounter |
Bilbao, Spain | 1995 - | Demo- and LAN-party. | | Evoke |
Köln, Germany | 1997 - | Demoparty organized by Digitale Kultur e. V.. | | Function |
 Budapest, Hungary | 2003 - | | | FOReVER |
Trencin, Slovakia | 2000 - | Pure 8-bit (Atari, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) party. | | The Gathering |
 Lillehammer, Norway | 1992 - | Norway's largest demoparty, which recently has become more of a LAN/game-party. | | if |
Valencia, Spain | 2003 - | | | Inércia |
 Porto, Portugal | 2001 - | | | Mekka & Symposium |
Fallingbostel, Germany | 1996 - 2002 | One of the most respected demoparties. Part of the organizing staff went on to create Breakpoint. | | Nullarbor |
 Perth, Australia | 2005 - | Australia's only (current) demoparty. | | Pilgrimage |
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 2003 - 2005 | North American demoparty. | | React |
 Patras, Greece | 2002 - 2004 | The successor of Gardening | | PixelShow |
Patras, Greece | 2005 - | The successor of React. | | Sundown |
 Exeter, UK | 2005 - | The first UK based party since 1999. | | Solskogen |
Ås, Norway | 2002 - | | | Scene Event |
 Harridslev, Denmark | 2000 - | Previously known as Summer Encounter | | Takeover |
 Eindhoven, Netherlands | 1997 - 2001 | | | The Party |
Aars, Denmark | 1992 - 2002 | One of the oldest and largest parties - abandoned by the demoscene in its final years due to lack of support. | | The Ultimate Meeting |
Durlach, Germany | 1999, 2002 - | Traditionally held between Christmas and New Year's Eve | | VIP |
 Lyon, France | 1999 - 2002 | Held in july and organized by PoPsY TeAm. | | X |
Ruurlo, Netherlands | 1995 - | Commodore 64 party | (Note: Year ranges might include years when the party wasn't organized, but was organized both before and after.) Image File history File links Information_icon. ...
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7DX is an annual demoparty that has been held since 2002 in Turkey. ...
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The Boozembly hills in 2005 Boozembly is the officially unofficial tailgate party of the Assembly demo party held annually each summer in Helsinki, Finland. ...
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Evoke 2002: Spectators at one of the demoshow rooms watch computer animations in 3D. Evoke is the second largest demoparty held annually in Germany (the largest being Breakpoint). ...
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Sundown is a small annual demoparty held in the coastal town of Budleigh Salterton, near Exeter. ...
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Scene Event (SE or SE2k for short, formerly Summer Encounter 1996-2000) is an annually held computer art festival (or demoparty for conveniency) in Denmark. ...
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The Party is a demoscene event held yearly from 1991 to 2002 in Aars, Denmark. ...
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The North American International Demoparty (NAID) was a demoscene party held in the years 1995 and 1996. ...
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The Movement demo party was a demoscene event in Israel. ...
Norvegia Dataparty (Norvegia for short) is a computer party located in Skien, Norway. ...
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The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes itself on producing demos, non-interactive audio-visual presentations, which are run real-time on a computer. ...
External links - Demoparty.net - collective demoscene party database
- Slengpung - Demoscene party pictures, videos and party reports.
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