Etymology

From demo +‎ sceneCategory:English compound terms#DEMOSCENE.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛməʊˌsiːn/Category:English 3-syllable words#DEMOSCENECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DEMOSCENE

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Noun

demoscene (plural demoscenes)Category:English lemmas#DEMOSCENECategory:English nouns#DEMOSCENECategory:English countable nouns#DEMOSCENECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DEMOSCENECategory:Pages with entries#DEMOSCENECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DEMOSCENE

1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#DEMOSCENE) The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).

   Coordinate term: artscene

   • 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.

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   • 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...

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   • 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.

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