(computing) The informal international community that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).
2005, Chris Gehman, Steve Reinke, The sharpest point: animation at the end of cinemaDemoscene 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 essaysCasual 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 2The demoscene is chiefly a European community that originates from the mid-1980s and continues to exist even today.
