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Purpose and audience
Regarding the purpose of producing a demo or diskmag, it varies from
group to group, person to person. Despite the differences, one can say,
generally, that demos are made to show other people what one can get
out of a computer. Also, it is about competing with others and to show
what you or a group can do with your computers. Last but not least, it
is about fun and friendship and belonging to a community. It can for
example be compared with the musicscene.
The audience, the spectators, those who consume the productions, who
are they? They are everything, or was everything, from ordinary
computer users to demosceners. Many people are fascinated by the sight
of a demo and they think it is exciting to see what sceners can get out
of their computer. If the effects are not in focus, funny demos like
Budbrain 1 & 2 can be popular.
In short, the audience consists of people all around the world, from
the newbie computer user to the hardcore programmer. This can be
connected to the purpose of the demos. They are not made for the people
who created them, they are made for all people who would like to take a
look at the productions. The sceners has not always been sceners, and
most of them came into the community by watching demos, gaining
interest, and finally, beginning to create (or trade) themselves.
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I hope that this has given you a short and general introduction to the
different kinds of productions that demosceners make, how they make
them, who the audience is, and the purpose of the work. If you are
interested in checking out some stuff from the Amiga or PC scenes, then
you can check out the links I've provided for you below. Thank YOU for
taking the time reading this, and good demo hunting!!
Bonus links to demoscene sites:
A general demoscene site with productions for various platforms
A great demoscene portal
Another demoscene portal
On Aminet you can find all kinds of Amiga demoscene productions
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