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Tuesday, 25 July 2006
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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.

bridgeclaw1 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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