What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Demoscene vs Demoparty - What's the difference?

demoscene | demoparty |

As nouns the difference between demoscene and demoparty

is that demoscene is the informal international community that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs) while demoparty is a party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.

demoscene

English

(wikipedia demoscene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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 cinema
    • Demoscene 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 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...
  • * 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.

    Derived terms

    * demoscener

    See also

    *

    demoparty

    English

    (wikipedia demoparty)

    Noun

    (demoparties)
  • (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
  • * 2005 , Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1
    • They were the organizers of the first Russian demoparty , Enlight '96 in St. Petersburg, but unfortunately there weren't any quality releases.
  • * 2008 , Tara McPherson, Digital youth, innovation, and the unexpected (page 193)
    • Extensive documentation on the history of copyparties and demoparties has been lovingly preserved by the demoscene itself.