Mp3d purebasic7/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “Because the demoscene has been international as a digital culture from the very beginning, any national recognition is an important milestone, as it increases the chances of having the demoscene recognized internationally. And the application not only drives the discussion about the demoscene, but also in a broader sense about contemporary inclusion of all digital cultural forms into the canon of cultural preservation and promotion.Īndreas Lange from EFGAMP e.V., who is responsible for the coordination of the international applications at Art of Coding, is particularly pleased with the jury’s understanding in their notification that ‘in addition to technical excellence, a strongly internationally oriented sense of community is one of the scene’s identification factors’. For decades, the demoscene has been a technical-creative cultural community that transcends all borders – and sees itself as transnational in the best sense of the word. Tobias Kopka, from the Cologne-based applicant Digitale Kultur e.V., responsible for the application in Germany and the community work of the overarching Art of Coding initiative, is enthusiastic: “The demoscene is the first time a digital culture has been nominated for the nationwide list of intangible UNESCO cultural heritage. The fact that the German jury experts were aware of the historical significance of their decision is suggested by the notification of nomination: “As the ‘demoscene’ in North Rhine-Westphalia is the first cultural form from the field of digital culture to be proposed for inclusion in the nationwide directory, the state jury for the Intangible Cultural Heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia discussed the application intensively.” Historical decision as a belated Easter giftĮspecially after Revision – world’s largest gathering of demosceners, traditionally taking place over Easter – had to be moved to the internet as no physical demoscene-party was allowed, the nomination of the demoscene for the nationwide list is a great belated Easter present. For decades the demoparties function as regular gatherings and have formed a place for exchange, living out and further development of one’s own culture.ĭemosceners celebrating at Revision and Evoke. On one hand, the demoscene is a global phenomenon and has influenced many other digital contexts, on the other hand, there has always a been a strong element of a regular physical culture at the scene’s meetings. Beginning in the 80s, with so-called intro-videos before cracked games, the art and culture of the scene has constantly evolved, and since the 90s it has been living out its skills in independent audiovisual real-time animations to bend the rules of hardware and software. It is especially dedicated to the production of software-generated music videos, which are completely generated in real time by self-created programs. Since the beginning of the home computer era in the early 1980s, the demoscene has been a playground for border crossers and creative explorers of the digital revolution. Together with three other cultures, the jury selected the demoscene as worthy of recognition from a total of 18 applications.Īfter the landmark decision in Finland last week, in which the demoscene was recognized as a Finnish national UNESCO cultural heritage, the decision in Germany is another success for the Art of Coding campaign, under whose umbrella similar applications are currently being prepared in other countries. Further hurdles still have to be overcome, the final confirmation at the federal level is due at the beginning of 2021Īs the Ministry of Culture and Science in North Rhine-Westphalia announced at the end of last week, the demoscene was nominated for inclusion in the national German UNESCO cultural heritage register. For the first time, the demoscene as a digital cultural form has been nominated in NRW for the UNESCO lists of intangible cultural heritage in Germany. 2020 – The Cologne-based association Digitale Kultur e.V. Digital culture as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanityĭemoscene nominated as intangible UNESCO cultural heritage in GermanyĬologne, 21. ![]()
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