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- From: bosman@fwi.uva.nl (Dr.D)
- Subject: Re: why demos?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.133418.24572@fwi.uva.nl>
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- Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
- References: <1992Sep9.165003.16181@exu.ericsson.se>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 13:34:18 GMT
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- exuhag@exu.ericsson.se (James Hague) writes:
-
- >This is not a flame in any way, shape, or form: Why do demo coders do it?
- >Why do they spend years working on programs which most (not all) people
- >watch only a few times and then use solely as an example to show off their
- >Amiga's nifty graphics?
-
- I think demo making started in the cracker scene. Its a way for a group
- to show how good they are. Make themselfs known to the rest of
- the world. Give themself a reputation.
-
- >I can understand that asthetic aspects. I also have a technical appreciation
- >for seemingly impossible programming feats. I'm hoping for a little
- >explanation of the demo coder philosophy--what exactly is the spark and
- >drive behind this new pseudo-art?
- ^^^
- new? ive had my amiga for 5 years , and ever since the very start there
- have been demos. I still have some of those reallyt old ones.
- Its wonderful to see how it evolved.
-
- >[On the one hand, it seems that there just HAS to be some kind of
- >underlying inspiration which causes people to spend ridiculous amounts
- >of time on something of no practical value (that is, you'd think anyone
- >wanting a year-long project would write a game or other program). On
- >the other hand, though, there is a juvenile amateurism (really bad
- >grammar, impossible to read fonts, lots of pointless four-letter words
- >and crude comments) which makes me think most demo coders are a bunch
- >of angst-ridden asolescents trying to fight the system.]
-
- Like I said earlier. I think most of the demo coding comes from
- cracker groups wanting to advertise themselfs..like any business would do.
- And believe me..cracking seems to be big business nowdays.
- (I do not say its good or bad to crack..thats for politicians to decide :)
- I also think...altho some democoders are VERY good in making and thinking
- up new routines and awesome effects..that 9 out of 10 of those guys
- wouldnt be able to make a good game. Not cause they miss the coding
- experience...im sure if they'd get an assignment with details on what
- to make they could make it..but just cause it takes a lot of knowledge
- to develope and design a game.
-
- Anyways..im drifting off :) I hope demo coders will continue their
- excellent work. I have enjoyed countless hours just watching them on
- rainy afternoons.
-
- cor 'scorpio' bosman
-
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