AoC | Art of Coding – The Demoscene as Intangible World Cultural Heritage

Video is a must-see! Learn about the demoscene by experiencing brilliant pieces of digital art of very active artists! You will easily grasp why Art of Coding – in brief AoC – is so enthusiastic in getting the demoscene recognized as first digital culture of UNESCO intangible world cultural heritages. Bridges and the demoscene are a perfect match – many demos are turning maths into visible and audible works of art via the means of computing code. In the video, you will enjoy selected grafix, soundtracks and demos, all high-ranking in competitions at popular demoscene gatherings, called demoparties.

Read the paper, it's only 2 pages! Art of Coding – abbreviated as AoC – is an initiative to get the demoscene recognized as first digital culture of UNESCO intangible world cultural heritages. The demoscene, rooted in the home computer revolution, shows how skills and creativity can be stimulated and implemented in a digital cultural practice. With producing demos as digital art pieces, many of its techniques and mindsets became core influences of digital change, still vibrant today. Seven decades after the invention of computers the demoscene concluded it is time to push for the next step to take born-digital culture seriously as part of the world's cultural heritage. This paper serves as both an introduction and an invitation to all sceners and non-sceners to join the initiative and support it in the upcoming years.

*** BIG SHOUT-OUT to all sceners who supplied their artwork for this video and particularly Luisa / Poo-Brain ^ Rabenauge who reached out to her network with maximum efficiency! ***