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art-of-coding, an initiative to enlist the …
The demoscene’s roots are in the home computer revolution of the late 1970s, and the subsequent advent of software cracking . Crackers altered the code of video games to remove copy protection, claiming credit by adding introduction screens of their own (“ cracktros “). They soon started competing for the best visual presentation of these additions. [1] Through the making of intros and stand-alone demos, a new community eventually evolved, independent of the gaming [2] :29–30 and software sharing scenes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene (8.2.2019)
Andreas Lange & Tobias Kopka , April 2019
In April 2020, Art of Coding achieved a breakthrough in Finland, which recognized the Demoscene as part of the Finnish UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. Shortly after this, Germany’s nomination confirmed this major milestone, and thus Art of Coding became a serious international campaign. As of March 2021, Germany recognized the demoscene as national cultural heritage, and applications in Poland, Switzerland, France, and more places are in preparation. But even things are already looking great, we only have started, and it is an open process for the upcoming years.