demoparty

English

Etymology

From demo +‎ party.

Pronunciation

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Noun

demoparty (plural demoparties)

1. (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.

   Coordinate terms: copyparty, LAN party

   • 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.

   • 2021, Mark J. P. Wolf, Encyclopedia of Video Games:

     In the mid-1980s, demoparties were also copyparties, where the first so called hot releases of cracked and trained games changed hands. However, illegal software copying later disappeared […]