Digitale Kultur

Digitale Kultur e.V. ("Digital Culture") is a German non-profit voluntary association founded in 2003 with the stated aim of supporting the demoscene, with a special focus on activities in Germany while also addressing an international audience. The demoscene is the computer subculture devoted to producing self-contained audiovisual programs — "demos" — that showcase programming, graphics and music skills, and Digitale Kultur positions itself as an institutional advocate and information hub for that scene. The association is best known for organizing the Evoke demoparty, a recurring gathering of demoscene creators and enthusiasts. Beyond Evoke, it represents the demoscene at trade fairs and youth-oriented events such as CeBIT and the YOU convention, producing information material and maintaining a presence at LAN parties to show young people that computers can be used creatively rather than only for consumption. It also supports related activities including exhibitions of computer art and travel to demoparties. Since 2003 the association has awarded a newcomer prize to an individual or group within the demoscene — a recognition aimed at new faces who have distinguished themselves with a production at Evoke, with the recipient chosen by an independent jury of demoscene members at the event. In 2004, in time for CeBIT, the association launched the information portal demoscene.info to provide comprehensive information about the demoscene. From 2006 it ran the Intel Demo Competition in cooperation with Intel, in which five demo groups competed for a public vote. As a registered gemeinnütziger Verein (non-profit association), Digitale Kultur is a private, member-based organization rather than a commercial company; it is not listed on any stock exchange. Its activities are documented through annual reports published on its website, and it operates alongside related scene institutions such as Scene.org.

Digitale Kultur e.V. was founded in 2003 as a gemeinnütziger (non-profit) association with the goal of supporting the demoscene, focusing on activities in Germany while keeping an international target audience in mind. From its founding year it has awarded a newcomer prize to an individual or group within the demoscene — an award aimed at new faces who have stood out with a production at the Evoke demoparty, with the recipient determined at Evoke by an independent jury drawn from demoscene members. The association organizes the Evoke demoparty and, beyond that, maintains a presence at trade fairs and events such as CeBIT and the YOU convention in order to inform the public about the demoscene. In this capacity it produces information material, appears at LAN parties to show young people that computers can be used creatively rather than merely for consumption, and supports activities such as exhibitions of computer art and trips to demoparties. For CeBIT 2004 the association launched the information portal demoscene.info, intended to provide comprehensive information about the demoscene. From 2006 it conducted the Intel Demo Competition in cooperation with Intel, in which five demo groups submitted themselves to a public vote. The association has published annual reports (Jahresberichte) documenting its activities, including reports for 2004, 2005 and 2006, and it is connected to the wider scene infrastructure alongside organizations such as Scene.org.

• 2006

  Begins running the Intel Demo Competition in cooperation with Intel, with five demo groups facing a public vote.

• 2004

  Launches the demoscene.info information portal in time for CeBIT 2004.

• 2003

  Digitale Kultur e.V. founded as a non-profit association to support the demoscene; begins awarding its demoscene newcomer prize.

Non-profit advocacy and event organization for the demoscene, with a German focus and international reach.

• Evoke demoparty

  Recurring demoscene gathering organized by the association.

• demoscene.info

  Information portal about the demoscene launched for CeBIT 2004.

• Newcomer prize

  Award given since 2003 to a new individual or group in the demoscene, decided by an independent jury at Evoke.

• Intel Demo Competition

  Competition run from 2006 with Intel, in which five demo groups competed for a public vote.

1. 1Association to support the demoscene - Digitale Kultur e.V.digitalekultur.org
2. 2Digitale Kultur – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Digitale Kultur – Wikidatawikidata.org