Awesome Demoscene

Awesome stuff by/and/for/with sceners.

Right now, this is mostly focused on PC/OGL/DX Plattforms - Send a PR if you want to change that. :)

• Awesome Demoscene
  • Tutorials and Guides
  • Demomaking
    • Frameworks, Libs & Engines
    • Tools
    • Audio & Synths
  • Productions
    • Executable Graphics
    • 1 k Intros
    • 4 k Intros
    • 8 k Intros
    • 64 k Intros
    • Demos
  • Misc Repos
    • Demoparty Organizing
    • Viewing and Capturing
    • Websites & Social
    • Github Orgs & Collections
  • Demoscene Around the Web
    • Community & Archives
    • Curated Lists and Galleries
    • Youtube Channels and Podcasts
    • Demoscene Organisations

Tutorials and Guides

• Teach yourself demoscene in 14 days - Fantastic starting guide by ps.
• Demoscene starter kits - Want to start making demos but don't know where to begin? Look no further!
• in4k.github.io - markdown clone / fork / 2016 revamp of the good old in4k.untergrund.net wiki - in4k.github.io
• 64k-scene.github.io - A gallery of 64k intros, making ofs and resources to learn how to get started with a 64k by Ctrl-Alt-Test.
• Games in the GPU shaders - modern examples and needed knowledge to make games in GPU shaders.
• How to "properly" release a Demoscene production - YT video by ps anwering multiple questions on how to release a prod.
• sizecoding.org - A wiki dedicated to the art of creating very tiny programs

Demomaking

Ressources for creating demos and intros.

Frameworks, Libs & Engines

• Vulkan Shadertoy launcher - create a small single-bin(exe) file with built-in shaders. Using Vulkan and C. (~50Kb with builtin large shader)
• Leviathan 2.0 - A simple "framework" for developing small (around 1-8 kilobyte) Demoscene productions.
• shortcrust - Shortcrust is a Python wrapper library for OpenGL, intended for building applications that are portable to the Raspberry Pi.
• Blossom - 4K Executable Graphics framework
• Ever Laster Engine - Excess demo engine

• 4k Demo Oven - Framework for 4k demos.
• LunarEngine - This is a very primitive graphics engine, using a simple integer array as chunky-buffer.
• Ghostown & Whelpz 2021 - Amiga OCS demoscene related sources
• Harfang3D - A high-end platform for 2D and 3D application development (C++, Python, Lua)

Tools

Complete Demotools and Tools to help you create.

• nin - Ninjadev's internal demo tool. It is a tool for easing development of browser-based WebGL demos.
• Rocket - A tool for synchronizing music and visuals in demoscene productions.
• Crinkler - Crinkler is an executable file compressor for Windows for compressing small demoscene executables.
• Farbrausch Public Repo - Farbrausch tools from 2001 to 2011 including werkzeug3 and kkrunchy.
• Werkzeug4 - Farbrausch Werkkzeug4 and Screens4
• CNS 2012 Source Pack - Repo containing demotools (and intros) of conspiracy up to 2012.
• Grimoire - A cross-platform live-coding tool for creative coding with GLSL shader demos.
• Shader Minifier - A tool that minifies and obfuscates shader code (GLSL and HLSL).
• GLSL Shader Shrinker - A Windows GUI tool that attempts to reduce the size of GLSL fragment shader code, whilst keeping it readable and understandable.
• Shiba - Digital content creation tool for demoscene and live coding.
• gShaderReplacer - OpenGL proxy dll for shader replacement and debugging
• Bonzomatic To Shadertoy - Python script to convert bonzomatic glsl fragment shaders to use them on shadertoy.com
• grafx2 - ultimate 256-color bitmap paint program

Audio & Synths

Make some noise!

• Soundbox - SoundBox is an HTML5 synth music tracker/editor, suitable for creating music for small JavaScript demos (4K / 8K).
• WaveSabre - WaveSabre is a software synthesizer and toolchain for music for 64K intros.
• pulsejet - A bespoke sample compression codec for 64k intros
• 4klang - 4klang is a modular software synthesizer package intended to easily produce music for 4k intros.
• 64klang - 64klang is a modular, nodegraph based software synthesizer package intended to easily produce music for 64k intros.
• Axiom - A powerful realtime node-based audio synthesizer.
• OpenMPT - A free Windows/Wine-based tracker and libopenmpt, a library to render tracker music.
• libxm - A small XM (FastTracker II Extended Module) player library.
• Oidos - Oidos is a software synthesizer, based on additive synthesis, for making music for very small executables, such as 4 and 8 kilobyte intros.
• sointu - Fork of 4klang, supporting 386, amd64 and wasm. Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux & browser
• hivelytracker - Music tracker for AHX and HVL formats
• pt2-clone - Music tracker clone of ProTracker 2 for modern computers
• ft2-clone - Fasttracker II clone
• komposter - lightweight music composing system
• bambootracker -YM2608 (OPNA, sound chip of Yamaha) music tracker
• klystrack - Chiptune tracker
• goattracker - C64 music editor
• cheesecutter - SID music editor
• furnace - multi-system chiptune tracker compatible with DefleMask modules
• schism tracker - ImpulseTracker clone aiming at providing the same look&feel

Productions

Github Repos of Demoscene Productions.

Executable Graphics

• "Forbidden Path by" yx - MAGFest Demoparty 2020 Executable Graphics entry
• "Long Way From Home" by yx - SynchroNY 2020 Executable Graphics entry
• "Brutal Knowledge" by yx - Demosplash 2019 Executable Graphics entry
• "Light at the End of the Tunnel" by yx - NOVA 2019 Executable Graphics entry
• "Penrose Pathtraced" by yx - Revision 2019 Executable Graphics entry
• "The Real Party Is In Your Pocket" by Fizzer
• "Decay" by Fizzer
• "octree" by NR4 - 4k exe gfx entry by NR4/Team210 at Revision 2k20

1k Intros

• "Crawlspace" by Youth Uprising
• Star Traveler - A 1K JavaScript demo

4k Intros

• "Oscar's Chair" by Eos - Winner of the Revision 2018 4k Compo
• "Terrarium" by Eos - 2nd in the Assembly 2019 4K Intro competition
• "お花見 (Ohanami)" by Fizzer and Wayfinder - 4th in the Deadline 2017 PC 4K Intro competition
• "Love Reaction" by Fizzer and Puryx - 3rd in the Nordlicht 2015 Newschool Demo competition
• "IIII / IV" by Eos - 6th in the Revision 2019 PC 4K Intro competition
• "Horizon Machine" by Alcatraz and Eos - 3rd in the Revision 2017 PC 4K Intro competition
• "Glittermorphosis" by Eos - 2nd in the Under Construction 2016 PC High-End 4K Intro competition
• "Dropletia" by Eos and Prismbeings - 5th in the Evoke 2017 PC 4K Intro competition
• "Alive Here Now, Forever" by Empathy - 2nd in the Under Construction 2017 PC High-End Combined 4K/64K competition
• "Appear" by Jetlag - Released at Revision 2018
• "PiaggioNonTroppo" by Cookie Collective - 10th in the Evoke 2019 PC 4K Intro competition
• "Core Critical" by HBC - Placed 1st in Assembly 2018 4k intro competition
• "VIRGO 1302" by HBC - Placed 1st in Assembly 2020 4k intro competition
• "Ghosts of Mars" by Faemiyah - Placed 4th in the Assembly 2015 combined 4k competition
• "Hydrokinetics" by Prismbeings - Placed 1st in the Assembly 2015 combined 4k competiion
• "Drifting Shores" by NuSan - Placed 1st in the Revision 2024 PC 4k intro competition

8k Intros

• "From The Seas To The Stars" by Fizzer and noby / Eos - 3rd in the Evoke 2018 PC 64K Intro competition
• "Blue Morpho" by Eos - 3rd in the TRSAC 2016 PC 64k competition

64k Intros

• CNS 2012 Source Pack - Repo containing intros (inc. demotools) of conspiracy up to 2012.
• Ctrl-Alt-Test - Repo containing the intros "B-Incubation", "D-Four", "E-Departure" and "F-Felix's Workshop" from Ctrl-Alt-Test.
• "Insert No Coins" by Razor 1911 - Winning entry of the Main 2010 combined 64k competition
• "The Scene Is Dead" by Razor 1911 - Placed 3rd at the Revision 2012 pc 64k competition
• "Lightcyber" by Team210 - 64k Intro for Evoke 2019
• "providence" by Team210 - PC64k intro by Team210 at Vortex 2k19
• "hardcyber" by Team210 - PC-64k-Intro by Team210 at Deadline 2k19

Demos

• "Second Reality" by Future Crew - Source code and data of Second Reality by Future Crew in 1993
• "Amoeba" by Excess
• "Doomsday" by Complex - Xbox demo from 2003
• "Okiedokie" by SoopaDoopa - MS-DOS Demo from 1999
• "What Are You Syncing About?" by Ninjadev - Ninjadev's submission for Revision 2017
• "Construct" by Ninjadev - Ninjadev's new school demo for Solskogen 2019
• "Flat Shade Society" by Ninjadev - Solskogen 2019 invite
• "Pinky Frinky" by Ninjadev - This is Ninjadev's demo for Solskogen 2018
• "No invitation" by Ninjadev - Invitation for Revision 2018, submitted to Under Construction 2017.
• "Black Hole" by Nesnausk! - A real-time rendering demo. 1st place at Field-FX 2020.
• "Parallel Multiverse" by Abyss - This is Abyss´ contribution to the Revision 2020 Demoscene event.
• "World Domination" by Odd - World Domination by ODD, now as open source! Released with permission from tr0nders0DD!

Misc Repos

Demoparty Organizing

Ressources for organizing your own party/event.

• CompoKit - CompoKit is an all-inclusive environment with (almost) all tools required for hosting PC demoscene competitions.
• Bonzomatic - A live-coding tool, where you can write a 2D fragment/pixel shader while it is running in the background.
• Bonzomatic Server - Relays shaders from opponents during LiveShading battle that use Bonzomatic.
• Partymeister - The Partymeister Demoparty "Intranet" and Composystem.
• stuhl.js (Partymeister notification bot) - This bot provides the ability for Partymeister to broadcast certain events to several destinations.
• WUHU - Lightweight Party Management System

Viewing and Capturing

Having a Beer - capturing a demo.

• Shadertoy to video with FBO - frame perfect Shaders capture script made in Python and OpenGL. Suport Windows/Linux.
• Capturinha - A tool for real time screen and audio capture on Windows, using NVIDIA's NVENC.
• Conduit - Demo downloader and watching utility and browser plugin
• upskkale - .kkapture-based realtime upscaling of demos that run in deprecated / unsupported video modes.
• Exemusic Recorder - A tool to record music from executables.
• Foxotron - ASSIMP based general purpose model viewer ("turntable") created for the Revision 2021 3D Graphics Competition
• ILBMViewer - ILBM (color-cycling image format) viewer for Windows
• showNet - Demo viewer using Pouet.net's metadata

Websites & Social

• Demozoo - Repo for www.demozoo.org
• Pouet - Repo for www.pouet.net
• PouetDiscordBot - A bot to spam #pouet on demoscene discord with highly relevant pouet stuff.
• pouet-enhancement-suite - FireFox/Chrome Addon for Pouet Browsing.
• demoscene.no - The source code for demoscene.no

Github Orgs & Collections

• in4k
• Demoscene Source Archive - A collection of demoscene source code.
• Demo Sources - Collection of Demos with Source

Demoscene Around the Web

Community & Archives

Forums, Community Hubs and sites archiving scene productions

• scene.org - Home of the scene.org archive, sceneid and various scene related sites.
• Demozoo - A website dedicated to collecting and organizing the history of the demoscene - its productions, people, events and many other bits of information.
• pouet - Home of the glöps, prods and the oldskool pouët.net bbs.
• demoparty.net - A list of demoscene events happening around the world.
• livecode.demozoo.org - Archive of recordings from different livecoding events.
• scene.hu - The hungarian demoscene portal and community.
• scenecity - Streaming and Chat Platform for the demoscene.
• scenesat - A demoscene online-radio, community and accociation.
• Nectarine - Demoscene online-radio and home of the Demovibes DJ Mixes.

Curated Lists and Galleries

Find beautiful prods

• curio - A curated and continuously expanding collection of modern demoscene and real-time graphics pieces.
• executable.graphics - A collection of executable graphic prods curated by xy.
• nanogems - A curated selection of the best Tiny Intros from the Demoscene.

Youtube Channels and Podcasts

Watch scene related videos

• psenough - Personal channel of ps. He publishes a monthly demoscene report as well as guides, partyreports and curated playlists.
• Fairlight - Channel of the Fairlight demogroup. Publishes FairlightTV with interviews, reports and technical insight.
• Inigo Quilez - Personal channel of iq. Lot's of content and tutorials on shadercoding, shadertoy and math.
• ferrisstreamsstuff - Personal channels of ferris with recordings on streams on demomaking, emulator development and hardware hacking.
• Gasman - Personal channel of gasman with ZX Spectrum, TIC-80 and livemusic content.
• Zine: The Radio show - Zine is a Demoscene Podcast from and for sceners, and everyone curious about one of the oldest but still very lively digital art cultures.
• Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) - Youtubes biggest collection of captured demos and intros.
• AssemblyTV - Channel of Assembly.
• Echtzeit - Channel of the swiss scene accociation.
• Revision - Channel of the revision demoparty with compo and seminar recordings.
• Evoke Demoparty - Channel of the Evoke demoparty with compo and seminar recordings.
• Field-FX - Channel of the Field-FX demoparty.

Demoscene Organisations

Local and national organisations supporting the demoscene. Listed are those which accept various kind of contributions and memberships

• Computerkunst e.V - Berlin based NPA for the support of the demoscene.
• Inércia - Inércia is a non-profit organisation aimed to make the demoscene known in Portugal through preservation and outreach.
• Echtzeit - digitale Kultur - Echtzeit is a charitable association, with the primary goal of facilitating and supporting the Demoscene in Switzerland.

• The Bloop Museum (patreon) - The US based Bloop Museum strifes to start a year-round brick-and-mortar electronic entertainment museum.
• Norsk Demopartyforening - A non-profit organization that has the goal of furthering demoparties in Norway.