Demoscene Research

Nick Montfort et al. finally published their book 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 dealing with creative programming. The starting point is an old Commodore BASIC hack that draws random labyrinth-like patterns. The book can be downloaded as a pdf or purchased from several online stores. See here for more.

It’s been a bit quiet here lately, but that’s about to change! Markku and Antti – as part of a group of researchers – were given some funding for next year for studying the history of computer-related subcultures. Some of the work will definitely focus on the demoscene, so stay tuned. Thanks fly to the Kone Foundation.