日本におけるデモシーン：今までの一般的な経験＆日本のデモシーン文化の新しい体験より

(Thank you to Satomi for the translation above!)

INTRODUCTION

Okay, I need to let you in on a little secret. I mean, it’s not a secret that’s kept under lock and key or anything, but it’s something that more people need to know about.

In the vast expanse of our world, few subcultures are as niche and, frankly, as cool as the Demoscene. To put it simply, it’s a vast network of underground international artists, programmers and musicians who spend hundreds if not thousands of hours on ‘productions’, as they’re called. These works of dedication and passion are little computer programs that hold within them a dazzling array of sight, sound and a staggering amount of technical genius. This is because these files can be heavily compressed with no loss in perceivable detail and can be as tiny as 4 kilobytes or smaller! To put that in perspective…