[HN Gopher] Demoscene, the secret behind Finnish game industry
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Demoscene, the secret behind Finnish game industry
Author : velmu
Score : 37 points
Date : 2020-01-19 18:49 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| bhouston wrote:
| It is also the secret behind three.js if you look at the main
| contributors over time. Although not the Finnish demoscene.
| Mountain_Skies wrote:
| During that era it was interesting to see demos coming mostly
| from countries at far northern latitudes and wondering why the
| scene was so focused there. It wasn't until visiting family up
| around Hudson Bay and discussing winter life that the connection
| between demo coders and dark cold winters stuck. While the long
| dark winter nights still exist, what's the future for Finnish
| coders in an age of easy access to an entire internet of
| distractions combined with fast hardware? Surely there will be
| more in quantity, as is the case almost everywhere, but what of
| the quality forged on those long winter nights?
| notkaiho wrote:
| It's either that or start a metal band...
| rgomez wrote:
| Or even write a kernel!
| raverbashing wrote:
| Oh come on, it's just a toy project, it will never be
| something serious as Gnu
| bitwize wrote:
| Not big and professional like gnu, anyway.
| Trombone12 wrote:
| If there is any connection, it will not be as simple as
| "darkness == demoscene". If there is any connection it will be
| that winters and bright summers get you used to just staying
| inside with blinds down all year.
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