Seeing the scene transition from a pure demonstration of technical prowess to a more art themed scene has been fascinating. Lots of old timers don't really like the direction, but modern hardware is so over the top powerful, that it's just simply not necessary to squeeze an extra 3 fps out of an algorithm by hacking a new video mode or some such. So the result has been that the "computer art" part of the scene is now being heavily emphasized.
That being said, there's almost no other modern art-form that I know of that looks and feels like demos outside of a few music videos that used to play on MTV's amp. Knowing that most of the work is produced by essentially teenagers and folks in their early 20's makes it all the more amazing to see such talent.
That being said, there's almost no other modern art-form that I know of that looks and feels like demos outside of a few music videos that used to play on MTV's amp. Knowing that most of the work is produced by essentially teenagers and folks in their early 20's makes it all the more amazing to see such talent.