The LAN party is still well and alive in the demoscene, in the form of demoparties which are basically LAN parties plus computer art. Some of them have become extremely large:
Oh man, the room full of CRTs brings back so many memories of nights spent playing chicken with a heart attack from the cocktail of energy drinks we consumed in the glow and buzz of CRTs on every surface in the room that could actually support them.
Do you happen to have any more resources about the demoscene community? It's something I've wanted to get into ever since I had my mind blown by a no-cd crack that somehow added a 9 minute high res intro video to a 25k launcher exe.
Do you happen to have any more resources about the demoscene community? It's something I've wanted to get into ever since I had my mind blown by a no-cd crack that somehow added a 9 minute high res intro video to a 25k launcher exe.
I guess I'm feeling pretty nostalgic today.