Demoparty
An event where the demoscene gathers to release productions and compete in compos, judged by audience vote on a big screen.
A demoparty is the demoscene's answer to a film festival with a deadline: entrants arrive with half-finished demos and code them to completion on site, then compete in categories — demo, 4k and 64k intro, graphics, music — shown on a big screen and ranked by audience vote. Assembly (from 1992), The Party, Breakpoint and Revision are among the best known.
The form grew directly out of the copy party as the scene's focus shifted from piracy to impressing one another. Prize money and sponsors do appear, but the currency that counts is still prestige — winning the demo compo at a big party is the scene's heaviest credential.