329K views · Apr 6, 2012 · 1:29:59 · 6 HN recommenders · 6 mentions · discussed 2015–2023
Moleman 2 is a feature-length documentary about the demoscene, tracing its rise from 1980s Commodore 64 culture to modern real-time art. It explains the algorithms and creative process behind demos and intros.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended whenever the demoscene comes up as a well-made, accessible history and tour of the art form.
“Both are expertly crafted and fun documentaries”HN comment, 2022
“freely available to watch on YouTube; highly recommended”
Visual documentary guide to the demoscene and its algorithms
Also, a fantastic visual guide is the documentary film "Moleman 2" (2011). It's freely available to watch on YouTube; highly recommended: this video
“Both are expertly crafted and fun documentaries”
Expertly crafted, fun demoscene documentary with Hungarian twist
Moleman 2 - Demoscene: this video Moleman 4 - Longplay (A videogame documentary): link Both are expertly crafted and fun documentaries about their titular subculture with a Hungarian twist.
“check out the documentary”
Documentary on the state of the demoscene
If you are interested in today's* state of the demo scene, check out the documentary "Moleman 2 - The Art Of The Algorithms (2012)": this video *Granted, it's 5 years old, but still awesome :D!
“There is a nice documentary on the history of the demoscene”
History of the demoscene and creative process behind demos
There is a nice documentary on the history of the demoscene, with some introspection to the creative process behind a demo/intro. It was made by a Hungarian team, who has other interesting documentaries on underground culture. It is also available in English, at: this video
“If you are interested, watch this documentary”
Documentary on demoscene art including impressive 4k intros
Demoscene is such an interesting form of art. If you are interested, watch this documentary: this video The 4k (not the resolution) are very impressive.
“I second this recommendation for Moleman 2 documentary”
English version of the Moleman 2 demoscene documentary
I second this recommendation for Moleman 2 documentary, but the video I found has a different link: this video Looks like this version is in English, while the earlier link is in Hungarian, otherwise they appear to be the same film.
