#26 - A Dive Into the Scene’s Psychology with Tom

Welcome to our biggest episode yet! We can all agree sceners are a peculiar bunch, and our scene is a community like no other, juggling creativity and technical prowess, often even within the same individuals. What does it do with us to create, compete and socialise in this environment, and how can we take care of our own and others’ wellbeing? We explore the psychology behind the demoscene, demoparties and demomaking with Tom, who does not just create amazing Atari-demos with Genesis Project, Effect and SMFX, but also lectures on Community Psychology at the University of Leeds. We appreciate that even two hours can’t do justice to all angles of this complex topic. If you would like to share your thoughts, stories and questions, send them to [email protected] or to our social media accounts. If you are interested and we receive enough feedback, we might produce a follow-up in the future. **Disclaimer**: If you are in distress or have a medical emergency, please seek out professional help immediately: https://findahelpline.com/ Links in the episode: Back In Time, Bergen: https://backintime.no/ TRSAC Demoparty, Denmark: http://trsac.dk/ Demoscene Discord: https://discord.gg/76nuRVzqS3 Sommarhack Party: https://dhs.nu/sommarhack/2022/ Tom on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/73804/ Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie, Ziphoid Producer: Shana Editing and Sound Engineering: lug00ber Cover Art: Critikill