Make games copyable. Some cracker groups where in the tradition of information freedom, others learned from cracking software creating software, others had fun, others were in a sport ‘who is first’ and of course also others gained money.
Why switzerland? and not us? The rumor is: There was no law in switzerland against cracking.
Motivations in SizeCoding (lovebyte 2023)
_ Surprise
_ Code golfing stage
_ Experimenting
_ Restrictions
_ Battle
_ Prototyping
_ Solve the puzzle
_ Different solutions > new ideas > new concept> new other demos > great feeling
Lovebyte 2023 - Ask Us Anything, part 1
Swiss Cracking Scene 1980+
Cracking
Actual Demoscene
Swiss Demoscener
Important aspect: Title as a framing element
prod
Narration vs/or TinySizeCoding
demoware/demosoftware - not clear - demonstrate a software / possibilities of a software - grafik - rendering etc.
appropiation of music, graphics of others
cultural questions
Why it is always about demonstration? Why content is often only technical stuff?