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Are campus party events similar to demoscene? In Mexico (Guadalajara) they were renamed to talent land, but still have the same vibe as campus party.

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As i recall a demo scene event could be called a copyparty (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene), but that was before there was a focus on stopping pirated software.

Those demo scene events i attended was a mix of creating demos, but also LAN gaming as we know it today.

I do not remember campus party events that well, but i think the focus was more on gaming and hacking and not so much on presenting demos and having prizes for the best ones.

Talent land sounds like you want to reach out to a less nerdy audience, but for me the nerdiness is the charm of these events :)

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