Evoke is the largest demoparty

Demoscene

The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes in producing demos, which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations that run in real-time on a computer...

 held annually in Germany

Germany

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 (formerly the largest was Breakpoint, the last of which was held in April 2010).

Since 1997, Evoke takes place in the region of Cologne

Cologne

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 and is organized by Digitale Kultur e.V. Each year this computer festival attracts visitors from around the world and is known for high-quality entries in their competitions. Attendees of Evoke tend to appreciate its "familiar feeling"; contrary to other demoparties such as Assembly, almost every visitor knows everyone else.

The main corporate sponsor of Evoke is Intel and it is also supported by the Cultural Office of Cologne.

Like some other demoparties, Evoke has a motto each year. The location, the competitions and other things have to match it. (2003: "Zoo3

Zoo

A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....

", 2004: "digital playground")

In 2004, Evoke expanded to open up to the public with the Evoke Netlabel Night, where several prominent netlabel

Netlabel

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s performed live. This add-on event was meant to cross over and draw in visitors who were not previously familiar or involved with the demoscene. This kind of sub-event is being continued in 2007 with the Evoke Tracks.

External links

• Evoke 2010
• Evoke 2009
• Evoke 2008
• Evoke 2007
• Evoke 2006
• Evoke website
• Evoke 2002 Invitation Demo - Stückelwerk by Black Maiden