Hackerence was a long-lived demoparty

Demoparty

A demoparty is an event that gathers demosceners and other computer enthusiasts to compete in competitions. A typical demoparty is a non-stop event lasting over a weekend, providing the visitors a lot of time to socialize. The competing works, at least those in the most important competitions, are...

 and LAN party

LAN party

A LAN party is a temporary, sometimes spontaneous, gathering of people with computers, between which they establish a local area network , primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer computer games. The size of these networks may vary from the very small to very large installations...

 held twice a year in Härnösand

Härnösand

Härnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 18,003 inhabitants in 2005. It is called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape rises just some miles north of Härnösand...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 during the 1990s.

The demo

Demo (computer programming)

A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation made within the computer subculture known as the demoscene. Demogroups create demos to demonstrate their abilities in programming, music, drawing, and 3D modeling...

 Crystal Dream by Triton

Triton (demogroup)

- History :Triton's first demo, Crystal Dream, was released in the summer of 1992 and won the PC demo competition at the Hackerence V demo party. Their second and last demo, Crystal Dream 2, was released June 1993 and won the demo competition at The Computer Crossroads 1993 party in Gothenburg...

, precursor to the famous Crystal Dream 2

Crystal Dream 2

Crystal Dream 2 is a PC demo by the demogroup Triton. It was released in 1993 at The Computer Crossroads demo party where it ranked 1st.Crystal Dream 2 is often considered one of the most influential classical PC demos, on par with Second Reality, released the same year by Future Crew.-...

, is perhaps the most well-known entry among the Hackerence compo

Compo

Compo may refer to:*A slang word in the demoscene for "competition".*A character from the British TV series Last of the Summer Wine named Compo Simmonite, played by Bill Owen.*British army field rations....

 winners.

History

The event was started in 1989 and was during its early years hosted by the youth club

Youth club

A youth club or youth social club is a place where young people can meet and enjoy activities such as football, soccer, basketball, table tennis, or video games, and other religious, sports activities are frequently sponsored by a community center....

 Unga Forskare Härnösand (Young Scientists of Härnösand), UFH. In 1992, the event had grown too large and a separate club called ComUn (Computer Union) was formed, which replaced UFH as hosts.

The party folded after its 21st event (Hackerence XX) in May 2000.