“The decision acknowledges the long and living tradition the Demoscene has in Germany, with Revision, Breakpoint, and Evoke among other demoparties shaping the landscape of major international gatherings of the demoscene for decades.”
Germany now lists coders who make real-time art at demoparties as intangible cultural heritage. The application came from a volunteer association, not an industry body. Most governments still treat software as a product and nothing more. This one admitted it can be culture.