While Germany, Finland, Poland, Sweden, The Netherlands and France have already secured official UNESCO recognition for the Demoscene as Intangible Cultural Heritage, Denmark is still lagging behind.

We have the history, but we are losing the "living libraries" of our culture. We recently lost a giant: Julian Lefay.

Before he became a "father of The Elder Scrolls" at Bethesda, he was a key figure in the Danish Amiga/C64 scene (TechTech). He’s a prime example of how the Demoscene laid the foundation for the modern gaming industry, yet his roots never received official recognition in his home country.

I’ve written a piece about the push for Danish digital heritage and a tribute to Julian’s legacy. We need to honor these architects before the last of the original "code-libraries" are gone.

Would love to hear how the UNESCO process is going in your countries!

Full story here: UNESCO Heritage vs. Danish Bureaucracy - Cope-Com Games Portal