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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
Saw a great motivational post on LinkedIn from an experienced Tech Artist, talking about how hard the search is, but they're pushing through by working multiple jobs, even though it's not related to their experience. Can't find the post now, LinkedIn search sucks a fuck, but I'll share if I find it.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
Here is is!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/isaac-solomon-686b4731_techartist-gamedev-lifeingames-activity-7325606470425677825-Cl5k
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/isaac-solomon-686b4731_techartist-gamedev-lifeingames-activity-7325606470425677825-Cl5k
Isaac Solomon Technical Artist | 3d Artist | 3d Animator | Creative Consultant
I was a Senior 3D Artist at Zynga. I helped develop the R15 rig at Roblox as a Technical Artist. I created shader libraries, designed textures for Roblox Studio, and led art teams. I was a Creative Consultant. A Lead Artist. I contributed to Mortal Kombat 1. Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Industry-defining games.
So why am I here?
Why am I working two shifts? McDonald’s by day, cooking at Bowlero by night? Why am I juggling fast food grease, class assignments, and raising three kids?
Because no one came. No callbacks. No handouts. Just silence. So I show up, for my kids, my future, and myself.
I’m studying Software Engineering. I handle homework and breakdowns in the same breath. I wake up before sunrise and crash long after midnight. Because rebuilding doesn’t happen in comfort; it happens in motion.
You hear a lot of people say, 'no job is too small for me.' I am literally that embodiment.
And if you think I don’t have the chops; guess again.
I’ve taken and passed multiple Technical Art tests; rigging challenges, shader breakdowns, pipeline demos. Only to get rejection letters anyway. I may not control their decisions, but I have absolute control of my path. And I choose to grow. This isn’t my first rodeo.
I’ve built rigs, pipelines, and production workflows. Now I’m building a comeback. No shame. No shortcuts. Just relentless forward motion.
To everyone out there working jobs that don’t match their résumé; you’re not alone. You’re not less. You’re what resilience looks like.
I’m not done. Not even close. And neither are you.
I'm not posting this as a pity party, but to hopefully give someone out there a bit of hope. You're not the only one crawling through it. If you're grinding in the dark, know that you're not alone.
Felt cute; might delete later.
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So why am I here?
Why am I working two shifts? McDonald’s by day, cooking at Bowlero by night? Why am I juggling fast food grease, class assignments, and raising three kids?
Because no one came. No callbacks. No handouts. Just silence. So I show up, for my kids, my future, and myself.
I’m studying Software Engineering. I handle homework and breakdowns in the same breath. I wake up before sunrise and crash long after midnight. Because rebuilding doesn’t happen in comfort; it happens in motion.
You hear a lot of people say, 'no job is too small for me.' I am literally that embodiment.
And if you think I don’t have the chops; guess again.
I’ve taken and passed multiple Technical Art tests; rigging challenges, shader breakdowns, pipeline demos. Only to get rejection letters anyway. I may not control their decisions, but I have absolute control of my path. And I choose to grow. This isn’t my first rodeo.
I’ve built rigs, pipelines, and production workflows. Now I’m building a comeback. No shame. No shortcuts. Just relentless forward motion.
To everyone out there working jobs that don’t match their résumé; you’re not alone. You’re not less. You’re what resilience looks like.
I’m not done. Not even close. And neither are you.
I'm not posting this as a pity party, but to hopefully give someone out there a bit of hope. You're not the only one crawling through it. If you're grinding in the dark, know that you're not alone.
Felt cute; might delete later.
hashtag#TechArtist hashtag#GameDev hashtag#LifeInGames hashtag#Resilience hashtag#Rebuilding hashtag#CareerPivot hashtag#RealTalk hashtag#HardTruths hashtag#NoJobTooSmall hashtag#WorkingDad hashtag#SurvivorMindset hashtag#FromTheGroundUp hashtag#NeverGiveUp hashtag#ComebackSeason hashtag#KeepShowingUp hashtag#Unfiltered
Eric Chadwick
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Re: The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!
The "not by me" editing was by meiam717 said:@Neox :Continues, speaking on levels the reason for that is for anywhere from 2 triangles to 1000 triangles (are for those that where interested in it being quick) there WAS an indicator but i suppose it read as cluttered and was removed (not by me) terms i wouldn't have used where also added. (not by me) I have to play with the direction of how the site is being handled so i didn't edit it back in. But yes its for lowpoly people to come on in get excited and show us what they got.Then the mid-to-high levels are for those of you that want to enter and make a portfolio piece. I see the reason now a certain mentioned site above split briefs up into parts. (but i myself am not a supposed multi-million dollar site) controlling the community or at least at one point is able to, the communication issue is an issue for me, i do not see the harm in sharing this thread and info. They also stopped making challenges did anyone notice after you saw that they sided with the (data)A.I. collecting libraries.
If it was up to me I would suggest simple numbers for the targets, e.g. Characters = 5000 triangles. With a note that if artists want to do theirs with less, go for it, just let us know you are doing so.
Otherwise, it's going to be difficult for the judges, trying to judge 100-tri models side-by-side with 5k-tri models. I think a stricter spec is better for artists, especially real-time 3d artists.
However, it's ultimately not up to me to decide, I think this is still your contest to manage. My editing was to try to help make it easier for people.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | May - June (96)
Hey all!
Here is my very basic first blockout of the haunted classroom environment. Just wanted to get a sense of scale and make the inital plans on what I need to do for this environment and try to pinpoint the most difficult parts for me. Next step is conitnuing the blockout with more meshes and details and figuring out what works and what not.
Cheers
Logoded
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Re: The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!
It's been 14 years since the last brawl...
No beauty images at 4k?!
No beauty images at 4k?!
R3D
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Re: The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!
Wondering about that as well, guessing triangle count - i.e. minimum and maximum limit?
As an example for a vehicle:
"Vehicle:
2 triangles -2k - 50k
Lived-in, usable, wow factor, this can also be a mount!"
2 triangles -2k - 50k
Lived-in, usable, wow factor, this can also be a mount!"
...fairly tight if you're used to working with 100k+ budgets but obviously this challenge after all is an exercise in pushing ones-self beyond our comfort zone 
sacboi
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | March - April (95)
Here's the update after a week, I've done the stair model, based on a trimsheet texture I made.
The process is simple, I created the trimsheet texture based on the WB model.
Then baked and textured in Substance Painter.
Then remap the stair's uvmap, also refine the model itself.
Right now the uv and texture is still having some issue ( streching uv and boring texture ) , but I think it is good enough to work on next piece in this scene.
The process is simple, I created the trimsheet texture based on the WB model.
Then baked and textured in Substance Painter.
Then remap the stair's uvmap, also refine the model itself.
Right now the uv and texture is still having some issue ( streching uv and boring texture ) , but I think it is good enough to work on next piece in this scene.
cheesechen12
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Re: Brawl² Challenge / Competition, Vote and discussion?
The Brawl2 is live!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
Eric Chadwick
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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
In most cases they don't own the building and while I have literally no idea how it works in the states it's reasonable to assume that most landlords will take a dim view of their tenants sub-lettingNikhilR said:
Don't understand why studios choose not to do this instead of liquidating whole games and studio spaces.
And I do wonder if they have flexibility on licensed titles, I know they can delay production but I'm thinking cancellation of licensed properties is more complicated (Monoliths liquidation by warner bros killed the WonderWoman game, so maybe it would require EA to kill of an entire subsidary to destroy a license)
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There's usually a pretty significant financial penalty to bailing on a license in my experience - partly cos the studio is usually the one paying to use the IP and partly because the IP holder wants to make some royalties and they won't get those if there's no product to sell.
There'll be something in the contract to make sure the IP holder gets paid whatever happens cos they usually have better lawyers.
In WBs case - they own Wonderwoman so they can do what they want. I expect that was a simple business decision
poopipe
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