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Xbox one comtroller for pc? Hey guys. This may be a really stupid question, but does anyone know if and or when the xbox one will be supported on pc? Also if I buy one now and they bring out support later will it work?	3 Last	JoshVanZuylen Dec 2013
Face Sculpting for game cinematic animation I am currently working to create a cinematic in UDK... The scene has some facial animation.. As someone who is attempting this for the first time I would like to know how the sculpt should be made so…	0 Last	deohboeh Dec 2013
fallout 1,2 & tactics for free! GOG has a promo running for free copies of the original fallout games, if you dont have these gems grab em before its over! [url]http://www.gog.com/promo/fallout_series_giveaway_winter_promo_2013[/u…	1 Last	LordSebbington Dec 2013
Riot Internship 2014 [URL]http://www.riotgames.com/articles/20131209/595/riot-internship-program[/URL] Saw this while looking for more Riot tweets regarding last weeks Massive Black workshop. Eric Canete works for Riot?…	0 Last	MagicSugar Dec 2013
Free Webinar - Male and Female Sculpting - Dec 12 (Today) 1pm PST Just passing this along for all your character artists. [url]http://www.zbrushworkshops.com/free-webinar-with-jose-pericles-cesar-zambelli?inf_contact_key=2f8591aeffd57f01507a531817d05662317986edfae…	3 Last	maximumsproductions Dec 2013
Buying Zbrush Im looking at getting my hands on Zbrush. If any of you fine people are willing to sell your PC copy, that would be fantastic. Im looking for something in the $550 range. Preferably $550 including th…	5 Last	Pyro Steel Dec 2013
Looking for a specific art-related diagram posted in a thread recently Hello all, Over the last few days I have been trying to locate a picture that someone posted here on PC. I am pretty positive it was in GD, and thought it was in one of the recent "motivational" th…	6 Last	MagicSugar Dec 2013
Sashank's Corner Scene Hi, I am a student from the University of Hertfordshire. For the Hard Surface Corner Scene Assignment , I am working on a scene from The Last of Us. Below is the moodboard for the scene.	16 Last	notman Dec 2013
Happy 20th, DOOM It's a day late but yesterday was the 20th birthday of Doom! [url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/188208/Video_Hall_and_Romeros_Doom_postmortem.php]GDC post mortem[/url] I had no internet at the …	12 Last	Bruno Afonseca Dec 2013
NECRO THREAD: Why Do I Never Get Replies How Come I Never Get Any Replies On My Posts	93 Last	lotet Dec 2013
Looking For A New Host > Less than a week ago, I tried and failed to connect to my website's FTP server. It turns out that the reason I couldn't was because my site had been offline for the past two months without me reali…	8 Last	2cat Dec 2013
Closed Has the meat gone too far? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/h53yua9.png[/IMG] So I was cruising down the road, listening to local radio because I forgot my music cd and I heard that there was a Toys R Us special regarding halo and call…	58 Last	adam Dec 2013
Good sleep for artists, neck pain etc I am not very sure about you guys. But i am getting 3-4 times per year, neck or back pain. I am not sure how do i sleep or what i do during the sleep. I am waking up with back or worst neck pain. U…	8 Last	Autocon Dec 2013
Another pc build thread Just wanting to know if these parts will be a comparable upgrade or if I should aim a little higher being on a $600 budget. [B][I][U]CURRENT SPECS[/U][/I][/B] Processor - AMD AM2+ Phenom 9750 Quad …	9 Last	ZacD Dec 2013
Just a curious mind.... Hi everyone in Polycount. I'm a CG artist from Singapore. Was really cracking my head in deciding whether should I go for an oversea Art School for degree. Was offered a job in other country before…	2 Last	DEDE_pig Dec 2013
interview coming up... i got a interview coming up (still shocked, because my art isn't as awesome as it should be), but there is an issue - i am still in high school. the real problem isn't how am i going to do both (it…	16 Last	rino Dec 2013
Risk of Rain [URL]http://riskofraingame.com/[/URL] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj4UeGEOzmo"]Risk of Rain [OFFICIAL CO-OP GAMEPLAY] - YouTube[/ame] Anyone playing this game? It's a 2D platform shooter w…	13 Last	ZacD Dec 2013
why you will fail. (motivation) Cutting but true. Ill just leave this here. [URL]http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_smith_why_you_will_fail_to_have_a_great_career.html[/URL]	34 Last	Rhesyuzz Dec 2013
Adhesive (HAWKEN) Layoffs So we had a pretty big art team layoff today on hawken. If anyone knows of anything available please let me know. It doenst have to be in the LA area, definitely open to relocating (to europe :D HA…	23 Last	Ghostscape Dec 2013
Batman Arkham Origins Surprised I haven't seen a thread about this game yet. It's gotten some polarizing reviews, with some critics saying it's another great game in the Arkham series, while others have a gripe with how i…	54 Last	HitmonInfinity Dec 2013
Porfolio website feedback Well I'm about a year or 2 in to trying to get a career in the industry. Here is my website [URL="http://scorchingstudio.com/"]http://scorchingstudio.com/ [/URL] Any suggestions on how to improve i…	6 Last	LRoy Dec 2013
Can't import animation in to UDK So I have imported FBX animations in to UDK several times now. But its just this one object it will import but the animation just wont work. In the editor the bones show up skinned correctly, but the…	5 Last	slipsius Dec 2013
Any Russian Policounter can help me with Russian language? Hi, We have released our game and have contracted a professional translator for Russian. That is the first job we have hired and we have no idea how to check if this is a good job or not. If this i…	2 Last	fabio brasilien Dec 2013
Portfolio & Website's Feedbacks + Demand Hi, this is my first post in polycount forums. I finished my path at A.I.V. "Accademia Italiana Videogiochi" in Italy, at June. Since then, I'm trying to find a place in the videogame industry as ani…	0 Last	Alaher Dec 2013
Telltale to make Game of thrones and Borderlands game series Just saw this: [url]http://kotaku.com/confirmed-telltales-making-a-game-of-thrones-series-1478795944[/url] [url]http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/07/tales-from-the-borderlands-announced-by-telltale-and-…	5 Last	passerby Dec 2013
Bachelor Thesis So I have to have a bachelor thesis with the goal , title and actual thesis. I'm stuck though , I want to do something game character relevent and since my study is Game Art and Animation I'll have …	3 Last	Francois_K Dec 2013
Quit current job for brushing up Skills/Portfolio for 4-5 months, Opinions? Thoughts? [FONT=Arial]Okay bear with me :). Here's the short rundown, I worked in a game studio for about 2 years, working as a junior 3d Artist/Leveldesigner. unfortunately the studio went belly-flop along wi…	35 Last	Suba Dec 2013
Standing/Sitting combo desk - opinions, experiences etc. Hey friends, I'm looking into getting a standing/sitting combo desk (one that can transition from sitting to standing very fast) and I was looking for some opinions, some experience from you guys. …	5 Last	Spudnik Dec 2013
the 'Who should play this character?' game The rules are simple : you name a fictional character and then you or another person name an actor that would be great for the role. You can post a pic of the character or actor who should play the…	0 Last	Timidy Dec 2013
The wrong advices In contrast to the thread I made about things that weren't apparent that could have made life a tad easier in the past. I want to highlight something regarding bad advice you folks have received in…	75 Last	Blaizer Dec 2013
Massive Black Workshop LA [url]http://massiveblack.com/workshop/[/url] Anyone else going to this? It's a workshop that lasts a few days with tons of sweet artists that will be having classes. I'm pretty excited! Has anyon…	22 Last	Selaznog Dec 2013
Kindergarten Cop and Silent Hill..wtf I bet Polycount had something to do with this.. anyone know the backstory on this? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/d0p5wdB.jpg[/IMG]	11 Last	Kurt Russell Fan Club Dec 2013
New to Polycount Hey guys, not sure if there is a newcomers section, i couldn't see any, so i decided to post here. Hope that's ok. I really want to get into the community here, it seems like a great environment to …	33 Last	MarcPierre Dec 2013
Include Animation in Portfolio? Hey guys, I'm building up my portfolio and am looking to get a job as 3D Character Artist who does modeling and texturing. Would it be good or bad if I included my model with animations I made for it…	2 Last	Chiffy Dec 2013
Dynamic Gallery from Folder Hey guys! Just looking for an easy solution to drop pictures onto my host and it just create thumbnail images on my page that can either click to view in my current (or better) image viewing solution…	5 Last	jeremiah_bigley Dec 2013
Advice on farming out my 3D printer for jobs Times are super tight and my wife reminded me I have this monster just sitting idle in our side room right now when it could be printing stuff for people. However... I've never commissioned or order…	8 Last	GarageBay9 Dec 2013
Whats your motivation? So I've been lurking around here for quite a while now, and have seen a great many wonderfully talented (and not so talented...) people come through. So the question comes to mind: what it is that d…	28 Last	PixelMasher Dec 2013
Online colleges worth it? Does anyone know from experience (or perhaps from a family member or close friend) if online colleges are really any good for furthering your learning in the 3D art field and are they thought of as r…	14 Last	lloydj14 Dec 2013
3dSoftware which one? Hi guys may be there was topic for disscusion but which package choose main goal for fast creation and manipulation polygonal objects Like Softimage with 3point manipulation tool I see some Video ab…	10 Last	SonicBlue Dec 2013
Ultra wide monitors, worth it? Hey polycount, lately I've been eyeing up some ultra-wide monitors, namely the dell and asus ones, and was wondering if any of you had tried working with one or using one day to day? [ame="http://ww…	13 Last	Blaizer Dec 2013
tessellation, displacement maps. I have a general idea of what tessellation is (its when the camera gets close enough the mesh subdivides accordingly?) and I know what displacement maps are but what I want to discuss here is that ho…	31 Last	marks Dec 2013
UNI PROJECT HELP (URGENT) Hey guys, i'm doing a course in the UK and i am in my final year. I have decided to do a complete facial and body rig for a character. I was told not to model a character because my main focus should…	3 Last	ExcessiveZero Dec 2013
The best tool for a fast uv mapping so ive been using 3ds max for quite some time now..for lowpoly stuff but recently i started to make over 4k poly models and uv maping and unwraping over 4k models is not so fun..so my question is..wh…	23 Last	Malus Dec 2013
What's on your wish list for this holiday season? Black friday is coming up, and it's time for the busiest shopping season on the year, what are you putting on your wish lists? Art books? Traditional art supplies? Gadgets? Games?	38 Last	D4V1DC Dec 2013
Gnomon School Master Classes 2013 After attending for the last two master classes the lineup looks really impressive. Great place for networking and asking all those questions that trouble you in a private forum during the master cla…	8 Last	MagicSugar Dec 2013
Average starting salary for Germany? I'm looking at a taking a job overseas and the company's asked me what my "salary expectations" are. Has anyone worked in Germany (or the EU generally) who can give me some insight on what a typical …	9 Last	pixelb Dec 2013
zbrush vs 3d coat i would like to hear some opinions if possibles from users who have been using both at some time iam most interested in the sculpting aspect, how does 3coat compare to zbrush in this regard ?	13 Last	Jason Young Dec 2013
Substance Painter [URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmEawPCAtEQ#t=36[/URL] well wtf :)	1 Last	chrom Dec 2013
Searching for Caterpillar model name Hey there, I was hoping if anyone could help me out on this one. I came across this Caterpillar machine but after searching for some time, I can't seem to find the exact model name. If anyone of you …	4 Last	Nepfish Dec 2013
Closed Substance Painter - Master Thread	0 Last	Jerc Dec 2013