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Degree in Architecture to video game environment design [COLOR=White]Hi, [/COLOR] [COLOR=White][FONT=times new roman] [/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=White][FONT=times new roman]With that being said, I am strongly hoping that I can land a job as an environment …	25 Last	Kaede Oct 2013
Microsoft Surface The Pro version comes with a Pen. "off writing on the tablet, it looks great, he says it's at 600dpi." [url]http://gizmodo.com/5919328/what-is-microsoft-announcing-today-updating-live/[/url] The …	175 Last	bounchfx Oct 2013
Havok's Project Anarchy now includes Scaleform for free! Hey Guys, We just announced some exciting news today at Havok around Project Anarchy. We have added Autodesk's Scaleform for completely free on top of all the other great stuff included for free wi…	0 Last	Mangled Poly Oct 2013
Looking For a Mentor i know its kind of random to ask some one to Mentor you but With the Industry Been so Broad With so many specializations i find it really hard to Get the answers i am looking for from my teachers and…	25 Last	almighty_gir Oct 2013
Employment? So with my BFA I am not really finding work so easily. I am applying to anything I am qualified for [and a few I MIGHT be qualified for in my opinion]. I am using job search sites like Indeed to help…	15 Last	MrNinjutsu Oct 2013
Overlooked Games and Female Characters I saw this video from Extra Credits last night (great series..watch it if you haven't heard of it) and they touched upon a genre long forgotten and a surprising realization of the debate of female ch…	5 Last	praetus Oct 2013
To my fellow artists! does anyone have any spare desktop parts they want to give away or otherwise scrap? My gpu in my laptop is dying and thanks to an unfortunate event I no longer have a desktop, this unfortunately mean…	4 Last	dpaynter26 Oct 2013
Quixel: nDo & dDo news [SIZE="3"][/SIZE][CENTER][IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/166062_507598835974796_1585472857_n.png[/IMG] [url]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quixel/144652332269450[/url] […	63 Last	[Deleted User] Oct 2013
Go indie or uni I am a college student doing computer games design level 3 and I am wondering if i should go uni or go indie	54 Last	littleclaude Oct 2013
internship advice / portfolio review [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=#000000]Hi guys, I am a Belgian student in game art and design. Im in my third bachelor year and looking for an internship (regarding 3d modeling). This internship Id l…	4 Last	Stinkfoot Oct 2013
anyone recall this artist once stored this image in a reference folder, but don't remember where it came from, anyone recall the artist? There is a signature in there [img]http://crazybutcher.luxinia.de/wip/893213235_c8ae95c…	8 Last	marks Oct 2013
Kickstarer Our kickstarter has gone live. Please help support an indie studio!	3 Last	cholden Oct 2013
Things to do in Austin, Texas Hey, I am heading down to Austin, Texas for a on-site interview with a studio. I have never been to Austin.. or well even Texas before so for anybody who has been to Austin or lives there, any sugges…	23 Last	skankerzero Oct 2013
Ireland! yay woo... Any polycounters from Ireland? There's gotta be one or two of you :p	8 Last	nathdevlin Oct 2013
Green with envy Just figured I'd share some progress we've managed with the Barracuda. For those of you that don't know, I've been spending my "free time" over the past... nearly a decade... working on restoring my …	358 Last	notman Oct 2013
How do you make a living as a concept artist or illustrator? Hi, My name is Stephen Cooper and I am a freelance concept artist. I am conducting a survey of professional concept artists which I hope will provide useful information for aspiring artists or seaso…	4 Last	katana Oct 2013
Node-Based Generation Vs Manual Creation Programs like World Machine, Substance Designer and Ddo seem to be used a lot now to create assets quicker and looking better. To get a satisfactory texture in UDK you need to connect a lot of nodes …	3 Last	visoutre Oct 2013
Halloween! Hi guys, just wanted to make a quick thread for Halloween. Me and my fiance are going to Alton Towers for their Theme Park themed Scare Fest; I have no idea what to dress up as but wanted a game cha…	9 Last	kidniki100 Oct 2013
maya Google+ Hangouts so does anyone know a good place to hangout with some people working with maya/zbrush? Im one of very few (3) people in my uni group trying to focus on 3D Environmet Art. I just want to chat abou…	3 Last	squeaklin Oct 2013
Havok launches $100,000 Mobile Game Development Contest Hey Guys, We just launched a big announcement at Havok around Project Anarchy. A mobile game development contest. I am hoping to see some of the awesome talent here at PC to jump in and compete. …	2 Last	Mangled Poly Oct 2013
how to look for talents ? ( for a team project) Hello, how are you polycounters ? I want to start making personal game projects, aside from clients projects the main monetization model is a free game with advertisements in it, I'm more of a dev…	12 Last	Belias Oct 2013
Should I upgrade my CPU or GPU? Hello everyone, Here is my rig. Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G550 @ 2.60GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz Memory: 10240MB RAM GPU: HD 3850 MSI I am wayting for black fryday sales, and I dont know what to …	8 Last	Xoliul Oct 2013
Make it happen, 400 houses in ~1 week.. Hi guys, i need some help ! I only need to unwrap and texture 400 houses, i already have the models and locations of the real houses lets say i unwrap and texture a ~50 poly house in 1 hour 400 hous…	13 Last	skydoll Oct 2013
The War of Art and Powerful Motivation Recent JRE podcast had Steven Pressfield author of "The War of Art" and "The Legend of Bagger Vance" [url]http://youtu.be/4p3tN_iFHY0[/url] "The War of Art" it echos every motivational thread posted…	8 Last	glynnsmith Oct 2013
Arc Squadron! Hey! I'm pimpin' my first mobile Game I got to work on. Me and fellow Artist, Bobby McCoin pumped out all of the environment textures. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ewGGFZG4E"]Arc Squadron …	25 Last	Lamont Oct 2013
Bitmap2Material now on Steam Hi all, Just a quick word to give you some updates on Allegorithmic's world domination plans. [b]Bitmap2Material[/b], our seamless normal/ao/spec/whatever generator is now available on Steam and fo…	27 Last	Jerc Oct 2013
Cyan Kickstarter: Obduction The creators of Myst and it's sequels are kickstarting a new puzzle solving exploration game using the Unreal 4 engine! [url=http://www.obductiongame.com/]Obduction[/url] [ame="http://www.youtube.co…	0 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2013
TIGA....pointless? [url]http://www.tiga.org/[/url] So, it seems we have a game in the TIGA awards shortlist. I have only heard of TIGA in association with the rather dodgy train2game program, giving out certificates…	4 Last	Bellsey Oct 2013
Nightmare I know this is no place for this but I didnt know where to post this and I just had to share it, ( Polycount admins dont block me or kill me for this ) please do read this post, you have to! you mus…	9 Last	Isaiah Sherman Oct 2013
Advices please Hello everyone, First of all,i'm a 17years old artist. and since i was a kid i've been drawing heros,monsters,people and monsters.. the past few years i've been making mangas and comic book pages,unt…	8 Last	SharpDressedSkull Oct 2013
Skyshop - Marmoset for Unity - 50% OFF TODAY ONLY! Just giving everyone a heads up! Marmoset for Unity is 50% off for the next 15 hours! GO GO GO!!!!! [url]https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/8880[/url]	6 Last	Lamont Oct 2013
non linear gameplay vs art production was reading this article: [url]http://kotaku.com/we-are-still-shooting-the-hinges-and-it-still-sucks-1445267097[/url] and it made me wonder about the difficulty/cost in producing the art(forget abou…	13 Last	Snader Oct 2013
noob with xnormal issue hey guys, i have only just started learning 3d and i am trying to use xnormal. i have an issue with baking a normal map. i have searched the forums and checked tutorials, but cant quite seem to find…	4 Last	vizekiel Oct 2013
Kickstarter - Raindrop Hey guys- I saw this project on Kickstarter and it sold me with their vision. If you've got 5 minutes, its worth it to check it out. Their site: [url]http://www.raindropgame.com/[/url] Their kicks…	4 Last	dissonance Oct 2013
Screen image overlay software? Hey guys, just wondering if anyone knows of any software that would allow me to overlay an image on the screen, and have it always stay in front of other windows, with whatever opacity I may want. Al…	21 Last	tbailen Oct 2013
free 3d model new first iam sorry for my first thread. i updated my website and new free model [URL="http://model3dgratuit.blogspot.com/"]http://model3dgratuit.blogspot.com/[/URL]	0 Last	lahbibforce Oct 2013
Anybody know who's good at Photoshop CC 3D Painting? [URL]http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cc/3d-painting-the-next-level/[/URL] [url]http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cc/an-overview-of-the-3d-panel/[/url] Just wondering which concept…	16 Last	CompanionCube Oct 2013
Character Rigging Industry Entrrance Standard? Hey all, i am currently studying a games developement course and am finding myself to be enkoying the rigging side of character development very enjoyable. i am wondering what is the minimum standard…	9 Last	oglu Oct 2013
dDo...new tool from Quixel Quixel just showed off a teaser for their latest tool. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DglgEckykmw&feature=youtu.be&hd=1[/url] What the heck is it?	179 Last	Joopson Oct 2013
Closed Mudbox problem	0 Last	burgone Oct 2013
Cheap Quiet Laptop Suggestions Hey PC, I am looking to buy a laptop to do some personal/freelance stuff on when at the gf's. I only really want to spend up to £350 on one as I will only really be using it one or 2 evenings a wee…	4 Last	mystichobo Oct 2013
Ideas for fmp Anyone got any idea for a FMP for college and the restrictions for the 2D game is that it has to be a side scroll, top view or platform and the 3D game as to be a FPS.	0 Last	burgone Oct 2013
Dudley college games design Thought of making a thread for the people who are studying games design to show off work and any ideas for designs	2 Last	burgone Oct 2013
Hellraid! Don't know if anyone's a fan of Dark Messiah and it's first person melee combat, but this looks like a nice follow up. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcmBztzI-RI"]Hellraid - Teaser Trailer - E…	18 Last	seir Oct 2013
Game Studios - Creative Spaces - Where the magic happens The user and all related content has been deleted.	32 Last	[Deleted User] Oct 2013
3 Valve Announcements coming! Well, Valve is apparently announcing 3 things this week. Steambox most likely. After that, who knows!? Maybe just more info on the steam account sharing? Maybe Halflife 3? Here's a countdown (1 min…	253 Last	ambershee Oct 2013
Game Developer Magazine releases complete archive I thought that some of you might find this interesting, the game developer magazine has been closed in July 2013 and now they released their archive for everyone. [I]Game Developer, an in-depth mont…	8 Last	MagicSugar Oct 2013
Blog Hey guys, I was wondering what php solution do you use for blog on your sites. I've seen so many portfolio pages with blog on them, I want to create one myself but after trying to integrate existing…	9 Last	Richard Kain Oct 2013
Calling all game artists.. I am a student currently in my last year at University of Hertfordshire studying game art. For one of my assignments i need a few of you to fill this in for me :). If you are currently working in th…	7 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2013
Serious Games, List of Games/Simulators Serious Games Hello Polycount, do you think we could have a Serious Games Category? Its a growing area of the market and no other forums cover the subject area. It would be great to hear more about …	51 Last	eld Oct 2013