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moving on well I have finally realised that my time in games is over. I have been gradually been moving away from games anyway over the last few years, but have been really enjoying my time in vfx and nearly a…	26 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2013
Polycount Meet Up? In London this week and wondering anyone is up for a meet up, in paris the next week so if anyone is there also send us a reply	0 Last	keffer Sep 2013
Any Orlando Polycounters out there? So, I'm moving from Dallas, Texas to Orlando, Florida on the 20th of August! Just wondering who on Polycount is from the Orlando area? Or even anywhere in Florida! If you are, you should totally sugg…	45 Last	Synaesthesia Sep 2013
A national video game registry If you're not following politics actively, [url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/09/17/fox-friends-co-host-elisabeth-hasselbeck-we-need-national-registry-video-games#.UjkBx0BQiDc]you might want to[/u…	34 Last	JohnnyRaptor Sep 2013
Indiecade Oct 3rd - 6th LAX I'll be in town. I'll be in Los Angeles Oct 3rd - 6th for Indicade. [url]http://indiecade.com/[/url] I need a place to crash if anyone has room. The event is here: IndieCade Village 9300 Culver Blvd. Culver City, C…	2 Last	skankerzero Sep 2013
Warhammer Online shutting down Dec 18th [url=http://www.warhammeronline.com/article/Warhammer-Notice-Shutdown]Warhammer Notice of Shutdown[/url] A toast to the crazy times I had working on my first industry game. There were ups and downs…	12 Last	Torch Sep 2013
Help ! Technical Question to any Rockstar employee, GTA V black texture bug (on X360) Im having a big Problem with my copy of GTA V (X360). You might think"Why is this guy asking this question here on polycount and not the RockstarSupport Team"? Well I don't really know :):poly122: W…	28 Last	JGreentheRookie Sep 2013
ARM processor hi, does anyone know if there are any 3d modeling apps compatible with ARM processors and ubuntu	3 Last	arrangemonk Sep 2013
3dartistinterviews.com! Hi guys I started a new site aimed at interviewing 3d artists I have 2 done so far and published and one on the way. I made everything and update it myself hope you enjoy [url]http://3dartistsinterv…	10 Last	nufftalon Sep 2013
ZBrush Workshops What's up fellow polycounters? I've been considering signing up for a class over at ZBrush workshops. I'm torn between the two game character workshops that are currently offered. The first is taught…	0 Last	Brandon.LaFrance Sep 2013
Lacuna Passage Kickstarter [quote][QUOTE][/quote][/QUOTE]Hello fellow polycounters, I'm excited to announce our game, Lacuna Passage, is now up on Kickstarter. [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerowen/lacuna-passage…	17 Last	oXYnary Sep 2013
Speedy Unwrapping Just curious if anybody knew about this interesting feature that Blender has. Would you say Blender's UV unwrapping rivals other suites? I don't use it very much because of Zbrush's nifty UV Master, …	32 Last	LordSebbington Sep 2013
MechWarrior Online [URL]http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/10/31/meet-mechwarrior-online-piranhas-free-to-play-tactical-mech-sim/[/URL] [IMG]http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2011/10/MechWarrior-Online-Atlas-Concept-thumb.jpg[/…	52 Last	moof Sep 2013
MUTANT FOOTBALL LEAGUE!! Oh man. Everyone here should know that I LOVE Mutant League Football. Well now the original designer has put together a Kickstarter to make something similar. Please support it if you love action-s…	3 Last	ae. Sep 2013
Elysium The user and all related content has been deleted.	97 Last	[Deleted User] Sep 2013
Von Kreep - Actual Kreep The user and all related content has been deleted.	11 Last	arrangemonk Sep 2013
Folk Tale [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhhKKAeVwPg"]Let's Play Folk Tale - Season #1 - Episode #1 - Gameplay - YouTube[/ame] I thought I'd share this since no one has in general discussion. Look…	0 Last	DrunkShaman Sep 2013
Cinema 4D r15 Out I know not that of an popular tool for game related 3D art, but still new version is out and some people might be interrested in it. For me cool news since Cinema has turned quite into my main tool f…	10 Last	SonicBlue Sep 2013
Dissertation Topics and Ideas I'd like to say hello, i am fairly new to the forums. I made this thread because I'm currently studying a 3D Computer Games Modelling and Animation Degree at the University of Derby in England. I am…	0 Last	DKeymer3d Sep 2013
Question: What makes a environment vivid/living/interesting Hello people! I'm in need of some assistance. I'm a student and during the coming four weeks I'm going to try to answer the question: How to create a vivid/living/interesting environment in a …	10 Last	onewinged Sep 2013
SuperHot Game Found this game today and really like the gameplay mechanic of it [url]http://www.superhotgame.com/[/url] theres a demo on the mainpage so i suggest you give it a try, you wont be disappointed	9 Last	Xoliul Sep 2013
GODUS - 22cans & Peter Molyneux So, I'm a huge Peter Molyneux fan. Populous, Power Monger, Magic Carpet, Syndicate and Black & White are some of my favorite games of all time. Peter's games have always been groundbreaking imo and n…	30 Last	eld Sep 2013
How long does to generally take too.. How long does it generally take in a studio setting to create a lead character model, something in a next gen setting. Like Sam fisher from Splinter cell, or Cratos in God of War. I know there are a …	6 Last	JacqueChoi Sep 2013
A new section on Polycount? From what I've seen, there are many talented artists who offer tutorials/workflows on how they've achieved their art within their thread. Unfortunately, these glimpses into their workflow often get …	4 Last	EarthQuake Sep 2013
how to plan your last year project \| advices hello guys im going to create a game level from scratch including concept art , if you were in my place how would you aproach it , i need you opinions ! thank you !:)	6 Last	hypnos Sep 2013
Why they are not online school for game animation? I have been searching the internet only god knows. For Animation that are focused on games. All i find, that , there is to much workshops/courses about Zbrush sculpting. And for Animation, everyth…	12 Last	toonron Sep 2013
A question on networking. So I'm learning networking is how people get jobs working at game studios. At my school, I've been provided some sources of how to meet these people. Now what I need to know is how am I suppose to ap…	10 Last	almighty_gir Sep 2013
Nvidia Graphics Programmer contact info Somewhat OT.. somewhat. Met a Nvidia Rep @ Pax that was supposed to forward email to an engineer. He (rep) has never responded to our programmer. If any of you tech artists have an engineering con…	1 Last	CrazyButcher Sep 2013
UV Mapping Complex Objects I'm so sad right now :poly118:, I wanted to bring a house model I DL, in my UDK project. [IMG]http://abload.de/img/unbenannt2r6uqu.jpg[/IMG] And for this I need to create a good UV map for the li…	2 Last	Lazerus Reborn Sep 2013
Syd Mead Blade Runner Books? I'm trying to track down a lot of the original material Syd Mead did for Blade Runner, there is a massive amount of work he did but its extremely difficult to find. I'm really looking for a publisher…	3 Last	IchII3D Sep 2013
Insect gear mechanisms...who would have thought? Something for the modellers. [url]http://phys.org/news/2013-09-functioning-mechanical-gears-nature.html[/url]	2 Last	Simmo Sep 2013
Elite: Dangerous Elite: Dangerous, new video, got to say it looks great [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VE8B4KptyVI#t=30[/url]	0 Last	littleclaude Sep 2013
Roadless Normally i don't post news about stuff her or advertise for projects. But this time a friend of mine will need help to create something really helpful to many people on this planet who are not as lu…	0 Last	Neox Sep 2013
3-Sweep: Extracting Editable Objects from a Single Photo What do we think of this? Pretty cool tech but I don't see it replacing any of the tools we use today. Not now anyways. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oie1ZXWceqM"]3-Sweep: Extracting Editabl…	22 Last	Vailias Sep 2013
Eurogamer Expo 2013 talks Eurogamer Expo 2013 talks [url]http://www.eurogamerexpo.com/schedule[/url] Some good ones this year Each speaker will present new information on their project and there will be an opportunity to a…	4 Last	Ged Sep 2013
Blitz Games Studios Goes into Liquidation Blitz Games Studios Goes into Liquidation, :( this is a Bitter Blow for UK Games Industry. At least one new games company will be established in the aftermath of Blitz’s liquidation and i hope …	14 Last	rooster Sep 2013
STEM system motion tracking It's a wireless modular motion tracking system: [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/89577853/stem-system-the-best-way-to-interact-with-virtual[/url] It is pretty awesome in combination with th…	1 Last	Denny Sep 2013
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Hey guys, [i]Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs[/i] came out yesterday, and I was surprised not to see a thread about it. I've only played about fifteen minutes so far, but in that short time, I was already…	23 Last	leslievdb Sep 2013
FZD SCHOOL OF DESIGN YouTube 100k Subscribers Contest To appreciate all our Design Cinema fans, our 100K subscriber contest is now live! Come enter and win Flight to Singapore + 3 nights stay in a 5-star hotel. For more information, please visit: [url…	3 Last	fzdschool Sep 2013
JK Rowling to pen new Harry Potter spin-off series of films JK Rowling to pen new Harry Potter spin-off series of films [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24067557[/url] Great news for the UK VFX industry, that's if JK Rowling and Warner Bros…	16 Last	JoQ Sep 2013
Question : Best way to practice ? hi everyone ! I can't find the master thread for this kind of noob questions, so I created a new one I'm a self-learnner and I've passed through the basic process of modeling and texturing for game…	2 Last	Fwap Sep 2013
What It's Like To Be A Woman Making Video Games Have you guys seen this article? Thought it was interesting. [url]http://kotaku.com/what-its-like-to-be-a-woman-making-games-1292389459[/url]	40 Last	David-J Sep 2013
Your dream studio? It could be real or fictional. For me, I'd like to work with a studio who specializes in having both cartoon and photorealistic artstyles. The games they make aren't afraid to break what is the norm…	107 Last	jaaamesss Sep 2013
Handling Self Criticism? Hey guys just wondering how you all deal with self Criticism. At the end of the day everyone is their own biggest critic, for me personally its always been something ive struggled with though i know…	9 Last	ExcessiveZero Sep 2013
MARI AO Calculation issues help Please! Hi there guys! Just a friend of mine and me messing around with MARI, trying to texture a drone Scout model. We were calculating the AO when suddenly this ugly thing appeared. [IMG]https://fbcdn-sph…	0 Last	HatPoweredSpyCrab Sep 2013
Simple image viewer? Just a quick question.. Which image viewer do you like to use? (For example when you are modeling from reference). The standard windows image viewer really pisses me off because so much screen space …	15 Last	facesad Sep 2013
Naming conventions and structure? Hello everyone! I'm currently trying to research some naming conventions and structure that game artists use and why. I've currently hit a dryspot and is in need of more information. So my question i…	14 Last	Autocon Sep 2013
Texturing help/ Hi i'm a bit new here so i'll make it breif. Can anyone give me a tutorial or tell me the program that was used to make the textures in the the VG REMIX Contests	5 Last	Justin Meisse Sep 2013
Homeworld: Ship Breakers [URL="http://blackbirdinteractive.com/"]Blackbird[/URL] has finally released a teaser trailer of their first game - Hardware. I've played the alpha, and it's got a whole lot of potential. Seen some…	77 Last	MartinKDahl Sep 2013
Final Fantasy XIV yey or ney? The beta is now pretty much open for all, and this game will be released late september. I'm personally indifferent, it [I]looks [/I]fun but I think I was one of the few anyway who enjoyed FFXI. a…	82 Last	almighty_gir Sep 2013