General Discussion

Topic	Replies	Latest Post
Jagged Alliance on Kickstarter. Hello Polycounters, there's been a lot of bad news coming from this industry in the last few months, but I hope with the help of Polycount you can help make this good news for our indy game studio ba…	43 Last	ScoobyDoofus May 2013
Artists love cats as pets Hi folks, hope all is doing great and having good health. Ok so title says it all, the more I am looking top artists on Facebook (not stalking, just for inspiration) :D. I am finding one thing in com…	75 Last	Grimm_Wrecking May 2013
Awesome new mouse from Logitech I always hated to use a wheel as a middle button. It's small, it's harder to press and sometimes it rolls instead of click. Recently I saw this mouse from Logitech and just loved it. At last someone …	13 Last	ceebee May 2013
Skyforge (Allods Team) Just wanted to bring this to peoples attention i had never herd anything about it until just now almost a year after the video came out. Start the video @ about the 7:00 min mark, the world this take…	4 Last	chrisradsby May 2013
Feedback: the Escape, contests/challenges Hey everyone, Now that the Escape has ended after 10+ weeks of being an active challenge (contest) on Polycount, we thought we'd ask for feedback. We're not specifically looking for you guys to answ…	44 Last	d1ver May 2013
Freelancing With Expensive Product Licenses? So I'm curious as to how other freelancers deal with this problem. Software licenses are damned expensive, especially 3ds Max which is what I was trained in and have been seemingly forced to buy sinc…	13 Last	Bek May 2013
Last of Us live stream about to happen In just over an hour: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESclqNrjn8"]Access Presents - The Last of Us - YouTube[/ame]	5 Last	glottis8 May 2013
features all game engines need hello everyone, Im compiling a list of awesome tools/wishlisty stuff that people have used or want to have inside a game engine. things I like: unity3d- max, maya, fbx, collada file types all supp…	15 Last	nyx702 May 2013
Applying from abroad dilemma Hello, I am just standing in front of an important decision regarding the outcome of the next year or so of my life. The question that I can't really answer at the moment is the following: when appl…	10 Last	Elod.H May 2013
Montreal Meetup May 16th Hey it's that time again! Let's get together and have some fun. Now you're probably wondering what's up with Thursday? Well first of all it's after the escape challenge so if anyone's doing that the…	29 Last	Bruno Afonseca May 2013
Polycount Steam Group Heya. I was just wondering if there was a steam group for Polycount, official or unofficial. There are lots for the TF2 event but I didn't see any specifically for y'all. Cheers.	3 Last	Sun May 2013
Metro Last Light Nervous about the new release as metro 2033 was a winner in my book. The AI was a bit magnetic but I loved the game play and the story. I hope they have not killed it with cut scenes and a melodramat…	52 Last	Snader May 2013
What do recruiters do that puts you off? [quote] Just to clear things out, by a recruiter I actually meant any person recruiting for a company be it in-house or... out-house Because "What pisses you off about HR people" seemed a bit wrong …	40 Last	koriandr May 2013
Unity, now free for mobile development! [url]http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Unity+news/news.asp?c=51030[/url] [quote]Unity CEO David Helgason has taken to the stage during the firm's Unite Nordic conference in Malmo to announce that …	15 Last	Calabi May 2013
Webcomics! Lets post them! Like the title suggests post the webcomics you read and lets see if we all can find something worth a read Funny: [url]http://www.cad-comic.com/index.php[/url] [url]http://www.penny-arcade.com/[/…	45 Last	GrevSev May 2013
Getting a job at a Qand A position, as a 3d Artist Hey guys, so one of my teachers told me a video game company that is local is looking to fill a few positions some being QA spots and one 3d generalist, my question is what are the chances somebody i…	9 Last	gsokol May 2013
some of the best states to do game dev. ...as far as living costs and the game dev scene as a whole. For example; I hear San Fransisco has an active game dev scene but is very expensive to live in.	29 Last	katana May 2013
Judging ability, Self Promotion, and Being Humble I saw that thread where a 'game design graduate' created an 18 hour tutorial about how to make a substandard trashcan, and after I was done chuckling at Choldens post, I started thinking more about i…	16 Last	joeriv May 2013
Concept Art for Portfolio Pieces - Advice Requested I aspire to be an environment artist in games. My portfolio ... it doesn't show it. Most pieces are high res models done from references requiring little conceptualizing that are years old. So why do…	3 Last	ScottHoneycutt May 2013
Question about Contractor inside Uk Hi all, I just received an offer from a big UK studio. They propose me to be a contractor. As i worked in France than Belgium i really don't know what to choose between the "Paye route" or the "Umb…	9 Last	crazyfool May 2013
Hi all - just starting out [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]Hi there.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=white] [/COLOR] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]We were talking about 3D modelling & animation at work the other day which…	3 Last	ytrebil May 2013
Denis Dyack speaks out about Silicon Knights Kotaku article. [URL="http://www.destructoid.com/denis-dyack-promises-he-isn-t-scamming-you-254088.phtml"]http://www.destructoid.com/denis-dyack-promises-he-isn-t-scamming-you-254088.phtm[/URL] This was a local eve…	8 Last	Xenobond May 2013
finding Freelance Hey all, Been a while since I last posted but hoping to get a bit more active soon with my posts XD Ive recently been trying to find a position as in a studio for a while now, without much luck an…	5 Last	crestas69 May 2013
Siggraph 2013 Siggraph 2013 Y U NO Embed? [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JAFhkdGtHck#[/url]!	4 Last	littleclaude May 2013
Dev tools Hey poly. I am about to purchase a new laptop for development. I have been doing all my work on an alienware x51 and my wife wants me to get another alienware for my laptop. The question is, is it…	1 Last	Kwramm May 2013
XBOX ONE summary vid Got this good summary video of xbox one. [url]http://youtu.be/athWJiEdxek[/url]	4 Last	Lazerus Reborn May 2013
Maya 6 or Below? Hey guys, weird question. Do you know anywhere I can download the Personal Learning edition of Alias Maya from ages ago? I'm looking for version 6 or below, and I can't find it anywhere for download.…	2 Last	Joopson May 2013
students-internship in foregin coutrys? Hi, since it is important to the topic, I just briefly introduce myself once more. ;) I am from Berlin, Germany, currently studying applied informatics or computer science, how ever you want to c…	6 Last	ruhig_brauner May 2013
Will more game art positions become availiable in the future? While I'm 2-3 years away from having a presentable portfolio, I've been checking different studio's websites to see what their current hiring status is. That said, it seems the majority do not have m…	18 Last	Kwramm May 2013
New game idea Hey guys, so I have this idea for fun, silly ios or tablet game: Big Wheel Racing. I got the idea from my son riding around on his big wheel, and remembered when I had one, ah memories. Anyway, I was…	15 Last	jhines142 May 2013
What are your Arcade Memories Blasts from the past :) Operation Wolf: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBEBi2mjoLQ"]Operation Wolf (Arcade) - YouTube[/ame] Ghosts´n´Goblins: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIhyjrXV…	38 Last	peanut May 2013
Character art and education Hey Polycounters, I wanted to get the opinions out there of character artists on the topic of education. I just recently finished up another semester at my local university, but living in Wisconsin …	15 Last	Torch May 2013
Closed Convincing 3d that looks like 2d.... Wow	0 Last	Muzzoid May 2013
Sketchfast #4 - AR Headset Hello Polycount! This weekend we are running Sketchfast #4! The challenge is to create your ideal augmented reality headset. The contest is running from now until noon Monday 13th May (EST) and we'r…	1 Last	Sketchfab May 2013
Community color calibration project This is something I’ve been thinking about doing for a while. Color correction seems often ignored by video game artists for one reason or another. It seems a large barrier to entry is simply n…	31 Last	shabba May 2013
What happened to game-artists.net? Hey all, don't know how many of you frequent other art forums but I was checking all my booked marked sites the other day and noticed I couldn't load game-artist at all. Its been a few days since the…	5 Last	Adam L. Gray May 2013
If Not Game Art, Then What? It's been very dry in the game art field lately, what with the layoffs flooding the job market with highly talented, highly hireable artists, leaving guys like me unemployed for longer periods of tim…	54 Last	thatanimator May 2013
Closed mosquito BitEs whiLe Attacking boSses ? hello, i'm serious, there are mosquitos now adays, why for example they bite more when you are attacking a boss in a game console, is this because the body makes adrenaline which gravitates insects i…	8 Last	Baj Singh May 2013
Star Trek: Into Darkness Who's ready? (nooooooo, just saw it was posted in Awesomeness Thread....crap) [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dbFvT.jpg[/IMG]	29 Last	Di$array May 2013
Question for 3D Artists Low Quality Prototypes? Hi all 3D artists, Im producing a game prototype. I was shocked when getting quotations of 3D artwork and started to wonder if its possible to create prototype versions of 3D models at a lower c…	5 Last	cptSwing May 2013
Going to Conventions worth it? Specifically for the networking and job fair part. I'm trying to get my foot in the door and finding it really difficult to do so when I don't know anyone in the industry. I've been thinking about g…	10 Last	scarfeimaya May 2013
Question for the studio guys & girls HomeWork :) Do you ever have to work at home on top of your working week ? Often wondered if you guys shut-down once you get home or do you keep at it and work at home without pay. Cheers	28 Last	JacqueChoi May 2013
For Sale - DELL u2312hm ultrasharp near perfect condition, no dings, dents or scrapes, and absolutely no dead/stuck pixels. never been wall mounted, comes with the dell stand and original packaging. just about 1 year old. looking for…	1 Last	shabba May 2013
Papers, Post-Mortems, Presentations, Put Them Here. There wasn't a topic to gather all kinds of interesting reading/watching material. Now there [i]is[/i] a topic to gather all kinds of interesting reading/watching material. Please post here all kind…	4 Last	Jay Evans May 2013
Playdom shuts down in Austin Thoughts go out to everyone who was working there. Keep your chin up and best of luck to you.	1 Last	Jason Young May 2013
Perfect Resize - Increasing the resolution of images for print - thoughts? Hey guys, I've wanted to blow up a few of my paintings to a bigger resolution so that I can print / frame them. Does anybody know which software is the best for this? I recently downloaded the tri…	40 Last	Snader May 2013
"Making of "Insert Game"" or "History of "Insert Company" videos. Following on from the Bungie history video, Does anyone know of any good "Making of" videos for games that really dive into their development processes? or "History of" videos for any companies. Rig…	38 Last	IchII3D May 2013
Did the Surface Pro just get awesome? In the last few days Wacom (they make the pen for the Surface Pro) released a driver update to add full preasure sensitivity to the Surface Pro. Combine this with the Surface Pro's ability to run Win…	2 Last	IchII3D May 2013
Inside Killzone: Shadow Fall For the ones interested in the way Killzone: Shadow Fall is rendered etc: [url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-inside-killzone-shadow-fall[/url] [IMG]http://images.eurogamer.net/20…	8 Last	sltrOlsson May 2013
Dissertation help <3 Hey all! I'm currently on the final stretch of my last semester >:D I've got some final touches to add to my dissertation and then it's game over :D As an addition I've put together a small survey …	14 Last	jamesharlan May 2013