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Closed (Unity) - Fantasy Dock	0 Last	spahr Apr 2013
LGBT issues and sexual diversity in games This thread was sparked by a quote from Peter Moore when talking about The Worst Company in America Poll. This is what he said [I]In the past year, we have received thousands of emails and postcard…	63 Last	GarageBay9 Apr 2013
Vikings I'm going to try to get caught up on it this week, anyone on polycount watch this new show? If you don't know what I'm talking about here is the [URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/"]imdb link…	13 Last	Andreas Apr 2013
specular maps I'm working a currently on a game model and I'm crashing a burning on the specular maps. I it's I'm creating them. So my question is are there any guide lines that I should follow in creating them or…	2 Last	EarthQuake Apr 2013
Bioshock Infinite Yes please. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tMawxwQjFs[/ame]	401 Last	mLichy Apr 2013
Closed Where do You Do what You Do? Hi there guys If there is another thread similar to this, and/or this thread goes against any rule of the community please let me know. [SIZE="3"][COLOR="Red"]Prologue[/COLOR][/SIZE] I've been work…	1 Last	Joshua Stubbles Apr 2013
3D Coat v3.7.00 Issue Hey PC, I was just about to finish a simple jacket retop when my trial expired meaning that I cannot export my mesh as the export feature is now disabled. I was just wondering if one of you could …	2 Last	barnesy Apr 2013
Maya 2013 upgrade to 2014 for free for subscription members 0.o? So today I log into my subscription account and notice the maya 2014 download tab. So I download to give it a try but upon further inspection I saw a new serial key registered to my account for MAYA …	2 Last	Velktri Apr 2013
Closed Zombie Apocalypse Character Pack	0 Last	Polynurb Apr 2013
Microsoft Creative Director on Always Online: 'Deal With It' [url]http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/05/microsoft-creative-director-on-always-online-deal-with-it[/url] anyone see this yet ? Market Suicide, with the pushback after the Sim City fiasco I cannot…	188 Last	ZacD Apr 2013
Autodesk 2014 What's New? If you haven't had a chance to check out the new features about to hit the market soon (normally in mid April) you should check em out now. [url]http://area.autodesk.com/2014unfold/index.html[/url]	95 Last	gray Apr 2013
Speculative applications and knowing when not to bother Hey guys, I'm in the process of applying to companies throughout the UK for environment art roles; and I've sent out a few speculative application to companies who say they accept them on their site.…	10 Last	Ace-Angel Apr 2013
Warner Bros to Open Mobile / Social Studio Lots of layoffs lately. Kind of depressing. So, here's some good news for you all! [url]http://www.digitalspy.ca/gaming/news/a467939/warner-bros-to-open-new-mobile-social-games-studio.html[/url]	1 Last	David-J Apr 2013
Slant Six Games - Layoffs Didnt see any posts about slant six, just EA. [url]http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/06/11/layoffs-hit-slant-six-games.aspx[/url] This industry... Kaboom.	14 Last	Cheez Apr 2013
FZD \| Vehicle Concept Design Workshop June 2013 April 22, 2013 (Singapore) - FZD School of Design, established in 2009 by renowned concept designer Feng Zhu, is delighted to announce the addition of four new members to its creative team. Join…	0 Last	fzdschool Apr 2013
Modeling Thesis help? Hello Polycount! I'm a university senior in a BFA program which requires me to create work for and curate a show for myself for my thesis. Accompanying this is a paper that talks about the work. Our …	3 Last	Envart Apr 2013
Anybody done university talks? I'm doing my first one tomorrow, a guest talk. Anybody got any tips or advice other than "don't say stupid stuff"? i've got my presentation ready, i guess i'm just nervous.	19 Last	Di$array Apr 2013
GDC 2013 Polycount Meetup It's getting close to time we start planning the epic meet up for Polycounters from around the world. Who all is going this year and where should we host the event. I want 2013 to beat out our larges…	157 Last	Jeremy Tabor Apr 2013
Cancelled games and your resume So right. I've seen some resumes with "unannounced game" in them. Don't know if it's common. But I don't really remember people putting "cancelled game" in their resumes. Even though, logically, a c…	17 Last	blankslatejoe Apr 2013
WTB - Laptop After some thought I've been considering switching to using a laptop as my gaming / work station. Yes, I know desktops are vastly superior and have a longer life, but I would prefer to be more mobil…	10 Last	firestarter Apr 2013
Ophthalmic Migraines The user and all related content has been deleted.	44 Last	Andreas Apr 2013
3ds Max - Material Editor - MultiSub duplicates Hi guys... I am working on Max 2012 and am working on quite a big scene. I have combined a number of models together and sampled the multi-sub material in the Material Editor. Unfortunately, it se…	1 Last	D4V1DC Apr 2013
Create your pro 3D portfolio website with sketchfab.me Hey Polycount folks, We just released [URL="http://sketchfab.me"]http://sketchfab.me[/URL], a service to create your pro 3D portfolio website, powered by Sketchfab. It offers a slick and responsive …	11 Last	4evra Apr 2013
MolyJam 2012 So the first ever MolyJam just concluded. Was anyone at any of the events or been taking a look at all the results? [url]http://www.whatwouldmolydeux.com/archive.php[/url]	1 Last	[Deleted User] Apr 2013
Art and Poster sites stealing work and selling? Hey to all, As the title says, certain sites of the 'Art' sale kind have been doing the round on certain people by stealing their work and selling it, just wanted to warn you peeps incase you or any…	5 Last	D4V1DC Apr 2013
Evil Dead - New Movie! Holy crap this looks good.. Fan boys of the evil dead 2 are going to be extremely disappointed though. They`re going to expect comedy. But remember, the first evil dead was not a comedy. It was meant…	34 Last	Snacuum Apr 2013
VFX Artist Spotlight - Web Interviews Hey Polycount, I realized now that I've never started a thread for my new VFX Artist Spotlight Series on my site, imbueFX.com. This is a chance to listen to veteran VFX Artists on their journeys in…	7 Last	imbueFX Apr 2013
The Other Brothers - Available April, 4th Hey there fellow Polycount members! Has been a while since I posted but I think that's due to the fact that we have been insanely busy with wrapping up Episode 1 of "The Other Brothers". If you happ…	31 Last	Thomas P. Apr 2013
Skyrim and Immersion Hey guys, long time lurker. First time poster :poly121: I'm finally nearing the end of my final year at university where i am studying BA Games Art. I'm currently doing my dissertation and need a ve…	8 Last	chrisradsby Apr 2013
"3D Total Anatomical Collection" Kickstarter Seems great for those based in the UK as purchasing one of those models from anatomy tools (particularly the sting from delivery and import tax) is a nightmare. £60 investment (and they are looking t…	32 Last	nyx702 Apr 2013
A Rapid Image Uploader - Puush Hey guys, Found this gem a while ago not sure if you would find much interest in it but its a great way to rapidly upload images and/or screen captures both desktop and selective that also get copi…	7 Last	Torch Apr 2013
Where do I even begin? I've been digging through what I can to try and avoid posting this thread and although I probably have used the wrong search terms, I couldn't find an answer to my question; Where does a complete be…	18 Last	AbKI Apr 2013
Is programming necessary to both acquire and maintain employment in the industry? I would like to clarify this once and for all, and this is the place to do it. I am currently wrapping up the second year of my advanced diploma in Game Development. It's about 80% art and related te…	25 Last	Zpanzer Apr 2013
What makes an Interesting Exploration game? As a gamer one thing that I enjoy in games especially with openworld games and or sandbox games is the exploration part.I could spend tons of hours just roaming around looking at the environment and …	23 Last	Pangahas Apr 2013
Want to buy a new tablet, recommendations on where to find Wacoms for a better price? TLDR; Im looking to buy a new tablet, and I want to know where you guys would go to buy a wacom tablet for a good price. Im also open to recommended alternatives to wacom if anyone has any. The cur…	8 Last	Cloakedninja Apr 2013
Cling! iOS title; help it become Corona's App of the month! [IMG]http://www.threenineart.com/clingstuff/appstore_background_v2%20copy.jpg[/IMG] Hey guys, So I didn't personally work on this, but I work with someone who did all the art for it, the talented …	2 Last	elizaxowens Apr 2013
Eat3d gets a +1 Very Excited! [URL="http://eat3d.com/blog/eat-3d/new-dvd-release-udk-modular-masterclass-efficiently-creating-and-entire-scene-tor-frick"]Tor Frick & Eat3D[/URL]	17 Last	Giggle Apr 2013
Design Books I'm looking for some books or other useful mediums of learning to help me with some technical design woes. I came to the conclusion something was amiss when modeling a sci-fi wall. I started doing t…	7 Last	Giggle Apr 2013
48 Hour Gameathon for the Charity Special Effect 19/04/2013 Hi Everyone On April the 19th 2013 I will be participating in and streaming a 48 hour League of Legends Gameathon in aid of the charity Special effect. The Stream will begin at Midday (12 pm GMT) o…	0 Last	Bold Elf Apr 2013
Treasure - Digimorph - Morphology of Animal Skulls The user and all related content has been deleted.	6 Last	[Deleted User] Apr 2013
Practice with team Hi guys, i don't know that this is the good place for this, or not, but anyone of you would like to practice in "team" with polycounter fellows? I mean working on something, with a small team. I thin…	7 Last	Obscura Apr 2013
Construct 2 vs Gamemaker: Studio I would like to build up a more indie type portfolio and was looking to learn either Construct 2 or Gamemaker: Studio. Does anyone have any experience with either of these engines and/or preference? …	5 Last	joe gracey Apr 2013
iRig Keys promotion I'm sure more than a few people on here are musicians or at least play around with digital recording (maybe even just on your iPad/iPhone), so hopefully someone else finds this useful: [URL="http://…	1 Last	rogueNoodle Apr 2013
Terminal Layoffs So, exactly 6 years ago this month I started work at Terminal Reality. Just got laid off with about a dozen others. Just add us to the list of other layoffs this week. not a whole lot of people lef…	12 Last	ae. Apr 2013
Softimage Mod Tool no longer available?? I cannot find the download anymore. Does anyone know if it is still available? Thank you.	3 Last	DrunkShaman Apr 2013
Age of Empires II HD Sweet baby Jesus. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_MEFt7KrxQ"]Age of Empires II HD Edition Announcement Trailer - YouTube[/ame]	26 Last	Jerc Apr 2013
Can you really be a freelancer? I have had a look at the Freelancer Jobs forums, and I was wondering: Is it really possible to go freelance, especially over the internet, in this sector?	36 Last	dejawolf Apr 2013
Unrealistic Sales Goals So, it's no surprise that AAA games require AAA funding but at what point does a game hit an unrealistic budget? I ask this after seeing this article today. [URL]http://www.destructoid.com/tomb-rai…	55 Last	ZacD Apr 2013
What's Google doing in Austin? PLEASE BE GOOGLE FIBER! [URL=http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/05/google-fiber-coming-to-austin-city-government-google-holding-a-meeting-next-week-to-announce-something/]Google Fiber coming to Austin? …	7 Last	leleuxart Apr 2013
Against - Windows tablet input service Hey everyone, Every wacom user who works on windows will know of this problem, this curse. I am talking ofcourse about: WINDOWS TABLET INPUT SERVICE. That annoying little cirle appearing to pause e…	36 Last	Justin Meisse Apr 2013