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Razer Edge Pro Gaming Tablet anyone? Greetings; I just found this out today and searched for its review on Polycount but surprisingly there wasn't any thread dedicated to it.:poly122: [url]http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-edge-pro…	17 Last	cptSwing Feb 2013
Zbrush - academic license Hello, this is probably a stupid question but I want to purchase the Zbrush 4r5 student/academic licence but I'm unsure of what type of student I need to be, I'm currently on a level 3 BTEC diploma …	3 Last	UltraLrod Feb 2013
Orbis / PS4 [URL="http://www.vgleaks.com/world-exclusive-orbis-unveiled/"]http://www.vgleaks.com/world-exclusive-orbis-unveiled/[/URL] Pretty powerful from the specs. Can't wait to see more of this. It looks …	448 Last	crazyfool Feb 2013
EA layoffs - LA and Monreal grapevine is telling me the Montreal studio just vanished at lunch. completely shut. not just lay offs.... wtf.... Good luck, everyone. [url]http://kotaku.com/5986029/ea-lays-off-staff-fate-of-vi…	30 Last	PixelMasher Feb 2013
post effects on beauty shots, (cheating) Does anyone do this? for example putting some levels on the final render shot or some slight color adjustment brightness, contrast just for and extra pop.	21 Last	Snader Feb 2013
A pixel-art game about Beer! I thought this was worth a mention: [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitbybitstudios/fiz-the-brewery-management-game?fb_action_ids=10152512178025162&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggreg…	3 Last	leilei Feb 2013
Selling my Cintiq 21 inch :( Just not using it now that I'm developing apps.. going back to a wacom tablet.. [URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/main/ref=olp_merch_name_2?ie=UTF8&asin=B0038PQCQK&isAmazonFulfilled=0&seller=A1VNU…	1 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Feb 2013
Laptop recommendations I was wondering if anyone would be able to offer some advice on laptops, or perhaps more accurately a portable desktop. I move around on a semi regular basis, mostly it's a combination of general tra…	10 Last	Lennyagony Feb 2013
An evaluation of progress This is not another topic complaining I don't have a industry job yet, nor a portfolio review thread(thought if you have any suggestions by all means say them). I want to let other people know who mi…	11 Last	biofrost Feb 2013
Living comfortably in the Games Industry as an Artist? Possible? Hello everybody, These is another one of these noobish threads, but this questions has been bothering me for quite some time. Of course there are tons of threads out there covering this but I feel t…	38 Last	Kwramm Feb 2013
UK polycount 'mini'-meetup 2013 - February, Animex I've noticed that a few polycounters I know are going to Animex at Teesside, Middlesbrough this year, and I thought it would be a good idea to have a meetup! This would also be great for Northerners …	20 Last	cheese cake Feb 2013
Parenting and lagging Hey there! Just a quick note about an issue I am having trouble with. When I parent an object to another, I seem to get a lagging effect, (like the child is moving slower than the parent) Can anyo…	3 Last	PinupPixie Feb 2013
Dead Space 2- Art Direction Here's a cool talk from the Art Director, Ian Milham, on Dead Space 2. [url]http://gdcvault.com/play/1014368/Beyond-Horror-Art-Directing-DEAD[/url] It's an interesting talk. It pretty much confir…	1 Last	Baj Singh Feb 2013
PS4 and Gamma Correction, SRGB Hello I was watching through the PS4 conference, which all looked fantastic but I noticed that not many of the games are working in SRGB so the blacks are coming out very crashed and the highlights …	24 Last	littleclaude Feb 2013
carreer advice Hi! I need some advice. I'm mostly self taught and I don't have any degree. I'd like to get a job soon and I've already applied at a few places but no luck yet. The problem is I don't think i'm goo…	9 Last	l.croxton Feb 2013
Blender 2.66 Released Hey guys, Blender 2.66 just got released, bringing with it Dynamic Topology sculpting, Rigid Body integration, and a bunch of other stuff. [url]http://www.blender.org/development/release-logs/blen…	30 Last	Andreas Feb 2013
Section 8:Prejudice SDK Hey all, Trying to get some momentum to show that people would actually love an SDK for Section 8:Prejudice so if you'd like to see one, please sign the petition. [url]http://www.ipetitions.com/pet…	0 Last	TorQue[MoD] Feb 2013
showing images from an unfinished game on one's portfolio delete	2 Last	moondog760 Feb 2013
New Machine :) Hey everyone just wanted feedback on my new machine. Here are my specs: AMD Phenom II x6 3.0Ghz 8gb ddr2 pc-6400 Nvidia GT630 1gb gigabyte MA780g motherboard Asus 16x Blueray burner Still need two…	16 Last	Richard Kain Feb 2013
RSS feeds and artists blogs? Was wondering if anyone here uses RSS feeds to track artist blogs and would like to share their OPML files? Perhaps we could compile a nice fat feed of sweet artists. [url=https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2…	0 Last	AtticusMars Feb 2013
NEW POST hello My 1st PC post in many a year but not my last!	28 Last	rogueNoodle Feb 2013
Tutorial: Flow Maps & Advanced Materials in VFX Hey all, I'm back to share my latest tutorial on imbueFX.com. This is an advanced level set that covers how to generate flow maps with Maya Fluids, and how to utilize the motion vector data in your …	10 Last	imbueFX Feb 2013
game art college graduate success rate.... what would a general percentage be of the graduates from game art colleges that ended up getting a job? I know it differs from school to school but Ive heard somewhere that its around 10%, is this tr…	88 Last	MiAlx Feb 2013
RAD Soldiers Huge Splash damage fan and this looks amazing cant wait for it to come out also Jfletcher you working on this some of the textures look like your style of painting? [url]http://kotaku.com/5903360/sp…	48 Last	lloyd Feb 2013
City Streets Tileset - Free This is a free tileset of city streets and grass areas to help you lay down a foundation of city roads for any top-down or isometric style project. If you're going to use this for mobile development …	1 Last	Polynurb Feb 2013
Online Game Art Degrees in the US Hello, I was checking out some of the forums and couldn't find the answer to what I am looking for. I am looking for a school in the US that offers online bachelor degree programs in Game Art. I kno…	23 Last	Neox Feb 2013
1up, Ugo, and Gamespy Layoffs Wow.... Good luck to those affected. but wow... [url]http://kotaku.com/5986027/ziff-davis-shuts-1up-gamespy-and-ugo[/url]	2 Last	ErichWK Feb 2013
UDK February 2013 Beta released! [url]http://www.unrealengine.com/news/february_2013_udk_beta_upgrade_notes/[/url] Features + New Substance Engine Integration for Smart Texturing + Animation, UnrealConsole, and Mobile Updates Not …	16 Last	Jerc Feb 2013
Polycount vs Texture calls So i'm curious as to what is cheaper on a game. Higher poly counts on character (lets say a MAXIMUM of 24k tri count) with 1 2048 texture or a lower poly count (lets say a MAXIMUM of 12k tri count) w…	14 Last	JacqueChoi Feb 2013
Need help with new PC (currently: Notebook from 2007) I know there are several similar threads, but I don´t want to take over somebody´s thread. I´m kinda lost. I´m not into PC hardware, but the last couple of days I´ve been reading and researching ev…	12 Last	Thermidor Feb 2013
Photoshop Painting tutorial: quick start using photos and filters I've been messing around with a few photoshop filters, and I found a few that have really sped up getting a painting started. Maybe you can get a decent use out of them too. I'll use this picture as…	2 Last	Stinger88 Feb 2013
Re-applying after a failed interview Hey Polycount, I was just wondering if you could give me a bit of advice about a situation that I am in please. Last August, I attended an interview which went well but I just missed out on the j…	7 Last	Torch Feb 2013
Playstation Announcement! If your not already watching this live, you should be! [url]http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/02/20/playstation-meeting-2013-livestream/[/url]	3 Last	akacg Feb 2013
Humble Bundle Mojam 2 [url]http://www.humblebundle.com/[/url] Watch the miracle of life as little baby games get made.	0 Last	J0NNYquid Feb 2013
Are you like me ? Why do i eat so much ? im always hungry.	34 Last	J0NNYquid Feb 2013
Artist that are skilled in both 2d and 3d Wondering if anyone knows some badass artist that are skilled in both 2d and 3d Guys like - slipgate- [url]http://slipgateworks.blogspot.com.au/[/url] - Marc Brunet- [url]http://bluefley.blogspot.co…	17 Last	3DKnight Feb 2013
Getting a loan, buying some licenses/hardware? Hey Guys, So recently I started freelancing and over the years I have read on various forums that people generally use the money they get from their first few jobs to get their licenses for the prog…	52 Last	HardBaller Feb 2013
FuturePoly ; Prereqing/Preparing self? Hey guys, so I'm about to graduate Highschool and within the upcoming months I was lucky enough to have a family member obtain contract work in Seattle and live about 10 blocks from FuturePoly (and t…	21 Last	System Feb 2013
Ideas for artist tools I'm sure we've all thought of tools, add-on, scripts, or seperate programs that would be cool to use to help create game art, I figured it'd be cool to have a place to share and discuss ideas, and ma…	21 Last	ZacD Feb 2013
handplane is released! Hi everyone, We just released handplane. There are a lot of updates from the beta and we now have commercial licenses for sale. [url]http://www.handplane3d.com[/url] Additionally, I have started rec…	45 Last	AlecMoody Feb 2013
systemshock 2 on gog.com! [url]http://www.gog.com/gamecard/system_shock_2[/url]	27 Last	Gmanx Feb 2013
Inspiring Inspiration: Artist Block Hey guys, So had a thought, as an artist who frequently gets a creative block. I was wondering if we could perhaps make a singular thread where artists can post their methods of ridding the world of…	29 Last	Amsterdam Hilton Hotel Feb 2013
Possible that there are too many environment artists? Something I have been wondering about... I have always been told that "Everyone wants to be a character artist." and that it would be too difficult to get into that part of the industry without some …	35 Last	D4V1DC Feb 2013
Design School in Tokyo? Hi, I'm moving to Tokyo in May and I am looking at a design school/college/university which will help me study in not only 3d design, but animation, motion capture, little bit of programming etc; li…	3 Last	TAN Feb 2013
Dreamfall: Chapters Kickstarter Do we have any folks here working on this? Regardless, at long last we're going to get a conclusion to the Longest Journey/Dreamfall series. It's been quite the wait for Funcom to finish dabbling ab…	8 Last	Wahlgren Feb 2013
Phone Interview at a large studio, advice? Got a phone interview at a large studio. Anyone have any advice? I've had phone interviews before, but they were a.) always formal affairs conducted by HR while this one is with an actual lead, and …	8 Last	ZombieWells Feb 2013
Post graduate/Internship question Hey guys, I'm a recent BA graduate trying to get into an MA program. In the mean time, I'm trying to spend my time learning more, building up my resume etc (trying to focus on game Char/Environment …	5 Last	Treboras Feb 2013
Happy birthday EarthQuake! Happy birthday EQ and thanks for sharing so much knowledge in the forum :) Have a great one!	38 Last	cupsster Feb 2013
Craig Mullins Dropbox Download Linked it to someone in a thread but figure others might like Enjjjoooyyy [url]https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bhrztlbn98c5ayt/S8I9-fflXG[/url]	8 Last	CrazyMatt Feb 2013
Fraps? so is fraps still the main ap for recording in-game or has something better come along?	5 Last	notman Feb 2013