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Gabe Newell talk at the LBJ School I wonder why this haven't been posted here, since it's a pretty interesting talk. Ok it's actually not directly game-dev related but still quite worth the watch. Especially when he starts to talk abo…	3 Last	Spudnik Feb 2013
Wizardry Online Seem there is another free to play game mmorpg, however this one is hardcore, with permdeath and jailtime for pvp, Server-Wide PVP, bounties and more. I haven't tried it myself yet, but will when I g…	5 Last	Mithdia Feb 2013
Texture help Hey Right now im have decided to work on my texture skills. They are pretty bad right now. I have modelled a chair and im about to texture it, and I have found a reference :) My questions is, how …	9 Last	razzta91 Feb 2013
Protect Your Art Career/ Stephen Silver Hey guys and gals, I know this is a game art forum, but I found a video that I think every artist in any industry could benefit from seeing. Stephen Silver is a top artist in the animation/film indu…	0 Last	Chris Kuhner Feb 2013
Amazon's Wacom Intuos5 Hey guys, I've been shopping around for a Wacom to do personal projects with (painting with a mouse is annoying now). While price shopping, I noticed that Amazon.com has a Wacom Intuos 5 Medium for $…	8 Last	Andreas Feb 2013
Yiynova DP10U - Cintiq 12WX alternative So after seeing [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiuxAev7ibU"]Yiynova DP10U Cintiq Alternative first impressions. - YouTube[/ame] I picked up one of these. I was on the fence about getting a Wa…	3 Last	OrganizedChaos Feb 2013
Discussion - Industry Experience - Normal Maps vs Time [FONT=Arial]Hey guys, I am writing a report for my Uni course based around the creation of normal maps. Now to my knowledge there are 2 main methods to creating a normal map. A) You can generate a n…	18 Last	whats_true Jan 2013
Monitor recommendation hey folks i am looking to buy a new (actually two) monitor and the one i am considering right now is this one [ame="http://www.amazon.com/PB278Q-27-Inch-Super-IPS-Professional-Graphics/dp/B009C3M7H…	19 Last	SnowInChina Jan 2013
Help with super low poly modeling Hi everyone! I've been modeling for a while, mostly in Maya, and have recently started working in mobile game modeling. I am having some trouble and would like to know if anyone has a general workflo…	26 Last	Snader Jan 2013
[Kickstarter] Better Things: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones [B]Fundraiser page:[/B] [url]http://www.indiegogo.com/BetterThings[/url] [B]Trailer:[/B] [url]http://vimeo.com/57112726[/url] [IMG]http://images.tcj.com/2011/05/Jones1.jpg[/IMG] Not sure how much i…	22 Last	ambershee Jan 2013
Abundance of talent wasted ? Humour me please with this as its just a theory of mine and I am thinking out loud. There must be literally thousands of talented people across the globe that are busy working there asss off tryin…	32 Last	Hazardous Jan 2013
how to embed youtube on polycount. ive tryed looking up tutorials but I cant find a way to embed youtube into a polycount post....	17 Last	artstream Jan 2013
THQ layoffs sorry to all those affected. Looks like Vigil is gone. Lets try and help those that need it.	147 Last	urgaffel Jan 2013
Remote Desktop on Tablet help. Hey guys, I purchased a Samsung series 7 slate a while ago and its perfect for art on the move or when I'm getting cramped at the workstation. But recently I had the idea of using it as an input dev…	6 Last	mikeadams Jan 2013
Mind control gaming Hey all :D Starting and uni project and a Group of us are designing a game for the Xbox that would only be controlled through the use of the Emotiv EPOC Headset, so you would only be able to play t…	5 Last	loki1991 Jan 2013
Bored? Livestreaming I've never done this, but will be doing it for a couple of hours. BYOB/M/H/: [URL]http://new.livestream.com/accounts/2483546/events/1794805[/URL]	5 Last	retleks Jan 2013
Calling all Environment artists If you had 12 weeks to learn a certain aspect of game environments, such as particles, high-low poly, vertex painting, texturing... anything really what do you wish you spent that time learning? The…	11 Last	Fingus Jan 2013
Free CrazyBump for layoff victims [FONT=Lucida Console][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Hey all, Recent weeks have seen friends of mine hit by layoffs and studio closures. The situation kinda sucks. Despite record sales, this is a har…	60 Last	Ryan Clark Jan 2013
Dungeon Lore Hey there everybody! Was wondering if you guys could perhaps give me a thumbs up on Steam Greenlight? I just finished my little RPG called "Dungeon Lore" and it's ready to be played. The game was cr…	10 Last	Thomas P. Jan 2013
Junction Point shut down That's the word. I hope i'm dead wrong, but the rumors leading up to this say otherwise. Hope everyone lands on their feet. And of course, we're here to help.	15 Last	Karmageddon Jan 2013
Call for MOD teams or or small start-ups, can we help? do you want pitch? come talk? Hello We are looking to help support UK based start ups, run live projects, run extra curricular activities that sort of thing, no matter what platform or how big or small the idea we would like to …	0 Last	littleclaude Jan 2013
LayerPaint.com Just spreadin the word. 3DTotal has launched a new site, dedicated to 2D artists. Give it a try. [url]http://www.layerpaint.com/index.php[/url]	2 Last	aajohnny Jan 2013
Cliffy B Interview on Venture Beat Didn't see this posted, figured it was worth a read. This first link is the final part of a 3 part interview, in which Cliff talks about his opinion on other shooters. [url]http://venturebeat.com/2…	3 Last	Andreas Jan 2013
Monsters By Email Anyone else heard of this? came across it on google+ last night and thought it sounded kind of interesting. [URL="http://monstersbyemail.com"]monsters by email[/URL]	0 Last	mats effect Jan 2013
How is the art industry doing? I looked but didn't find any post about this. I am coming up to 3 years in my journey to become an environment artist. Last year I went to GDC and had my portfolio critiqued as expected. I planed on …	2 Last	Joopson Jan 2013
3D/2D artist collaborations looking for general opinion here. I'm wondering why I don't see requests on game art forums of 3d artists looking for 2d concepts to work from, and vice versa. I do 3D environment art, as well as…	7 Last	D4V1DC Jan 2013
Trion Worlds Layoffs word is almost 40. Hope you guys land on your feet. As always, let us know and we'll keep an ear out for you guys!	91 Last	Justin Meisse Jan 2013
Ban on games consoles may be lifted Now we're not talking Afghanistan here, but the most populous country in the world: China! Apparently game consoles have been banned in the Middle Kingdom for the last years (although it didn't stop …	4 Last	Justin Meisse Jan 2013
Cool Colour Game! [url]http://color.method.ac/[/url] Here's my score: [IMG]http://puu.sh/1TKC5[/IMG]	13 Last	McGreed Jan 2013
Apple cinema display a1082 advice Probably a long shot but I picked up an as-is Apple 23" Cinema display at our local university surplus yesterday for $25, missing the power supply thinking I would be able to pick one up cheap on the…	4 Last	EarthQuake Jan 2013
The Death of G4 -1/23/13 [CENTER][IMG]http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/G4-Logo__120224190327-275x293.png[/IMG][/CENTER] For all who have ever seen G4 in it's heyday you would have seen gaming tele…	29 Last	Geezus Jan 2013
JJ Abrams directing next star wars movie [url]http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/jj-abrams-set-direct-next-star-wars-film-exclusive-74596[/url]	34 Last	SHEPEIRO Jan 2013
Where do this minecraft textures came from? Hey all. I found these images in a reference bin folder at work and went to ask the fella who put them there who posted them and on what site, but he could only recall finding them on the what are y…	15 Last	Wendy de Boer Jan 2013
Looking for an artist perspective on the art asset marketplace. Hello, I have lots of questions for the game art community :) When I'm working on a hobby game or a quick prototype I always struggle to find quality assets. TurboSquid forces me to sift through …	10 Last	Justin Meisse Jan 2013
anyone here ever have carpal tunnel? can you get it in both wrists? lately ive been getting a dull ache deep in the center of my right forearm, and both of my hands tingle like pins and needles, but mostly my right not sure what to do about it, I've used the compute…	21 Last	Nick Carver Jan 2013
Help finding local artists to work with... Does anyone have suggestions about how to find [I]local[/I] artists to help on a game project? Finding people online isn't that hard but finding people located nearby is turning out to not be as easy…	4 Last	the_Adri Jan 2013
Using others concept's for modelling I've had a look around the forums and thought I'd ask this. What do you do, if you aren't very good at making your own concepts but you find yourself competent at modelling? I tried starting an env…	3 Last	AlexLeighton Jan 2013
Quick question... Is there a name for the specific process of creating a set of textures on a power of 2 grid, so you can cut out sections on a plane and place them how you like in a 3D program? I'm trying to find tut…	8 Last	ZacD Jan 2013
Blizzard Q&A starting in 1 hour "Theyll be fielding questions from how to build a portfolio, to what its like to work at Blizzard, what qualifications we look for, and even how to best approach the Student Art Contest and Interns…	4 Last	Isaiah Sherman Jan 2013
portfolio content advice I am currently trying to get some kind of portfolio together in order to start applying for work as a character artist. I don't feel quite ready to post anything yet, so I apologize if that makes it …	6 Last	Perlinfalcon Jan 2013
YO! SKETCHFAB [center][url=https://sketchfab.com/browse/faved] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10445018/temp/logo_Sketchfab_600.jpg[/img] [/url] Hey guys. I'm wonder why still not so many polycounters there? Grea…	15 Last	rossmckegney Jan 2013
recording a changes in page It's a offtopic,but i thought i give it a go,since there's a lot of smart people here on polycount :) So,i'm looking for a way to "keep tabs" on a webpage,that is refreshing and changing in data eve…	2 Last	4evra Jan 2013
how to describe my skills in English I know this is a stupid question but (USA)English is my second language. I don't know how to describe my skills in English. I looked at other artists' resume. I couldn't understand if their skills ar…	3 Last	Karmageddon Jan 2013
FZD Graduation Show 2013 We would like to cordially invite you to the FZD Graduation Show on Friday, 15th of February, 7pm 10pm. Come and meet our talented graduates and mingle with world renowned guest designers, Kekai …	0 Last	fzdschool Jan 2013
How would you get folio samples from work and still look committed? OK so backstory, because I know the number 1 and 2 responses will be "just take them!" and "It shouldn't matter!" I work as a contractor in office for a small VFX team in a larger company. I come i…	26 Last	Ghostscape Jan 2013
Possible idea for a weekly art jam!?! Hi guys and gals, I'm not sure if many of you saw but I started up a speed sculpting art jam a few years back on [URL="http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/threads/18503-Daily-Sculpting-Exercises-JOIN…	62 Last	crazyfool Jan 2013
How much would you expect to pay for a model of this quality? Thanks for the responses!	24 Last	FractaL Jan 2013
THQ personal effects as seen on Twitter [quote]"Not leaving @thq without my personal effects. For the record, still #notembarrased" - @Jason_Rubin[/quote] [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBaw3ksCcAApAdt.jpg[/img]	10 Last	GarageBay9 Jan 2013
Where to find more complex models with rigs for animation? Hey dudes, i would like, to know, is there a change to find free or expensive models for animation, of course with complex rigs? For example i want models like Starcraft new trailer, like hydralisk,…	3 Last	Andreas Jan 2013
Trees Hey guys, anyone knows any illustrated books with different tree species in different growth stages ? (young, middle, old). Anyway, i want to get into making some trees and i'm interested in growth p…	0 Last	respawnrt Jan 2013