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Advice on a start up company. Hey guys, i'm looking for a different perspective on a current dilema I'm having. A few friends from highschool have this start up game studio, out of one of their houses, they have made a handful o…	20 Last	Snader Jan 2013
NYC Zbrush Event FREE NYC ZBrush Artist Meet-Up Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013 Time: 7:00 9:30 pm Location: 11 West 42nd Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenue) 10th Floor Room 1036 NY, NY …	0 Last	Jean77flip Jan 2013
Writing blogs? Hey all, just wondering, does anybody here have a writing blog or website? I'd love to see what sorts of stories polycounters would write. And I'd love to find some good writing in general. It's impo…	8 Last	Joopson Jan 2013
Architectural Pre-Vis I am curious if anyone has any experience in this industry, or knows of the type of eduction/training you need to get a job in this field. I'm also curious if anyone knows of websites similar to Pol…	13 Last	Tomas73 Jan 2013
Developer Xbox and Beta Halo 1 I have an original developer Xbox with a version of Halo one that features alternate textures on some objects, most notably Captain Keyes. I was wondering if anyone would think it would be worth sel…	26 Last	AlexCatMasterSupreme Jan 2013
Tutorial: Complex material creation in Marmoset Toolbag As some of you probably saw in my Leica thread, I'm going to be doing some tutorials and documentation for [URL="http://www.marmoset.co/"]Marmoset Toolbag[/URL]. I'm really excited to take up a more …	35 Last	Thousand Jan 2013
The future of game development [IMG]http://www.biztechmagazine.com/sites/default/files/tiny-uploads/2012/tablet-byod-upgrade.jpg[/IMG] Hello people I am staring to get nervous about technology (or lack of), maybe its my age bu…	17 Last	ambershee Jan 2013
Concepting, what is your process? I've been concepting in 2 different ways. I use the traditional 2d sketch approach and the 3d approach using scuptris. The same thing can be done using dynamesh for you Zbrush aficianados. I'm findin…	7 Last	DavePhipps Jan 2013
Cross platform two player games I`ve been looking for cross platform (Mac/PC) SHUMPS, Brawlers or platformers that are two player online. Anyone have any recommendations? Voice chat is a plus. Links or videos would rock my socks. …	4 Last	Andreas Jan 2013
Stroke Parameterization - Autodesk Research Thought that was some really interesting research by Ryan Schmidt (Meshmixer creater). It's bascially using curves on a surface to create patches with tiling details on it Bit techy but cool to warc…	0 Last	Campi Jan 2013
Where should I study video graphics? Info about universities Hello there, How are you guys!? I am so much interested in VFX ( Visual Effects ) and other stuff related to video graphics, such as compositing, matting, and motion graphics. Am here because I wan…	6 Last	KLehrer Jan 2013
Steam Piston? [URL="http://kotaku.com/5973986/here-we-go-valve+backed-pc-hardware-will-be-shown-off-tonight?fb_action_ids=10151329121999174&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%…	100 Last	Snader Jan 2013
Blizzard art contest ONLY for U.S. / Canada? Hello, I'm trying to make sure I understand this right... is the competition only eligible for U.S. / Canada students? I have this huge smile on my face (happy and sad and bitter etc. :) ) right no…	3 Last	praetus Jan 2013
I like to " see the BIG picture" when working in 3D Phone picture in artificial light not so good :( I partially work on this system in 3d :) [IMG]http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/409/imag0004iw.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/3…	27 Last	RexM Jan 2013
Master Class needed ASAP, Industry and games MODers welcome to come and sit in Hello The University of Hertfordshire is on the lookout for any artists/designers/rigges/tech artist/particle artist and so on that can come and give a 4 hour Master Class ASAP, before the 28th Jan …	0 Last	littleclaude Jan 2013
Adobe giving away CS 2 for free Just go here [url]https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads&pid=4485850[/url] and register, so you can download all CS2 pack for free. I don't know if it will last forever…	168 Last	r_fletch_r Jan 2013
Microsofts "IllumiRoom" Holy crap. When I first heard about this, I was unsure, but if the images in this video are anything close to real, I want one and I want one NOW! [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re1EatGRV0w[/U…	27 Last	rolfness Jan 2013
Google hangout: Friday Beast Night. I recently found out about polycounts google hangout sticky, which was awesome, and I thought it was an excellent way to network. Which brings me to my point; For the last few months, to push my skil…	41 Last	Rockley Bonner Jan 2013
Can anyone recommend a good book on lighting? That is applicable towards games?	14 Last	JR Jan 2013
Tera Online - Anyone? I received an invitation ^^, tomorrow should be the day! [IMG]http://blog.whiteblaizer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Tera_online_invite.jpg[/IMG] screenshots here: [URL]http://tera.hangame.com/down…	32 Last	rolfness Jan 2013
Decimating Hardsurface sculpts good practice???? I'm working on a hard surface sculpt in zbrush and it's sitting around 14mil polys right now. Bringing that many polys into max will probably cause me some problems. So if i decimate the meshes a bi…	4 Last	Zpanzer Jan 2013
Is it just me or are most novels just really dull I don't want to come off as a crass neanderthal, but most of the novels that I have read throughout my life seem to have been either too dull or too serious. I never seem to relate to these character…	26 Last	Andreas Jan 2013
Art Tests in Portfolios Is it a good idea to put failed art tests in your portfolio? sure, it might have not been up to par or standards with said company, but could it maybe catch the eye of other companies? Thoughts? Di…	42 Last	Zack Fowler Jan 2013
Freelancing - lack of job details? Hey guys, sorry for the obscure heading, I wasn't really sure what to name the thread without making it extremely long. So my question to you all, my fellow polycounters: For those who have worked …	5 Last	AlecMoody Jan 2013
Indie Speed Run: Live Play is here! So a few of us entered the IndieSpeedRun challenge (make a full game in 48 hours). The ISR people have just opened the doors to a month of playing and voting..keep in mind these were all made in 48 h…	6 Last	blankslatejoe Jan 2013
Polycount Stickers! I just went through the polycount store for the first time, and I found... no stickers! :poly102: I'd love to have something something to fill up the giant, empty 2x2 foot side of my case, and I don'…	15 Last	Yozora Jan 2013
Pirate101 The Polycount Artists @ KingsIsle present our new game announced today! [IMG]https://kingsisle.hs.llnwd.net/e1/file/free/Pirate/Fun-Downloads/Desktop-Backgrounds/mooshu-1024-768.jpg?v=3[/IMG] [url]…	26 Last	Andreas Jan 2013
Artist habits Hey, I sometimes have some habits that drive me crazy, and I only notice after I do it, I'll share 2 of mine and you guys can go ahead and share yours: 1 - I usually try doing my renders and light s…	33 Last	artquest Jan 2013
Filtering out Thumbler and it's artists? Hey quicky here, Is there a way for me to be able to 'filter' out an artists Thumbler with tags from their archive or not? The reason I'm asking this is because I would like to bookmark many artist…	14 Last	leleuxart Jan 2013
Looking for a couch during GDC. Speaker. Hey there guys and gals, Got a weird request but I thought I'd try it out. Here goes: I'm looking for a couch to crash on during GDC this March( 25-28 ) in San-Fran. I'm a Speaker this year so I nee…	5 Last	valuemeal Jan 2013
Advice Request - animator --> QA - 1 Step back for 2 steps forward? Hey guys, I`m looking for some advice on something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I'm currently working in a small studio. My official title is 3d animator, but I am essentially a generalis…	11 Last	StephenVyas Jan 2013
Should i change my tools? First I want so say Hi, i'm lurking around in this great forum for a year or so, but i never registered. Since 1 and a half years i'm working with Blender and Gimp, because I'm an student and can't a…	11 Last	KnechtRuprecht Jan 2013
Dealing with Art Tests Hey there folks, Over time I've got a lot of letters from people asking for advices on their art tests and recently the influx of those letters increased again so I decided to write down what I usual…	13 Last	Torch Jan 2013
Food for thought. Beauty. Hey guys, I was just reading the ok cupid blog again as it is damn interesting. Reading this article, i have thought about it a fair bit since i read it, [URL]http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-m…	13 Last	Zwebbie Jan 2013
Looking for ZBrush 4 Windows license I am interested to buy ZBrush 4 WIN, full commercial license. It's no rush so I am rather looking for some good value deal if someone has a spare one. If interested you can contact me on private or m…	0 Last	moth3r Jan 2013
Placements in the game industry Hey guys, I am a student in second year at university and i have been looking for a games design company to do a placement for the next academic year. Ive been looking for placement jobs as a 3d arti…	1 Last	ambershee Jan 2013
has unreal 4 been released to devs yet? ???	5 Last	Stromberg90 Jan 2013
Intuos 5 Touch + Windows 8 After 4 years of my trust Bamboo, I just recently got an Intuos 5 Touch Factory Refurbished, as in 20 minutes ago. I have to say that it is an incredible tablet so far. But I it doesn't seem to like …	2 Last	benji Jan 2013
Pokemans goes THREE DEE! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzO6J981nAw"]Nintendo - Pok	25 Last	binopittan Jan 2013
THQ files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy [URL]http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2012/12/19/thqi-halted-for-news/?mod=yahoobarrons[/URL] [URL]http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121219006384/en/THQ-Secures-Asset-Purchase-Agreemen…	56 Last	Ghostscape Jan 2013
LAN party communication > I'm planning on setting up a LAN party at my house this upcoming Christmas. If I'm lucky, I might be able to set up three or more machines to play Quake 2 on a Tastyspleen server. However, the mach…	10 Last	Skillmister Jan 2013
Monster Roll Proof of Concept Trailer [vv]45725037[/vv] Side by side break down shots [vv]51557796[/vv] Storyboard Animatic Sequence [vv]51880326[/vv]	3 Last	Sandro Jan 2013
Sketchfab Material Editor Hello everyone, We have been working on a material editor for a while and are very excited to release it today. This brand new feature has multi-material support for diffuse, normal, specular maps …	0 Last	Sketchfab Jan 2013
Pano 20" slate with stylus and a 4k screen! pardon me.. im mopping up the drool here... [url]http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/panasonic-reveals-20-inch-4k-resolution-windows-8-tablet/[/url] Will for sure be interesting to see if this becom…	0 Last	Gusti Jan 2013
using this concept? [URL]http://karanak.deviantart.com/art/Lion-MK2-279522713?q=favby%3Aember2inferno%2F1056278&qo=0[/URL] should I model out this concept? I can tell its a 3d model but its also technicaly concept art.	11 Last	Rockley Bonner Jan 2013
Need some rigging advice. Hi everyone, i have recently been thinking of changing my focus from character modelling to character rigging and was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on the matter. I am about to start my…	4 Last	Rookexe Jan 2013
Biggest Surprises of Steam Holiday Sales Well the sales are probably winding down about now. But I just wanted to post one of my biggest and most pleasant surprises is a game called [U]Fairy Bloom Freesia[/U]. It's only $4.00 and you play a…	33 Last	Andreas Jan 2013
Nvidia Shield Android console So i guess there are now 3 upcoming Android consoles! [url]http://gamasutra.com/view/news/184375/Now_Nvidia_enters_the_Android_console_race.php#.UOsTpXcXF8E[/url]	2 Last	biofrost Jan 2013
ReelFX (Dallas/Santa Monica) looking for remote animators ReelFX doesn't do much for games, but in case anyone knows animators looking for work, Robin posted this a few minutes ago: is looking for Maya animators who can work from home. They're also looking…	0 Last	Rik Jan 2013
Free Copies of Photoshop CS2! [url]http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/grab-photoshop-and-cs2-for-absolutely-free-right-now/[/url] [quote]Adobes giving us all a late Christmas present. You can grab yourself a free, legitimate copy…	1 Last	Will Faucher Jan 2013