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Looking for place to stay

Hi guys and girls. Looks like I will be moving to Horsham sometime in the coming weeks. Since I don't want to rot on the street I am looking for a place to stay, maybe a flat and I don't mind shar…
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Stromberg90

On Game Schools - Extra Credits

I just wanted to share a video from Extra Credits about game schools. [url]http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/on-game-schools[/url] I only wish this had been around before I got suckered into one…
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Soul_of_Solace

Kotaku: Pissed Off ‘Employees’ Bash Pretty Much Every Major Video Game Company

Just read this at kotaku [url]http://kotaku.com/5940672/pissed-off-employees-bash-pretty-much-every-major-video-game-company?post=52427014[/url] is this situation true for all? im beginning to lose …
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Mark Dygert

Looking for some help from designers.

Hello all. I am new to this forum. The reason why I am here is 3d files. I build costumes for conventions. I do not sell them. I am looking for some medium poly mecha for my next costume. I really w…
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foamhammer

A newbie

Hello everyone, Greeting to all. Myself Knives Switchblade. I am new to this forum. I have not found introduction thread of this forum, so, I am giving here my introduction. I want to share my t…
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Knives Switchblade

Epic Opens Seattle Studio for UE4

[url]http://epicgames.com/news/epic-games-launches-new-seattle-studio/[/url] Pretty cool to see Epic expanding out beyond the East Coast. Anyone hear any update about the studio they wanted to build…
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Thegodzero

Textures in Hitman

Hallo I was playing hitman yesterday and a question popped up. The texture in Hitman, are they painted or are it "real" textures?
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GeeDave

Art with Narrative.

[url]http://kotaku.com/5940880/the-art-of-a-man-working-on-blizzards-next-mmo[/url] I had no idea Mr.Carver was in Blizzard. Whatever the hell they are working on is going to be a gamechanger when i…
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benji

Polycount, the forums, and not an a-hole in sight

[FONT="Arial"]I was recently given an opportunity to complete the Naughty Dog texture art test, and even though I have no idea if I was successful or not, it has easily been one of the best experienc…
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aajohnny

Metal Gear Solid 5

Hideo's confirmed it: [URL]http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a351525/metal-gear-solid-5-confirmed-by-creator-hideo-kojima.html[/URL] WOP! Still have my PS1 specifically to play MGS1 and the …
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xvampire

Beware Flash Updates

[url]http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Basic-Antivirus-Installed-via-Fake-Flash-Player-Updates-255909.shtml[/url] I just got pwned by the above. Took forever to get rid of it all. Soo, if fla…
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oXYnary

Sleeping Dogs

No thread on this? Really? I'll start it off. I'm pleasantly surprised and can't put this down! Good story, fantastic voice acting, beautiful environment, intuitive melee combat, just enough of an …
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mastershokhan

Tips needed: Best way to model from concept art or reference

Hi everyone I started modelling over a year now and to be honest I find it hard to model from reference or concept art. Being a lurker for a long time now I decided to ask for some tips. My question…
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Tacticman555

Mercenary Kings on Kickstarter!

Haven't seen it mentioned here, they just hit their kickstarter goal and are going for stretch goals for adding features with 8 days left! From the talented fellows behind the Scott Pilgrim beat em u…
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flaagan

Exhausting repetative tasks

So game art and environment art in particular is filled with mind numbing repetitive tasks. I'm sure most entry level guys have had to do their fair share of crappy tasks and I'm wondering how people…
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Kurt Russell Fan Club

R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan

[URL]http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/09/03/michael-clarke-duncan-obit.html[/URL] R.I.P. Big guy :(
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reverendK

Polycount MvM server

the ip is 50.116.17.10 the password is greentooth enjoy :)
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ScudzAlmighty

Hello Pollycount

I appear to be a new person on these here boards. You see I'm quite confused that I've not noticed this forum before, I've been lurking around the Blender Forums for a few months as I've fairly recen…
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Epicurean Dreamer

The First Game Industry Online Career Event - September 18, 2012 11:00am – 7:00pm PS

Confidentially attend a game industry career expo from any computer! Join the first online career event, only open to professionals in the industry where you can attend from any web enabled browser …
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adrxzero

[Steam Greenlight] 'Indianapolis 500: Evolution'

[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38132591/Indy500/Logo.jpg[/IMG] Hey guys! We (Brain in a Jar) have recently gone live with our Steam Greenlight submission of 'Indianapolis 500: Evolution'. The game …
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PeterK

Looking to make a career change.. advice anyone?

I'm a middle 30's executive working for a non-games industry company. I've worked for this company and it's divisions for almost 14 years now doing everything from creative work (designing children's…
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Skillmister

Publish your models in 3D real-time online with Sketchfab

Hi there, We recently launched [url]http://sketchfab.com[/url], a free service to publish 3D models online without plugin, using WebGL and HTML5. We support more than 20 native 3D formats, as well …
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Snader

Closed new guy here

sup! don't really have much to say...just posting cause of the requirements anyways see you guys around...i'll be posting my artwork sometime soon -J
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adam

GUTS: alpha demo [indie game]

yo polycounters, if you're into turn based rpgs, check out my friend's game project: GUTS. try the demo here: [url]http://bigmengames.com/qxTB23.html[/url] please spread the word on his kickstarte…
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killnpc

GUTS: alpha demo [indie game]

yo polycounters, if you're into turn based rpgs, check out my friend's game project: GUTS. try the demo here: [url]http://bigmengames.com/qxTB23.html[/url] please spread the word on his kickstarte…
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killingpeople

Site Issue - Weird Display Error

Hey to all, Does anyone know what is going on here? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/nESNn.png[/IMG] As you can see, he Editor is broken for some reason, and I have Froyok's Avatar floating in the corner o…
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Tekoppar

Questioning my career path

So I was reading a thread on Reddit this morning and it got me wondering. the thread [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/z83h2/the_games_industry_is_a_scam_and_this_is_why_you/[/url] thi…
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Justin Meisse

Is 38 studios NDA still in affect?

With the transfer of assets to Rhode Island, can an artist post work that was under NDA with 38 Studios?
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Neox

cinema 4d bodypaint tutorials

cinema 4d seams to not be very popular in google searching. Is there any good tutorials for real time painting in Bodypaint?
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poopinmymouth

Gifting 3D art?

I was recently approached from some guys in Poland who saw one of my environments and asked to use it in a game they're working on. They say they'll credit me in the game, of course. However, the gam…
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ambershee

Sites to Buy/Sell 3D Models

Hello. Does anyone know of any websites to upload/sell 3D models? I'm looking for a place to make a little money that will pay the purchase price upon download. I don't want to do a monthly thing whe…
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cgtrader

Focuse Points of Environment Art

Over the past year or so, I've attempted multiple environments. I gave up on every one when I would come to the realization that what I was attempting or more importantly, how I executed my attempts,…
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Bunglo

Majestic-12 on Greenlight

Hey Polycount, I would appreciate if you guys would help us get Majestic-12 on steam green light. We've been working very hard on it for the last 3 years; if you're willing to rate it and help us get…
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ScoobyDoofus

(AUS) RMIT Game Design course.

[url]http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs/bp214[/url] I was just wondering if any of you fellow ausfags have done or considered this course offered by RMIT. I've been thinking about it for a while now,…
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Kurt Russell Fan Club

Mist of Stagnation - Modeling Contest Voting Thread

[IMG]http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg267/DonPunch/explosivecontest.jpg[/IMG] WOW what a bunch of amazing entries this go around. I had a hard time myself voting, so I voted on them all! This…
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wolver

Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to tell me what track I'm thinking of.

I'm trying to ID a hip-hop video that came out a few years back. Style was fairly Cut-Chemist/Ozomatli/J5/Blackalicious with that typical smooth lyrical flow. The clip simply featured the rapper ridi…
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Muzzoid

Clay sculpting, what clay to get?

Looking to do some clay sculpting very soon and i'm just curious as to what clays people like to work with, what you find the best value for money is and where you buy it (uk). I've been using super …
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Bigjohn

Looking for an indie robot game

Hey guys, this is killing me! I remember a few years ago, maybe 2009 or 2010 (though, it could well be older), playing a little platformer game, where you play as (I think) a robot. Of course, it cou…
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Joopson

Closed Tiny Space- Iphone game dev

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Muzzoid

Concept Root

This is the best site for concept art I've found (especially for environment concepts). It needs more press, because I only found it randomly yesterday. You should definitely go and check it out, if…
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squareko

Help choosing between workshop or course

I'm an webdeveloper and I want to work as an 3D character artist someday. I don't enjoy my work as much as I wish, and I'm wondering if changing to advertisement would be a good thing. The problem:…
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SuperFranky

NCsoft shutting down Paragon Studios...

[url]http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/thank_you.php[/url] [quote] [B][URL="http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/thank_you.php"]Farewell, from all of us at Paragon Studios[/…
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Two Listen

Batman of Shanghai?!

Haven't seen anyone post this and I think it's worth sharing. It's a pretty badass short. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gbs67ApxL4&feature=g-all-f"]Bat Man of Shanghai.mov - YouTube[/am…
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Synyster

New person with no clue :P

Hi Everyone, I am a newbie to this and I am after a bit of advice for my younger brother, he is interested in doing something within the gaming industry for his career, he is 14 and loves games! Ha…
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DrunkShaman

Student new to polycount

Hey as the title says I'm new to Polycount, I joined at the suggestion of my teacher. I hope to have something up soon. I hope to enjoy it here. Not the type of Forum I used to.....:poly124: Time to …
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DrunkShaman

Junior Autodesk Masters Awards

So I know this is super lame and stuff and there arent that many people on the list, but I was googling myself and ran across a link to the Autodesk Masters awards where one of my friends must have n…
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System

Greenlight - Contrast

Hey PC, So here the game we have been working on at Compulsion. Please up-vote if its something your interested in. thanks! [url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92921128[/url]
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disanski

My website broke!!! :(

Hey guys, I was editing the HTML for my portfolio and I don't know what happened but now when my site is loading it loads everything except the main part of the site, MY ART AND VIDEOS!!!! :( Has any…
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slipsius

Anyone ever sold Texture Packs?

I'm just looking for information really, I've already started to paint some tileable textures for a unity project of mine and decided that they may be ok to sell as a texture pack, so who's done it …
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Selaznog

Best texture software for games texturing

Hi all! My name's Miriam, I'm new on Polycount. I work as a texture artist for feature films but I really enjoy game's world and I'm very interested to improve my skills trying to create some charact…
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spitty

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