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Modding? Hi guys, I'm busy writing an article for a magazine regarding modding, and one of my sections wants to talk about using it as a foot-in-the door opportunity when getting yourself into the industry o…	5 Last	Torch Apr 2012
HELP!! BAD ART LEAD!!?? Hey guys, I'm new here, I had to rant about this I wasn't sure if I should do it with anyone at work so here goes... and apologies this will be long. I am at my WITS END. I'm a mid level artist b…	41 Last	EricOblivion Apr 2012
Dust - Kickstarter Project Hey PC! So I have been working at a small studio in Orange, California called Ember Lab, and we have been developing an unannounced iOS title for the last several months. Ember Lab is primarily a Vis…	8 Last	chrisradsby Apr 2012
EA rumored to layoff 500+ [URL]http://startupgrind.com/2012/04/exclusive-electronic-arts-set-to-lay-off-500-employees/[/URL] As of now EA says this is false but we all know too well that this is what publishers do. They wil…	114 Last	Lennyagony Apr 2012
Projection Painter for 3DS Max released [IMG]http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4062/ppainter.jpg[/IMG] Projection Painter is a script for 3DS Max which allows you to send a view of your model in your favorite painting application to pai…	25 Last	Andreas Apr 2012
My little pony: Friendship is magic Why...? Why IS THIS SHOW sO awsUm@!!!1 watch 2 episodes, if you are man enough, I dare you! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqgsXkmQ6ZI[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBMnjlqHYQ&…	150 Last	ErichWK Apr 2012
about render time Hello,everyone!I am new here,and want to ask for some advice about render time. Can anyone tell me how much time will it take to render a fully detailed 3D cartoon film? We have hi gfx and about 1h 4…	24 Last	passerby Apr 2012
Planetary resources in announces ASTEROID MINING venture. [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17827347"]Yay![/URL] More super cool scifi business ventures becoming a reality. [QUOTE] The inaugural step, to be achieved in the next 18 to 24 m…	59 Last	Vio Apr 2012
How to maybe abash Bieber's music? Covering him, of course, with better musicians. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVGJ3YFDc8&feature=relmfu"]Dirty Loops Baby (Justin Bieber cover) - YouTube[/ame] and another one [ame="h…	0 Last	bugo Apr 2012
World of Wacraft: Pokemon? I check some various WoW sites every few months just to keep up with the times, haven't played in years, but I thought this interesting. Does anyone play WoW? Anyone try this out? I'm a huge Pokemon …	8 Last	Skamberin Apr 2012
Fork in the road Hi everyone, I was wondering if I could get some advice with my graduation coming up here in the UK. I have a two choices coming up which is basically do a 4th year at uni on an MEng course, or just …	9 Last	Vio Apr 2012
Exciting Game Project - Looking for team members Forgive me if this doesn't quite fit in this forum but I thought it wasn't quite about freelancing. I just got an email about a great competition that I'd love to take part it. I'm very excited abou…	6 Last	gateian Apr 2012
Desktop Replacement Laptops Hey there guys, I wanted to ask what would you guys recommend, of all high-end laptops out there (and coming in the very near future), for a 3D Artist? Let me quell the laptop vs. desktop debate ri…	53 Last	ZacD Apr 2012
Quick poll for Zbrush users I am working on a couple new scripts that Load stored models and wanted to see what people saved their work as most often? A [B]Ztool[/B] or a [B]Zproject? [/B]Both have their uses and I was just w…	15 Last	nyx702 Apr 2012
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-extended-insanely-twisted/52779?type=flv[/url] This looks sooooo bad ass. i just love the whole style and feel of it, the animations, colors, level, …	32 Last	slipsius Apr 2012
A lil bit of help please n_n... FYP Hey guys, Im in my final year of games design at university, and for my final project I'm designing a realistic game involving body language. My final year project focuses on the recent advantages in…	1 Last	blankslatejoe Apr 2012
Review needed! Hey everyone! For one of my assignments i had to model a high poly tank and then make it a low poly and import it to UDK. Ive done all. Now the last bit is to get some reviews from you! As its my …	2 Last	eVian Apr 2012
Publishing opportunity Still one month left to submit your artwork to PRIME, and get it published More information and submitting form -- [URL="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.3dtotalpublishing.com/pri…	0 Last	rocneasta Apr 2012
Game Industry even worth it ? With how volatile the industry is, can anyone say its worth it to try and get in anymore? Im just curious what peoples opinions are. I recently graduated still trying to get and with the amount of co…	158 Last	JO420 Apr 2012
Realm of the Mad God I've found myself spending my break time playing this lately. It is far too addictive. Thanks go to [URL="http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/games-you-might-not-have-tried-3"]Extra Creditz[/URL] fo…	1 Last	Isaiah Sherman Apr 2012
NYC Zbrush Meetup i want to host a zbrush workshop meetup in NYC FREE Event i will provide demos, training, tricks anyone interested? please PM asap thanks	0 Last	Jean77flip Apr 2012
Intuos4 design flaw FIX Hey everyone with an Intuos4! I'm sure by now you've realized how ridiculously fast your nibs wear down with light use, so I have a created a solution to the problem. Many Intuos4 users have compl…	9 Last	Two Listen Apr 2012
Dissertation Questionnaire Hey guys n gals, i would very much appreciate if you could spare 5 minutes to answer some questions for my Dissertation [url]http://kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=LCELKO_f6af5f49[/url] …	2 Last	matr1X Apr 2012
Motion capture web application Hello everyone, I am planning to build a web application that you might find interesting, and would be very glad to hear peoples thoughts about it. The web application would allow users to insert r…	2 Last	Darian divIT Apr 2012
Contest! Hi guys! A Huge event is coming in Montreal in june! Andreas Deja, a great disney animator(who did animate scar, Jafar, gaston etc...), will give his last masterclass here in montreal, about advan…	1 Last	Guedin Apr 2012
How to write a contract for a collaboration? Greetings to all Polycounters. I guess here's the right place to ask my question as it isn't related to artwork. It's job related, but it's not a job offer neither a job seeking question. My questi…	2 Last	Imogia Apr 2012
Handpainted comic tree references Hi there, I'm looking for some good references of handpainted comic trees. I already looked it up in the wiki but I didn't find some in comic-style. Can you guys help me out?	12 Last	SimonT Apr 2012
cabin in the woods just got back from seeing it, no spoilers, but its one of the best movies i've seen in years. fantastic. 3 thumbs up	61 Last	glottis8 Apr 2012
Autodesk student version.. on the site it says it adds a banner, I'm assuming thats renders only, so it could still be used (non-comercially) with CrySDK? I swear I once saw something about help for unemployed artists on the …	7 Last	r_fletch_r Apr 2012
Polycounters in Colorado Hey do we have any other Polycounters in Colorado. I sure hope we do. It's kind of lonely out here.	7 Last	erroldynamic Apr 2012
Survey on housing space Hello Polycount! This is a little bit offtopic buuut. I'm doing a survey for one of my architecture classes. To be more precise, I want to collect data on the size of some rooms and how important …	4 Last	Andreas Apr 2012
Best tut site for subscription? Tried searching for "gnomon" , "digital tutors" and "subscription" , my bad if there's already a similar thread to this but I put my 5 min in lol. So yeah, I'm thinking it could be wise to invest at…	3 Last	ZacD Apr 2012
AUTODESK Maya 2013 I use 2012 x64, limited functions I admit but I have the opportunity to upgrade super cheap. Should I go for it? Anyone have experiences with this new version?	6 Last	FlynT Apr 2012
Guide to keeping 3D artists happy? G'day poly count. I've lurked here for a little while and it's time to post a thread to get the ball rolling. I'm a 2D artist, illustrator border-lining a designer roll. I will be working in a proj…	24 Last	Beestonian Apr 2012
Please check out my game (It's FREE!) Greetings and salutations- Recently, some classmates and I finished making a game at the Guildhall at SMU and I would like to share it. I present Chroma, a colorful, fast-paced, abstract, third …	7 Last	banedeath Apr 2012
I am new here and to 3D art and would like to introduce my self . I have become very interested in 3D art and want to do it professionally and have been lurking some sites for a while and like this one the most and would like to introduce my self. I am also still i…	10 Last	richguy Apr 2012
God of War - Ascension (GOW4/reboot?) So hells yeah! [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2sE9P.jpg[/IMG] (leaked trailer) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoEE2rzjCLg"]God of War Ascension - Trailer Official GOW 4 PS3 Ascension Teaser LEAKED …	12 Last	richguy Apr 2012
Luma's optitrack studio ( new cgsociety article ) NaturalPoint's cameras are hopefully revolutionary ( beside the incredible pricepoint ) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr3pfiQBiR0&hd=1"]Underworld: Awakening - Behind the Mocap with Luma Pic…	1 Last	claydough Apr 2012
Fully encryted Internet. Check this out, this guys hopes to create a full encrypted and private internet, to keep the govt. out of your computer. Sounds pretty damn good to me, especially at the price point he claims. What d…	11 Last	dfacto Apr 2012
Does it mean anything if an India based studio outsources outside India? Anybody can share experience working for overseas clients outside the West? Currently bidding on a project. I knocked down my usual rate (just a bit) since I want to look "competitive" vs India bas…	2 Last	PeterK Apr 2012
New to Polycount, would like to introduce myself... Hey, Polycount! My name, is Armaan, and I'm new, as evidenced by the title, to the forums. I've been lurking around scripting, texturing, modeling, animation, just about everything, for what is about…	2 Last	bounchfx Apr 2012
Admitted Norway killer Breivik says he trained on video games Was doing my daily news check, and came across this. just what the game industry needs more drama. I cant wait to see the ramifications from what this guy said.Here comes the blame train again im sur…	36 Last	seforin Apr 2012
Improving a School Course - Professionals, Would you help? Hey guys and gals, A few years ago, I went to Durham College for Game Development. It is a 3 year advanced diploma program in Oshawa Ontario. I graduated and when I got a job, I was asked to join th…	1 Last	e-freak Apr 2012
Simple / Dynamic Figure Drawing Greetings; I know I have made such threads like these before and was concluded because I received alot of info from those threads and tried to implement them in my work flow. (I also understand tha…	3 Last	Joseph Silverman Apr 2012
American Horror Story Did anyone catch this show tonight? I just watched it and ive got to say its so amazing! its unlike any other thriller ive ever seen. Finally there's something that can be scary without having some s…	17 Last	BlvdNights Apr 2012
Prey 2, zomg-awesome trailer ^^ This trailer is sooooo awesome, mmmm....scifi!! [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-prey-2/714556[/url]	82 Last	Andreas Apr 2012
Achievement Unlocked: JOB ACQUIRED!!!! [IMG]http://artbyjessemoody.com/pc/achunlocked.jpg[/IMG] Look out all you Southern California Polycounters I'm headed your way to join the uber talented guys at Treyarch on Call of Duty! Can't wait …	92 Last	MiAlx Apr 2012
Starbreeze buys Overkill studio Starbreeze just bought the Overkill studio that made Payday - The Heist and it looks like they are going to open another office in Stockholm. Guess this is good news:) [url]http://www.joystiq.com/2…	1 Last	Envart Apr 2012
"Why the end of the $60 video game is near" [url]http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/why-end-60-video-game-near-181412574.html[/url] Its basically talking about games like Angry Birds being only $1 and COD or BF being $60 yet theyre both …	57 Last	ambershee Apr 2012
Build a Female Character With Me? I'm not sure that this is in the right place, but here goes anyway! I'm going through a big learning phase at the moment and theres no better way to really make that learning stick, than to pass on …	177 Last	almighty_gir Apr 2012