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Being Human (UK) I was really disappointed that they basically [spoiler]killed off all the others except Ann[/spoiler] . The new crew however and the stories they bring have really added to the depth of this series. …	5 Last	Ikosan Mar 2012
The Banner Saga Kickstarter I did a search, couldn't find anything, sorry if this is a repost. The Banner Saga now has a kickstarter page, [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stoic/the-banner-saga?ref=history[/url] This…	14 Last	Wahlgren Mar 2012
Introduction - Hello Everyone Hi everyone, I'm new to the forums here, and have been enjoying learning from you all before I even registered. So, first, I'd like to thank everyone for all their contributions to helping others. …	3 Last	peege Mar 2012
TRI layoffs Just heard there were about 14 - 18 people laid off. All disciplines. I'll keep an ear out for you guys.	5 Last	spetch Mar 2012
Game Designers and Microsoft Excel So, I've been going through some job posts for Game Design and a number of them actually ask for proficiency in Excel. I've never really did much in Excel to think myself proficient in it. I've put n…	8 Last	r_fletch_r Mar 2012
John Carter Did anyone watch this movie? I saw it last night and found it enjoyable. On the technical side, I thought the CG was pretty well done, especially the 4-armed green guys. Was enough variation between…	30 Last	Bigjohn Mar 2012
Closed unity or udk ?? hello I already use unity and it is very fine, my first iOS game will be released soon but is UDK worth learning? why?	0 Last	Belias Mar 2012
Giving out all your ref I good question came up. Lets say you have tons of reference and inspiration, years worth. would you give it all to just anyone? would you give nothing away? would you give some of it to certain peop…	47 Last	MiAlx Mar 2012
Humble Bundle for Android (and Mac, Linux, Windows) Sweet, I was just wondering what games I should get for my phone! [url]http://www.humblebundle.com/[/url]	8 Last	Stinger88 Mar 2012
Any free panoramic sky map sources? Hey guys, Does anyone know of any sources for high res sky panoramas for producing skyboxes? I know CGTextures has a bunch, but being pretty broke until payday I'm looking for a free substitute fo…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2012
Smithsonian Art of Video Games Exhibit PICS Great Exhibit, I recommend going if you are in the area. Makes you feel validated as an artist in a more old-scholarly-looking-patrons-seriously-looking-at-pieces-of-game-art-in-the-Smithsonian kind…	1 Last	low odor Mar 2012
Blender - Google Summer of Code Hi all, Blender will be participating in the 'google summer of code' again this year. For those not familiar with GSoC - google funds students (university undergrads and graduate students) to work …	0 Last	LetterRip Mar 2012
When and how to do it these things? hey people, please i need some advice. I end up these very frustarted. It's really pain in ass, and i am doing, and trying but to be honest, i have no idea how do to. I am self taught, learning for t…	6 Last	Bigjohn Mar 2012
Newcomer to 3d here need help. sorry if im posting in the wrong section but i cant seem to find any forum subsections for requesting for help. i am working on a sword sheath and i have some problems with turbosmooth pinching my mo…	2 Last	wizalconz Mar 2012
"Stancing" human illustrations? When im panning around ideas and sketching on paper or in photoshop, my one hardest thing to do is to make a character looke like theyre standing in 3d space. But I don't know the name for this "effe…	18 Last	Sandro Mar 2012
Creature Tutorial [IMG] [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/502529/Filter_foundry/creature1.jpg[/url] [/IMG] I created this tutorial recently that I wanted to share with you guys, it’s not a detailed step by step t…	10 Last	tacit math Mar 2012
Seattle IGDA Feb 16th - Succeeding as an Independent Game Developer @ Bungie [quote]IGDA Seattle and Bungie Studios present an evening of Indie insight - Succeeding as an Independent Game Developer a panel of speakers from Uber Entertainment, Spryfox, and 5th Cell, moderated …	11 Last	Bunglo Mar 2012
Question - Mice - Numbered Marvles Hey to all, I was wondering if anyone could net me some info, if application like Maya, Max, ZB, UDK, etc... take/are allowed to be mapped to custom mice which are dial enabled. Example: [IMG]http:…	8 Last	Ace-Angel Mar 2012
MotionBuilder Local Rotation Hey, I was wondering if someone could tell me how to choose local axis to rotate an object in MotionBuilder instead of the global axis. Thanks in advance.	2 Last	Cexar Mar 2012
Hello! o/ Hello Polycounters, how are you today? I hope everyone is fine. About two days ago I came across this forum by chance and I have been taking a look around and browsing it. Seems like a good commun…	3 Last	Vallar Mar 2012
Work Experience / unpaid internships - hard to come by? I'm trying to see if i can get myself work experience or intership work at a london studio this summer (June-September). Do many studios do work experience? Most of the websites i've visited don't se…	5 Last	gilesruscoe Mar 2012
hi guys no idea if this is the right place for this but im trying to make streaming work so if anyone would like to join me on my quest for streaming i will be trying to make it work here [url]http://www.l…	1 Last	Mrskullface Mar 2012
KONY 2012 I saw this and loved the presentation and execution of this promo, so I thought I would share here. The video promotes a great cause, I'm sure you will see. Just a heads up, the video is very overwhe…	68 Last	crazyfingers Mar 2012
Survey for dissertation on genre and mood Hi, I'm in my third year of a BA(hons) in computer games modelling and animation. I'm in the process of writing a dissertation on genre and mood in games and I'm trying to collect a bit of data. I'd …	7 Last	arrangemonk Mar 2012
Theming a Level So I have this assignment in my Level Design class where I have to design a level that reflects an emotion on the list. Some emotions from the list are easy to accomplish, like disgust or fear or …	24 Last	skylebones Mar 2012
Creating a Winning Game Industry Art Portfolio Nice article that came up on gamasutra today, [url]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/165645/creating_a_winning_game_industry_.php[/url] covers a lot of basic stuff that people tend to miss/forge…	38 Last	Justin Meisse Mar 2012
Polycount UK artist Hi ladies and gentlemen, I would like to here from artist who are working in the industry in the east midlands or surrounding areas of the UK, to get handle on your experiences in the games industr…	0 Last	Conrad Mar 2012
New to Polycount. Hey guys i'm new to the forums and looking to stick around a bit, I am however entering the Weapon contest, but i'm getting little to none in critique on my post, If anyone has a chance to stop by [U…	0 Last	R0gu3 Mar 2012
Interview for Environment Artist Hi, guys, I just got an interview for the role of environment artist. This is going to be my 1st interview for the game industry. Honestly, I am dying for this job. I have being doing job hunting fo…	7 Last	brandoom Mar 2012
FiberMesh to Splines released [IMG]http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1466/fb4i.jpg[/IMG] FiberMesh to Splines will convert the exported FiberMesh polygons from ZBrush to splines. The splines can be used to create and render 3DS…	13 Last	Ace-Angel Mar 2012
Gears of War 3: Building a better pipeline (Character TD) Really cool talk about the different kinds of animation tools, their uses, and the pros and cons of them. [URL]http://youtu.be/64wpXowpvIU[/URL]	8 Last	leslievdb Mar 2012
Vigil LiveStream - 03/15 @ 6:30 CST [url]http://www.livestream.com/vigilnights[/url] Avery Coleman, Our primary character/creature concept artist on Darksiders II, will be doing a livestream tonight at 6:30PM CST. He will be talking a…	14 Last	mdbn3d Mar 2012
Portfolio APP Hello Everyone, I have just completed a personal project of mine, which was to create an application that could be used on mobile devices as sort of an interactive portfolio to be used to show of 3d…	22 Last	pior Mar 2012
Concept art gallery websites? Hi I know this has been posted about many times, but the search button didn't point me in the right direction. So I'm just looking for a website with huge collections of random conceptart, environme…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2012
Interesting Talk on the Death Of Consoles [url]http://kotaku.com/5892836/the-best-26+minute-argument-that-game-consoles-are-dying[/url]	37 Last	Ben Apuna Mar 2012
(Cheaper) Alternatives to Animation Mentor Hey guys, I've been looking for some animation training recently and have come up short with my searches and wondered if you guys know of any and/or can recommend some. I'm currently self-learning …	10 Last	MiAlx Mar 2012
Closed UK BASED CODER NEEDED FOR DARE COMPETITION	0 Last	rymotron Mar 2012
Anatomical figurines. does anyone know of any good alternatives to this: [url]http://anatomytools.com/products/anatomy/fig-female1a[/url] ? if i had the money, i'd buy it, but i don't... so i was hoping that people here …	30 Last	pseudoBug Mar 2012
Obsidian Layoffs [URL]http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/report-obsidian-hit-with-layoffs-south-park-team-affected-fut/[/URL] Bad news and well wishes to any that are effected. [QUOTE] "Approximately 20-30 people f…	20 Last	Ott Mar 2012
Need tech partner I am a 60 year old granny, with extensive background in fine art, teaching myself Blender, Zbrush, and PhotoPaint. After about 9 months, I'm actually awesome at sculpting and texturing (anatomy is …	4 Last	Ben Apuna Mar 2012
Help a polycounter out! Vote for First Keeper! Hey all, There is a cosplay contest going on for a cosplay magazine, and Polycounts very own FirstKeeper is in the finals. The contest goes by the number of "likes" on the photo, so lets help her o…	4 Last	Steve Schulze Mar 2012
Maya Exporting Issue Not sure exactly where to post this but i have been having some issues with getting assets into Unity out of Maya. The scale for the project is 1 unit = 1 meter and I have Maya set to 1 meter. I ch…	1 Last	Barbarian Mar 2012
All red meat is bad for you, new study says [quote]Eating red meat any amount and any type appears to significantly increase the risk of premature death, according to a long-range study that examined the eating habits and health of more th…	81 Last	jarrede Mar 2012
Final year project HELP! Hey guys! I'm in my final year at university and for my main project I am doing a small investigation into video games and their relationship with players. I would really appreciate it if you could t…	11 Last	arrangemonk Mar 2012
Game Concept Art Site like Polycount Are there any good concept art forums? Deviant art is awful to find good stuff because 80% of everything is from some teenager or younger. I have seen conceptart.org but their forum is private so I j…	8 Last	konstruct Mar 2012
INTERVIEW : The Truth Behind RISING [url]http://youtu.be/gV1BMUg4NsA[/url] all yous in the industry.. how many times did you think "totally been there!"	0 Last	3DKnight Mar 2012
Accessibility in games I have ran across a few good sites that deal with accessibility in games over the last few days on various social networks and thought they should be shared here as well :) [URL="http://wearecolorbl…	14 Last	ambershee Mar 2012
Tri-ace Inc's physically based rendering this looks awsome, nor sure if its old or not......passed me by quietly if it is from website - "Video footage Information The goal of the demo is to "Keep material consistency under indirect illu…	3 Last	Ace-Angel Mar 2012
High-rise Building Rendering Show our high-rise building 3d rendering to you.	3 Last	ambershee Mar 2012
Will you work something, that you don't enjoy or want to work I really want to ask other opinions from you guys. Where i live, we don't have game industry or studios, which i want to work and be 3d modeler. We have a VFX studio here, very large, and work only …	13 Last	lefix Mar 2012