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10th anniversary of Lord of The Rings (films) Go watch it! Honestly I saw it on hbo and was like "I wonder how long ago this came out. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.	8 Last	ScudzAlmighty Dec 2011
Perfect Gift site Lots of cool stuff in one place. Everything from a lightsaber unmbrella to an airsoft minigun. Figured you guys would appreciate it. [url]http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/[/url] [img]http://tiwibzon…	1 Last	Ghostscape Dec 2011
Closed To catch a cheating student! Hey guys, think of this as "To Catch a Predator" :D I was recently emailed by one of my old instructors from school about a student that has been turning in work from other people / tutorials / free…	30 Last	Jesse Moody Dec 2011
Using existing concept art as basis for environment portfolio work This is something that I've always been iffy about and never knew exactly what the consensus was or how I could search for a "standard". What is the general feeling about using preexisting concept a…	3 Last	Gestalt Dec 2011
Star Wars: The Old Republic I did a quick search and didnt find a thread regarding this. [URL="http://www.swtor.com/preorder"]http://www.swtor.com/preorder[/URL] Who's pre-ordering and if so which one?	47 Last	Habboi Dec 2011
Uncharted 3 Interview Interesting interview on the area with Hanno Hagedorn, Sze Jones, Christophe Desse, and Inkyo Lee from Naughty Dog. [url]http://area.autodesk.com/inhouse/bts/uncharted_3_with_naughty_dog[/url] an…	11 Last	pinkbox Dec 2011
Beachfront Games (Went Indie) Hey guys and gals. So been kinda quiet lately and have been keeping busy in secret for some time now. But today me and my team officially went live on our project! I went down the indie trail and so…	13 Last	seforin Dec 2011
Closed 3DMotive - Creating Foliage For UDK	0 Last	teaandcigarettes Dec 2011
musician breaking into games got a bit of a strange one, I know polycount focuses on 3D but I have a good friend thats a fantastic musician that is looking to do some game work, any pointers would be greatly appreciated.	1 Last	Chimp Dec 2011
Charactrer Animation from Allods Online Hey, polycounters. Here's something I found. May be interesting to some [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwT-E8eKsU4"]???????? ?????????? "?????? ??????" - YouTube[/ame]	7 Last	erroldynamic Dec 2011
Saturday livestream character fun evening all, I have talked myself into setting up a livestream account and actually using it too, so this saturday I am going to attempt to create a character start to finish in a day and stream it o…	14 Last	PaulP Dec 2011
Learning alone, need some advice I am really sorry about posting such a stupid questions,but i need some help I know that studding this alone without school will take years, but i have no money to go to school, it is damnn expensiv…	13 Last	KartoonHead Dec 2011
Digital Extremes Bound.. Looks like I'll be joining more than a few polycounters at Digital Extremes. Time to kick ass and chew bubble gum :)	27 Last	low odor Dec 2011
New Member, trying to get involved in community support Hello everyone, after long time following poly count's great resources I finally decided to become a member. Although I am new to gaming industry but learning quickly UDK and different approaches for…	0 Last	HAWK12HT Dec 2011
Dominance War content up I know PC didn't participate this time but still awesome to see all the entries. [url]http://www.dominancewar.com/2010/en/videos_5.php#Goldo_O[/url]	53 Last	Bigjohn Dec 2011
Looking for a partner(s) for a new blog project Hello, I'm Asher, and I wanted to reach out to see if anyone is interested in helping me with a new blog project of mine. so I'll just give a little summery about the project and you guys can give me…	15 Last	AsherOS Dec 2011
Modern Warfare 3 hits $1 billion in 16 days - beating Avatar's record by one day [b]Modern Warfare 3 hits $1 billion in 16 days - beating Avatar's record by one day [/b] [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2073201/Modern-Warfare-3-hits-1-billion-16-days--beating-…	36 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Dec 2011
I Need help. Hello Polycount community, My Name is Stephano Su	9 Last	imyj Dec 2011
Closed UDK spawning	0 Last	thecaraddict Dec 2011
List of asset showcases from artists link? Hey all, I've looked around and can't find this link I saw here awhile back that was a compiled list of artists here that contained the work they could show on released games/projects. It was just li…	4 Last	fullofclovers Dec 2011
Disney Overcoat 3D Painting Have you guys seen this before? [url]http://zurich.disneyresearch.com/OverCoat/[/url] looks quite interesting! probably not possible on realtime/in game/animated models yet but certainly looks like…	17 Last	Ace-Angel Dec 2011
European development studios Hi all, I've been looking for studios to apply to and get contacts... have done a search on sites such as Gamedevmap but I'm still looking for more places to look at, (more smaller studios than big i…	3 Last	cptSwing Dec 2011
What new announcement are you most looking forward to? Lots of awesome stuff was premiered tonight. What are you most excited for? [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SNo8h-KfAU"]VGA 2011: Metal Gear Solid: Rising Exclusive Trailer - YouTube[/ame…	36 Last	sltrOlsson Dec 2011
Live in Europe and want to be a moderator? FUN TIMES. So, we've [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88226"]an influx of spam[/URL] happening once in a while now that our authentication is turned off. We don't have many (rea…	73 Last	r_fletch_r Dec 2011
Hello Everyone Hello Everyone, I just started here on Polycount and wanted to get a feel for the community. I'm still studying Digital Animation and Game Design at FSU in Grand Rapids so I'm still trying to learn…	6 Last	Hexidine Dec 2011
Need an MMORPG, any suggestions? I really like winding down and spending (some) of my free time immsersed in a beautiful virtual world and I feel its healthy for an artist to do such a thing to keep imagination and creative juices f…	124 Last	TortillaChips Dec 2011
Sploot! - an indie game project Hi all! My brother and I have been working on a game for a while, he programs, I animate and we co-direct. We have been working on it seperately so far but soon enough will be combining forces and …	7 Last	RThomson Dec 2011
Indie of the Year Voting Hey everyone! Indie of the Year voting is in session right now at [url]http://www.indiedb.com[/url] and there a ton of amazing games participating. What is really cool is that you can go to any game…	2 Last	PatrickL Dec 2011
Artist exercises. (Formerly: Upping the ante on our next challenge(s).) Working within spec limits is good. It makes people consider the work they are doing while letting them work without shackles. But I think its time we introduce some shackles to really challenge you…	70 Last	yingxuy Dec 2011
Congrats H [IMG]http://cdn.eat3d.com/files/imagecache/products_dvd_front/cry3_intro_vol1_dvd_front.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://cdn.eat3d.com/files/imagecache/products_dvd_front/cry3_intro_vol2_dvd_front.jpg[/IMG][IMG]…	34 Last	Mcejn Dec 2011
Reference - Lee Jeffries Portraits The user and all related content has been deleted.	4 Last	Rob Macko Dec 2011
VGAs 2011 Child of Eden for best motion game That is all. [url]http://www.spike.com/shows/video-game-awards[/url]	65 Last	BluPanda Dec 2011
How are you supposed to judge artwork? Really, what the hell are you supposed to look for? I've been invited to sit on the jury for the BAFTA (british acadamy of film & television) videogame award for artistic achievement, and I'm totally…	12 Last	marks Dec 2011
Do you envision? When creating something new (Whether it be a concept sketch, a sculpt or whatever), do you VISUALISE what it is you are creating in your mind? What I mean is, do you have a clear image inside your m…	3 Last	Joshua Stubbles Dec 2011
Intuos3 for sale Hi guys, I have an Intuos3 A5 (Medium) for sale. Good condition, perfect working order with box/discs/manual/pen holder/spare nibs. £150 and I will ship it free to mainland UK or anywhere in the wo…	0 Last	System Dec 2011
How do you choose what path to take? There are so many things I want to do in the media industry. So much that I enjoy doing. And I really want to be good at it all, but there is simply no time to be professional at everything unfortuna…	29 Last	DrunkShaman Dec 2011
A request Hey Polycount, I have a strange request. I am modeling an AR-15 for my portfolio, and I need screen caps of people saying how terrible my portfolio is and how it does not contain any guns. Can you …	20 Last	Ace-Angel Dec 2011
How can you gift a digital copy of WoW expansions? I don't see an option to do this and I really want to take advantage of the LK - Cata for $30 deal	4 Last	MainManiac Dec 2011
Intuos 4 Large for sale Hey guys, I've had an Intuos 4 Large for a couple of years now but have only used it a couple of times. I prefer using a smaller A5 Intuos. I've used it about three times ever. Purchased for around …	0 Last	SlappyBag Dec 2011
OPINION NEEDED Hi just as the title say, I wish some of you take the time to give your opinion on this: Some of us ( I could almost bet that ALL of us) grew up playing at arcade saloons, and those places (atle…	7 Last	juguefre Dec 2011
Allods chars video I don't know if this is old or not, but just saw it today, and.. it's breath taking. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwT-E8eKsU4"]???????? ?????????? "?????? ??????" - YouTube[/a…	9 Last	Mathew O Dec 2011
Krampus Festival Fun Didn't see this posted up on here yet, so here it is. Pretty awesome festival with Krampus. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLnl5ZWG4tg&feature=player_embedded"]Krampuslauf Graz 2010 - You…	0 Last	TelekineticFrog Dec 2011
GSC Gamestudios shut down? According to [URL="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-09-gsc-denies-stalker-2-cancelled-rumour"]various[/URL] [URL="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/09/wuh-oh-gsc-stalker-2-dead/"]sourc…	24 Last	Steve Schulze Dec 2011
FX for Game Is there any resources where i can find for FX tutorials about games? You know creating, fire,smoke,explosion, etc. I want to learn how to create FX close that Blizzard use in World of Warcraft. I'v…	5 Last	RAL Dec 2011
Need Level Designer for Maniac Hollow We are in desperate need of a level designer that knows how to use UDK. Knowing UDK is a must because you will be placing the objects and creating the level. Maniac Hollow (BETA Name) is a story line…	2 Last	schulzy175 Dec 2011
What to charge for texturing / modelling? I've been asked to work for a few months with a indie game, doing environmental modelling and texturing. I've mostly been active in the modding community for a some various games, and i've gained a l…	12 Last	sama.van Dec 2011
HL2 gravity gun One that you can hold and call your own.. [img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6471620961_8f170689b6_b.jpg[/img] From here: [url]http://www.therpf.com/f9/half-life-2-gravity-gun-build-tons-o-pi…	6 Last	MadnessImport Dec 2011
Happy birthday Pedro! [img]http://poll.safa.tv/uploads/201003/19/imgs/1268983805_15-awesome-super-mario-cakes-for-game-fans.jpg[/img] Woot, happy birthday Pedro!	23 Last	JasonLavoie Dec 2011
How do you stop a Maya operation? Hello, sometimes I underestimate the amount of time it will take Maya to do do something, like a bevel, and the little wheel will just spin round and round and round. Are there any keys I can press t…	5 Last	ambershee Dec 2011
freelance programers? Does anyone know any freelance programers? One of my clients is looking for a few high end people and is having trouble locating them. PM me if you know of anyone.	10 Last	ambershee Dec 2011