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CG game magazines, what do you read? Title says it all, I am a 3D artist looking for some magazines on that sort of subject. What do you recommend?	6 Last	PolyHertz Oct 2011
Art Tasks Am wondering if it would be good to have a centralised post for collecting various art tasks..? Briefs, Links, Images etc? just a thought...	6 Last	D4V1DC Oct 2011
Fitocracy invites Well I signed up for [url]www.fitocracy.com[/url] just to see what it's like and I got some beta invites. Essentially its a nerdy fitness website where you earn experience and level your profile bas…	1 Last	Andreas Oct 2011
How did you get into the industry? I started a new sticky thread where I want to archive people's stories about getting into the industry. [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89972[/url] I'm trying to figure out a g…	48 Last	SouthpawSid Oct 2011
post your pets! so this time last year i got 3 awesome ferrets, here's how they look now! [img]http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/9371/p3250068.jpg[/img] [img]http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1802/p3250067.jpg[/im…	144 Last	SouthpawSid Oct 2011
pimping a game you worked on; what's the "proper" way to do so Hey guys, So in May I got a job at a brand new company called Sky Parlor Studios in Sanford, Florida. We are a mobile developer and have two games released so far. I'd like to post them and get feed…	2 Last	[SF]Three9 Oct 2011
Gears of War 3 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFmYbaAjrfo[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdLpJjYPIz8&feature=player_embedded[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxNheOwh62A[/ame] This game …	184 Last	Zipfinator Oct 2011
anyone know where to get any scan data? Hi polycount. Im looking for some scan data on faces or bodies. Im trying to improve my sculpting and it would really help out if there was a place where I could download scan data as references and…	5 Last	dannedadon Oct 2011
WorldAlpha website to be launched. Feedback appreciated. Well, I'm just about to launch my game website. Polycount help me find the artist for my cityscape. I am looking for any feedback. Be it positive or negative. The game is still a bit off, so I don't …	13 Last	worldalpha Oct 2011
this is neat! (some kind of short film...) must watch with headphones...hehe, i kinda wish it wasn't so short tho. i'd like to see more comics like this. [url]http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=31[/url]	20 Last	Ace-Angel Oct 2011
Forza Motorsport 4 Finally able to show some of the stuff I worked on for a year. I was a track lead, responsible for upgrading several ported tracks with new lighting/textures/geo (no screenshots of the updates releas…	148 Last	flaagan Oct 2011
Self Taught or Animation School? [B]Edit[/B]: As many people have rightfully mentioned I've wrongly attributed my interests in concept art and character design to fitting with an animation course when I should have said fine arts or…	12 Last	MrCake Oct 2011
Just Cause 3 [URL]http://kotaku.com/5853786/just-cause-3-coming-next-year[/URL] Here's hoping there's more shit to blow up and less political ranting at the end of the game. Also, I hope they up the ante with e…	13 Last	biofrost Oct 2011
Good Environment/Weapon/Hard Surface Concepts Help This probably seems like an odd thread, but I am an aspiring environment artist, i love modeling hard surface and organic models, and I love modeling environments from concepts and such, small enviro…	5 Last	dpaynter26 Oct 2011
Any polycounters in SanFran / SanJose area? hi, I am on a mission to San Fran, more precisely San Jose next week. I was wondering if there are any laid back polycounters around this area that would like to hook up with a friendly euro fella. …	4 Last	_Shimmer Oct 2011
3D Modeling with One Hand Greetings all, I am going to get straight to the point. I can only use my left hand, and have difficulty with 3D modelling and was wonder if anybody out there has anything to assist me with being abl…	39 Last	Blaizer Oct 2011
TextEnhance filling up polycount? Is this something with the website? or did I get something on my computer thats doing this? Ive only noticed it on polycount so far, and it just started today. even the "search" polycount forums is …	11 Last	slipsius Oct 2011
Book of Unwritten Tales - A Point&Click Adventure [img]http://home.arcor.de/Noren/Book_of_Unwritten_Tales.jpg[/img] Hi there, I´m not exactly the most active user here, but I wanted to drop by and let you know that "The Book of Unwritten Tales" …	3 Last	Noren Oct 2011
Renegade Ops [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-gameplay-renegade-ops/713913[/url] man! this game look so WIn already,is studio behind Just Cause who made this? :D , remind me to old school Jackal …	33 Last	Shiv Oct 2011
2012 IGF Pirate Kart - 300 free indie games! The 2012 IGF Pirate Kart is a FREE and LEGAL compilation of over 300 games by over 100 developers! It has been submitted to the 2012 Independent Games Festival Main Competition! [URL]http://www.pira…	4 Last	Joopson Oct 2011
Game Server Rental? So with BF3 out now, a bunch of us here at work try to get matches together, but with server issues and the amount of people playing, its near impossible. Therefore, we've been talking about renting …	1 Last	oXYnary Oct 2011
Making money from our craft. I thought we could use a thread detailing how to make money from our art. A lot of the time our creations end up sitting in a hard-drive until it fails; why not sell that M16 you modelled, or model a…	33 Last	Andreas Oct 2011
UDK October 2011 is up, no patch notes yet,,, [url]http://www.udk.com/download[/url] EDIT: Patch notes [url]http://udk.com/news-beta-oct2011.html[/url] [quote]October 2011 UDK Beta Upgrade Notes iOS God rays and shadows support added on iOS …	0 Last	ZacD Oct 2011
It is good to have Mac for 3D I decide it to take a Mac for modeling,texturing and rendering. My friend who work at game industry.told me to get Mac for 3D. and get rid of Window. Why do u guys think to get decent Mac for model…	62 Last	VPrime Oct 2011
Mummifying Alan This is really interesting - and freaky as hell. A terminally ill man gets mummified when he dies, to progress our modern knowledge of what the ancient Egyptians did. Besides the gruesome factor, th…	5 Last	Gmanx Oct 2011
Upgrading my crappy computer - polycount please help :) Hello guys. About time I put some new parts in this computer. Will be getting new CPU, Motherboard and RAM. Going to keep the rest as I can't afford it atm. I've read other threads about upgrades and…	44 Last	greevar Oct 2011
Art-test for junior 3d-animation artist Hi guys ! Does anybody know what kind of art-test can be given to junior animator? Is there any basics that he should be able to do ? Would be grateful if someone will tell us about his experience o…	3 Last	monster Oct 2011
Transporting PC in Parts? So, I'm flying to Montreal in a Week to finally start my first Job in the Industry. It has been concluded that shipping my PC in it's Full Tower Cooler Master case would be more expensive than simpl…	17 Last	Boyso Oct 2011
asking for patience hey, this thread is about sharing your stories concerning those who support you through your underdog times. the girlfriends, moms, siblings and roomates who see your goals. and dont just want to tak…	5 Last	Andreas Oct 2011
Asus ep 121 (another artist demo) After watching a couple of the Asus videos out there I decided to make one as well. [url]http://stopwatchstudy.blogspot.com/2011/09/asus-ep-121-tablet-pc-short-review.html[/url] my main programs of…	19 Last	JohnnyRaptor Oct 2011
Research halp! I'm trying to find a scene in some fantasy based movie or game cinematic focusing on some evil creature slowly moving or walking through some plants / grass and it wilts all around them as they move.…	2 Last	Isaiah Sherman Oct 2011
ULU Asks... You can check out the weekly UDK and Game development related questions here. [url]www.facebook.com/UDKLU[/url] [B][I]Would you like a Shooter game based on Dino's, like Turok or others that pulled …	0 Last	ArchieVision Oct 2011
Nearly 50% of GameStops profits come from pre-owned sales (College Paper) I have to do a paper on the effects of game retailer's on the game industry and I am writing from the side of the game publishers/developers. Here is an small article about what I am writing. [URL]…	113 Last	Snacuum Oct 2011
blizzcon trailers (D3 and SC2) so...much...win!!!! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG_3R9BoVvg&feature=player_embedded"]StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Preview Trailer - YouTube[/ame] and [ame="http://www.youtube.com…	34 Last	jmt Oct 2011
Cintiq 12WX for sale Selling Mint Condition Cintiq 12WX by Wacom. I bought it about 6 months ago and while it has been my favorite digital art tool ever, I simply don't use it enough to justify what I have paid for it. T…	0 Last	munch Oct 2011
Too old? So, here's a question that I've been pondering for a while, how old is too old to enter the games industry? Back story is I'm 30 and about to hit 31 at the end of the year, however I am determined to…	23 Last	Isaiah Sherman Oct 2011
How to start to learn Anatomy/ I have really hard time with this, how to start to learn anatomy? I have books and DVDs for it, but they are too hard to understand, too much information and less pictures. Do i need to know every…	11 Last	jtravers Oct 2011
Learning Japanese for playing games Hey guys, I know there are some Japanese speakers here, and some Japanese residents too so this thread is kinda directed at you guys. I'm currently learning Japanese, for what may or may not be a …	32 Last	thatanimator Oct 2011
3D head generation from sample photos? Hey guys, I remember seeing a program out there where you can get ...say....celebrity faces from a few angles and put down points on specific areas (eyes, nose, etc) and it would create a very rough…	2 Last	Memory Oct 2011
I'm giving a talk about Polycount, game artists, being a professional. For the Toronto IGDA. Info here: [url]http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176705439075126[/url] This is going to be a closed discussion, meaning its just for the people in the room. I am hoping to…	111 Last	Shiv Oct 2011
Corona (Jackass theme) sheet music > Hey guys. I haven't posted here in quite some time, and I'm no longer a regular around these parts, so I'm not sure if I'm writing this post in the right place, but here goes... > I'm currently wo…	6 Last	almighty_gir Oct 2011
Can you be 'too old' for an entry level gig? Hey guys, having a bit of a personal crisis over the last few days and I'm keen to get some feedback from those in the industry and with personal experience. Bit of a wall of text here but I'd appre…	36 Last	Aigik Oct 2011
3DS Price Drop from $249.99 to $169.99. EDIT: [URL="http://www.nintendo.com/corp/nintendo3ds/news/"]http://www.nintendo.com/corp/nintendo3ds/news/[/URL] "Whether it's a move to gain sales for the holiday season or simply to create a userb…	68 Last	Two Listen Oct 2011
Gadaffi dead Unconfirmed report that he is dead	74 Last	Ace-Angel Oct 2011
metro 2033 fer 5 duckets? With the slow love for pc release with crysis 2 and with even Carmack now admittedly putting the pc on the backburner. I have switched to proving my new hardware pron on the metro demo instead of cry…	26 Last	rolfness Oct 2011
Next! ... Fantasy Book Must Reads Ok, I just finished the Hedge Knight Novellas (prequel stories for A Song of Ice and Fire) after reading A Dance With Dragons and am still hungry for more!!!! So what should I check out next to keep…	57 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2011
AltDevConf - An Online Game Conference hey guys, I know it's almost to late to submit, but I wanted to post a link here. Essentially we are going to be hosting a 24 hour online conference, art, programming, audio, production, etc will al…	1 Last	haiddasalami Oct 2011
The Holodesk Can you imagine modeling with this? (once it advances) [url]http://www.complex.com/tech/2011/10/microsoft-developing-digital-3d-modeling-desk[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_d…	5 Last	CrazyMatt Oct 2011
Super Cheap DIY Halloween Costumes. Got Halloween Parties to go to. I don't want to spend cash. You guys got any great DIY Halloween Costume Ideas?	23 Last	crazyfingers Oct 2011
Exotic animals invade a city in Ohio! Crazy news story worth chatting about; [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/us/ohio-animals-on-loose/index.html?hpt=hp_t1[/url]	38 Last	ebagg Oct 2011