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I get to teach kids maya... I teach AP Calculus and Programming at a high-school in Wisconsin. I am also the defacto 'computer guy' and when anything electronic malfunctions it is my fault. Very recently my school decided to ad…	6 Last	Brendan Sep 2011
most games are not becoming better!!!! Hi remember the old days silent hill 2 3 4 mdk 1 2 batman vengeance shadow of destiny megaman legends 2 & 1 onimusha 3 & 2 final fantasy 8 commandos 2 beyond good and evil . . . why some of the ne…	86 Last	rolfness Sep 2011
Business Influence on Game Development? How much influence do the business and sales departments have on game development? I've been hearing, and somewhat agree, that there haven't been a lot of really great games released in a while. I k…	27 Last	Two Listen Sep 2011
Game Design Certificate - Worth It? [url]http://www.pce.uw.edu/prog.aspx?id=6540&tab=Courses[/url] I was accepted to this ( doesn't take much ) but I'm not sure if it's worth doing. I probably know most of the design fundamental's the…	8 Last	Snacuum Sep 2011
Obscure Gems! What's Up Guys!? So, i found this movie [[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fwM4hnsdSA"]Triplets of Bellville[/ame]] in the back of my 2nd Hard Drive and thought i'd share it with you, but at the…	10 Last	konstruct Sep 2011
Trine 2 - Frozenbyte Lots of cool games that came out of TGS, one my favorites was Black Knight Sword and the New look for Devil May Cry by Ninja Theory. But Trine 2, has this game been posted here before? This game lo…	13 Last	HonkyPunch Sep 2011
Co-Op Game Suggestions Hey everyone, My girl and I are looking for a new co-op PC/Mac game and are coming up short with ideas. We're used to MMO's primarily, couple years on WoW, and more recently Rift. Problem is with t…	11 Last	leilei Sep 2011
QA as a stepping stone? In December, I will be moving from North Carolina to San Franisco, due to my wife's job. I, personally, don't think I am skilled enough to get an Environmental Artist position... yet. You could look …	26 Last	chrisradsby Sep 2011
ArenaNet Character Turn In Requirements I've might of missed this somewhere if it's been asked already. I was just going over the turn in requirements for the ArenaNet Internship thing for characters and I am seeing nothing about turning …	0 Last	couchcommando Sep 2011
Euro Hosting I'm in Eastern Europe and looking to buy some webspace, but I've previously had issues with companies like Bluehost and others in terms of transfer speeds. They're US based as far as I know, and the…	2 Last	kaptainkernals Sep 2011
Question - Photography - Some kind of Wikia? Hey to all, sorry about the thread if it's the wrong section, have pity on me :poly136: Anyhow, I was curious if anyone had some kind of advice as to where I can find more information about photogra…	3 Last	Ace-Angel Sep 2011
Yo son, I'm a nerd and proud So I made a custom t-shirt a few days back and am happy with the way it turned out. Represent, son. [url]http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/7960/representc.png[/url]	11 Last	Ghostscape Sep 2011
Free Real-Time FBX viewer [url]http://www.cgworld.com/showthread.php?775[/url]	4 Last	Andreas Sep 2011
Gamers and Science. [URL="http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/zoran/NSMBfoldit-2011.pdf"]http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/zoran/NSMBfoldit-2011.pdf[/URL] [I]"Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved…	8 Last	eld Sep 2011
Help with game industry entry Im looking to be a game designer and I need help getting into the game industry. I want to start as a game tester so if you have any suggestion on how to get a first gig, and what to do.:poly142:	12 Last	Torch Sep 2011
24 Hour Comics Day! Just spreading the word. 24 Hour Comics Day is October 1st. Here is what it's all about: [quote][b]What is 24-Hour Comics Day?[/b] 24-Hour Comics Day is an event held around the world which chall…	1 Last	Snowfly Sep 2011
CDC : Zombie Apocalypse Guide It's about time the CDC put something together on possible zombie apocalypse. Especially with all the research we are doing to cure things. [url]http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/prep…	1 Last	CrazyMatt Sep 2011
Gameloft accused of illegal, dangerous working conditions [URL]http://www.destructoid.com/gameloft-accused-of-illegal-dangerous-working-conditions-206334.phtml[/URL] [quote] Mobile studio Gameloft has been accused of overworking staff to "dangerous" levels…	86 Last	Snacuum Sep 2011
3d printer creates blood vessels [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808[/url] amazing what they can do now. might be able to just print ourselves spare parts as easily as printing out a4 paper one day.	2 Last	EmAr Sep 2011
Do most studios solely use just one 3D package? Like many of you I'm sure, I scan over job listings every day. I'll often run across the infamous skills section of the posting to find, "Knowledge of industry standard 2D and 3D (xxxx preferred.)" …	41 Last	PolyMonstar Sep 2011
Missin' them Recaps Really miss the recaps. When do they come back? Would be awesome if PC staff could designate 1 trustworthy polycounter to post monday and friday recaps.	6 Last	Del Sep 2011
Ottawa Animation Festival Anyone else going to the Ottawa Animation Festival? [url]http://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php[/url] It's going to be great! Pen Ward and Thurop(creators of Adventure Time and Flapjack, respecti…	5 Last	Sukotto Sep 2011
Cancelled Avengers FPS video I guess this is from the Aussie studio that closed? Bummer this got canned, looks awesome! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGWX_p_GHiE&feature=player_embedded[/ame]	7 Last	gsokol Sep 2011
These Arenanet art tests. I didn't want to start a mini debate in someones thread so. I noticed the first crept up not so long ago. Looked it over and it was pretty good. Then moved to my next tab, ( i tend to open a ton of…	34 Last	MainManiac Sep 2011
Business cards and how to recieve them Even with the ability to quickly swap twitter/facebook/linkedin/etc information in this day and age, I still think it's a pretty important thing to carry around business cards. A) I think it shows y…	26 Last	EarthQuake Sep 2011
Primal Carnage This looks like a lot of fun! Trespasser meets AVP ? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45JsB9y946o[/ame]	4 Last	Lazerus Reborn Sep 2011
Texturing is my weakness I don't know if anyone can help, but I follow alot of tutorials and they always seem to grab photos and use layer masks to control scratches, rust, and dirt.They often pile it on and now it's a habit…	20 Last	maze Sep 2011
Vale Visceral. Another Day another Australian Studio shutting down. So now Visceral are shutting down. Not officially confirmed yet, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time [url]http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/09/eas-visceral-studios-in-melbourne-rumoured-to-close-on-m…	5 Last	Steve Schulze Sep 2011
Playstation Vita Searched but couldn't find a dedicated thread. [url]http://kotaku.com/5840641/for-day-dudes-these-ar-games-are-the-ps-vitas-holy-shit-moment/gallery/1[/url] I'd love to get excited about this, it …	2 Last	Andreas Sep 2011
Adobe "Muse" [COLOR="Magenta"]~[/COLOR] Making a Portfolio site just got a whole lot easier! Limitations aside, I can't see how this won't be helpful: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWaKxbxFZvg[/ame]	23 Last	Justin Meisse Sep 2011
Arenas: Season 2 \ Public Support! Please Read if you're a Fan [B][SIZE=2][B]Good afternoon, Everyone![/B][/SIZE][/B] We at Tritin have been hiring many hands off Polycount since 2007 for work on our animated web series, Arenas. We are now 3 months into prod…	0 Last	WreckZ28 Sep 2011
The Roles of a Level Designer? Hey guys, I have a serious question that I need answering. So I'm a 3rd year student in a Game Development program and I am looking to be a level designer once I'm out of school. I am currently br…	5 Last	passerby Sep 2011
Getting a Job in Games - Respawn Article [COLOR="Magenta"]~[/COLOR] If you're trying to get in, this has some nuggets of gold in it: [url]http://www.respawn.com/news/getting-a-job-in-games/[/url]	15 Last	Jungsik Sep 2011
Relic Layoffs huge layoffs at relic today :( I hope those of you affected land on your feet ASAP.	32 Last	Goldo_O Sep 2011
Italy and Spain video game market consulting Hey there guys, I have a friend who works for a consulting company out in the US and they are doing Video Game market research in Spain and Italy. So naturally I was asked if I know some guys in the…	0 Last	d1ver Sep 2011
Dead Island So either Steam or Techland released a beta version of the game on Steam to everyone instead of the retail version. It's full of bugs and other junk. This might be one of the funniest videos I have s…	76 Last	HonkyPunch Sep 2011
Sony changes Terms of Service Agreement They prevent the user from filing a class action lawsuit against them unless they mail them (Sony) a request in writing. [quote]NOTE: THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND C…	3 Last	Jeremy-S Sep 2011
Qwiki - generated vocalized Wiki had to share this, it's pretty neat: [url]http://www.qwiki.com/[/url] You can type in anything and it reads to you an overview of that subject from Wikipedia.	0 Last	Karmageddon Sep 2011
3d Modeling I am new to 3d modeling and I wan't to get started in it. Can anyone direct me to some tutorials that can get me into the 3D world? I am new to this.	9 Last	Pedro Amorim Sep 2011
Who to take crits from? and how much should you take? I tend to show many people something I am working on to see what they think and how I can benefit from it, but there are times where I get too many different responses it confuses me, and also I get …	34 Last	skankerzero Sep 2011
Max vs Maya for animation So I need to learn some animatiOn because I think it would help me when it comes to posing etc. But while messing with the biped in max it felt really frustrating and clunky, I'm just curious if May…	3 Last	thatanimator Sep 2011
Codemasters Guildford Closes -____- [url]http://www.computerandvideogames.com/318893/bodycount-developer-to-close-codemasters-confirms/[/url] Hope everybody affected bounces back asap	15 Last	katzeimsack Sep 2011
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Closed fine UV seams - help	0 Last	Bombshell Sep 2011
Final Fantasy X remake for PS Vita - and PS3 [url]http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/14/square-enix-announces-final-fantasy-10-remake-for-ps-vita-and/[/url] I was like "WTF%\@#@!$" Totally unexpected and I don't even know what to think about it. X…	33 Last	PolyMonstar Sep 2011
Any 2D art or 3D modelling workshops in Toronto? Hi, I am interested in learning and developing my skills in anything related to concept art, illustration, 3D modelling, animation, etc. There has been lots of amazing artwork and models that inspire…	11 Last	DrunkShaman Sep 2011
Abstract drawing / painting software? There was a program released within the past 2-3 years that I messed around with that allowed you to make a bunch of random shapes. It also had real-time symmetry in it. I think it was free, was pre…	8 Last	Isaiah Sherman Sep 2011
Bizzard music [url]http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/music/[/url] It's great that Blizzard are making some of their music available for download. I really liked the music from the Diablo series. I do have a grip…	5 Last	Mister Sentient Sep 2011
US Gov Sues The Art Institutes [url]http://www.petapixel.com/2011/09/02/us-gov-sues-the-art-institutes-for-11-billion-fraud/[/url] This makes me so happy, first step in an art degree actually being worth something. stop passing k…	50 Last	Jeremy Wright Sep 2011
Workslime [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o72/iLegacy2/workslime.jpg[/IMG] Do you know situations like this? I do and i asked myself: is this just a human characteristic do not have long sight. I gues…	17 Last	SimonT Sep 2011