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FRACT [IMG]http://richardeflanagan.com/system/screenshots/107/original/POSTER-FOR-BLOG.jpg?1294617569[/IMG] An absolutely fantastic first person adventure game. It's like Myst + Tron, and it's great. Th…	8 Last	pi-pa-po Sep 2011
M4 Loaded wrong forums damnit delete	0 Last	Lonewolf Sep 2011
Razer Switchblade. portable PC gaming Wow...................... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQ0AnlfBu4[/ame] [url]http://kotaku.com/5726670/the-portable-laptop-that-might-make-pc-gaming-on+the+go-work[/url]	21 Last	eld Sep 2011
Should a character artist bother with hard surface modeling (weapons, etc.)? Character artist is an exaggeration in my case as I'm more of an aspiring artist still learning the nits and bits of human anatomy and organic sculpting. My questions to you guys is should I even bo…	18 Last	bbob Sep 2011
Texturing on a tight budget I'm working on a project with very limited texture space for a large object. I can have one 1024 map and one 512. One needs to be diffuse and the other for normals. In the Infinity Blade talk at G…	5 Last	Steve Schulze Sep 2011
Dragon's Nest; combo-action gameplay meets RPG anyone? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNYDuh_45Y[/ame] [url]http://dragonnest.nexon.net/[/url] Was curious if any other PCers have checked this out, it's free to play and the first few hours in have…	8 Last	chrisradsby Sep 2011
Faceting as an stylistic choice. Hey folks. I'm doing a little R&D. I'm looking for games, or 3d art in general really, that uses the polygon faceting as part of its art style. Interstate 76 was a nice albeit very low poly example …	21 Last	bbob Sep 2011
Reusing your own base mesh So basically I have a head and a body that I worked a few weeks on until they were good enough to use in my characters. Now im wondering, would it be more wise to re-sculpt the entire anatomy on the …	39 Last	MainManiac Sep 2011
Best application for VST instruments? Partly due to a lack of capital and partly for fun, I'd like to make some chiptunes for my first couple of games. I've downloaded about 10 different VST plugins, all claiming to do old school 8bit o…	20 Last	passerby Sep 2011
Any tips for final university project? Hi guys! I'm finally at my last year of university, hoping to find an internship and a job soon. I'm currently working on the pre-production phase of my final university project, ( which consist to m…	5 Last	Farfarer Sep 2011
Online CG training at the Rydan Workshop starts this week... [CENTER][URL="http://www.therydanworkshop.com"][IMG]http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae294/TheRydanWorkshop/Banner_Portfolio_CG_Society.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] Through collaboration with leading…	0 Last	3DLam Sep 2011
question for gun enthusiasts hi, working on a model at the moment of the pistol Malcolm Reynolds uses in firefly. iv found this site for reference and its pretty good but the thing i cant work out is where is the ejection port …	4 Last	dansher Sep 2011
Andy Whitfield dead at 39 I came upon Spartacus well after it originally aired. Once I started watching it, I couldn't stop. I had no idea what to expect. I certainly didn't think I'd care so much about the characters so quic…	15 Last	Ben Apuna Sep 2011
Warhammer 40k: SPACE MARINE The first batch of screenshots for the game I'm working on were released so I thought I'd pimp the game out now, nice and early, in true Polycount form. [URL]http://kotaku.com/5480264/first-screens-…	145 Last	Cojax Sep 2011
Closed Mario meets Valve's Portal. Sorry if everyone has already seen this, just came across it. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtcGiZelPfk&feature=player_embedded[/ame]	0 Last	malcolm Sep 2011
Cranky Old Gamers Hey guys, my friend (and his best bud bud) have started a new website! Oh and they got a new podcast too, I know how polycount loves it's podcasts! [url]http://crankyoldgamers.net/[/url] They als…	4 Last	XenoKratios Sep 2011
Unearthly Challange??? Is there going to be an Unearthly Challenge or some other big Environment challenge anytime soon?	0 Last	TonyBTiger83 Sep 2011
lowpoly hair - how would you do it? I've made a deal with someone on youtube, I will be making them an avatar to interact with their gameplay commentaries. My Problem is when it comes to the hair I'm stumped. The head is 286 tris so it…	4 Last	System Sep 2011
Remastered games you would like to see? I saw a post on Tomshardware about 20 games they think should be remade. They bring up a couple that I think would be a ton of fun to see remastered in awesome dx11 glory. Out of all the games you ha…	81 Last	Geezus Sep 2011
TV: Torchwood Season 4 Anyone else watching? Each season has been getting better and better. But wow.. This newest one with people living forever and the conspiracy behind it is just brilliant. I'm sure there are a few…	12 Last	oXYnary Sep 2011
How To Win [COLOR="Magenta"]~[/COLOR] Over the last couple weeks? Maybe even months? There's been a few threads about the subject of finding it hard to be motivated about 3D. I know I used to hit brick walls wh…	58 Last	dempolys Sep 2011
That wonderfull thing called Google! Sometimes when searching for ref images on google, under very specific search terms, you run across a totally unrelated image that just makes you go "wtf is that all about!" I was browsing for "Bull…	10 Last	Noodle! Sep 2011
KV-X2 Hello polycount community! Been lurking the forum for quite some time now and felt it was time to become active and to advance a bit in my 3d-making. Just started a 3d-school and got the tip that po…	2 Last	seth. Sep 2011
Booze. Alright, booze/mixed drink recipe thread. Whiskey sour: (I make this in a small measuring cup) 1 oz soda water(~3/4 shot) 0.75 oz simple syrup (half shot) 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice (half shot) 1.5 …	104 Last	jeremiah_bigley Sep 2011
minecraft 1.8 server runnin i'm runnin a 1.8 server we just got thru playin tonite, but i'm goina leave it runnin for anyone who wants to jump in an check it out 66.68.101.59	3 Last	Entity Sep 2011
How to put a price on your work Hey all, Well, I guess this is something we're all dealing with. When you freelance, and you enter a project, what do you do when it comes down to putting a price on the table? I've always had this…	9 Last	Ravenok Sep 2011
Epic game jam in the UK [url]http://train2game-jam2.com/[/url] [quote]Train2Game, in conjunction with Epic Games and the University of Bedfordshire, is hosting a 48 hour Game Jam starting on Friday 4th November 2011. Bring…	12 Last	Calabi Sep 2011
Feeling guilty - Artist dilemma? Let's talk about a problem that I know some people have, including myself. The problem of feeling guilty when you're not trying to improve ie working on your portfolio with personal projects. -- I'…	57 Last	bgoodsell Sep 2011
Depression for artists I want to hear if anyone gets into this kind of slump. Whether it feels like your own skill level is not moving anywhere or your own work is not meeting the vision or standard you set out for. I ask…	43 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Sep 2011
Anyone using The Gimmie Bar? It looks like bookmarks on crack. Its in beta right now so invite only and I'm wondering if anyone is using it and if so if they like it. It looks really cool. Grab any bit of text, any image any s…	3 Last	Sean VanGorder Sep 2011
Resistance 3 announced! insomniacs have been hard at work on the next installment in the resistance franchise, and it was announced today at games-con. now i can finally spill the beans on what myself and many insomniacs ha…	8 Last	Andreas Sep 2011
Game Devloper given exployes massive bonusses to have children! Namco Bandai is amazing! Only in Japan.[INDENT][I]For parents having their third child or beyond, Namco Bandai will give a support bonus of 2 million yen. Parents having their first or second chil…	41 Last	Mithdia Sep 2011
3D is no longer a hobby, working under pressure Im a senior in HS and I spent a lunch period explaining to the art teacher at my new school about what I do in 3d (and had to explain it a bit), showed her my gallery and she thought it was excellent…	37 Last	Skillmister Sep 2011
Energy Boosting Methods Hey guys, I've been working at this new job, no it's not a industry job(unfortunately), and it's pretty physically demanding. I work in the shipping and receiving area at a pretty popular nationwide …	43 Last	Treboras Sep 2011
Master Cartoon Design [url]http://www.hxsd.com/tutorial/pingmiansheji/20110826/39804.html[/url] This is pretty sweet! I love the sketches and the fantastic gestures in the exaggeration.	0 Last	seanpetitt Sep 2011
University and the Future Hey guys, sorry if this is in the wrong section or anything. I'm kind of new here. At the moment I'm in the final year of high school and about to enter into university. I've been juggling between A…	11 Last	DrunkShaman Sep 2011
Master degree in game production Hi, I want to continue a master degree of 3d game production after the bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering.. please give me info, anyone with a degree like that here? PS: I left the advertisement …	14 Last	maze Sep 2011
Just another forum rant thread Thread titles... This has been brought up a few times before but I wanted to create a thread about it because it's been on my mind a lot. [I]Disclaimer: I am definitely not the best at naming my thr…	28 Last	Frump Sep 2011
Monster Hunter 3 tri Anyone else from polycount getting MH3tri (state-side). This will be my first time with the series, although I did play through the demo that was released a little while back.	184 Last	Shadownami92 Sep 2011
Help on modeling wall ornaments Hi Polycount! I would love to get some suggestions and ideas on my current modeling task: I'm using Maya and want to model a wall ornament like this one: [url]http://www.ancientsculpturegallery.com…	15 Last	aajohnny Sep 2011
Big Block Games build a game live 24/7 for charity Awesome indie devs Big Block Games are doing a 14-day sprint building a game. Taking donations, all proceeds go to the Child's Play charity. The best part, the entire process is being streamed live. …	7 Last	TheWinterLord Sep 2011
Rock of Ages - Brilliantly demented follow up to Xenoclash. Alright, check this out and tell my it's not the most bizarrely awesome thing you've seen all day. [url]http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/06/rock-of-ages/[/url] Paper soldiers, weird elephant things…	5 Last	R3D Sep 2011
Hi, I'm new. Nice to meet you! Ahoy there ladies and gents, my name is Ovada. I'm new 'round these parts. I'll admit, I feel a little silly posting a new thread just to say that; it's also a bit disconcerting 'cause I don't see ot…	13 Last	DrunkShaman Sep 2011
dustinbrown gots jerb! Congrats! Here we go! Since he himself is too modest to actually toot his own horn I'll take it upon myself to create this thread in his honor. [IMG]http://www.polycount.com/forum/customavatars/avatar28225_3.…	68 Last	JoeCyriac Sep 2011
R.I.P. Game Music Jukebox [url]http://www.gamemusicjukebox.com/[/url] I don't know how many of you visited Game Music Jukebox during its tenure (I've seen it posted here a couple of times), but I've always enjoyed it wheneve…	6 Last	kat Sep 2011
Welcome Xoliul to Splash Damage! So in case you hadn't heard, Laurens "Xoliul" Corijn (of XoliulShader fame) has joined us today as a Technical Artist at Splash Damage Towers, to help us out with all things Technical Art. It's grea…	90 Last	jimmypopali Sep 2011
Completely random thought but also helped burst an idea :D I was sitting and wondering, why haven't we built anything on the moon? i mean yeah it costs a lot for any country to go to the moon but...why havent we built anything there like space stations ON th…	14 Last	dpaynter26 Sep 2011
Animation Reference [url]http://www.referencereference.com/index.html[/url] Enjoy, fellow animators	6 Last	Sukotto Sep 2011
3D Artist: Focus vs Variety ? Hey guys, so im currently looking for a job as 3D artist, preferably character artist. Now im facing the problem that im from germany, i dont have any gameindustry expirience, other than my education…	18 Last	Rick_D Sep 2011
Website BlogFolio sugestions Hello I have got a domain name and I uploaded some stuff and I am in the process of building a portfolio website , what do you think of this ? [URL="http://www.n-a-i-m-a.com/"]www.n-a-i-m-a.com[/URL…	22 Last	NAIMA Sep 2011