General Discussion

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Guess who didn't play Bioshock? [URL=http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/silicon-valley-billionaire-funding-creation-artificial-libertarian-islands-140840896.html;_ylt=AmPS9rAgix3dV5bxbp8zmBGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM1dm44aWY3BHBrZwNiMjdiY…	73 Last	Bigjohn Aug 2011
The future of Epic? [URL="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-16-epic-games-working-on-five-new-titles"]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-16-epic-games-working-on-five-new-titles[/URL] "It's nice to targe…	25 Last	Kevin Johnstone Aug 2011
UDK, Portfolio, and Licence Do I need to purchase a commercial licence of UDK in order to use it for my portfolio? Reading through the EULA, it seems like I would have to, because I generate revenue based on that portfolio. A…	3 Last	PredatorGSR Aug 2011
London Riots man its getting bad, riots kicking off all over the place. I live in leyton and apparently a few shops have been burned. I am not that far from walthamstow and tottenham hale where it all kicked off.…	331 Last	Rick_D Aug 2011
Best way to get Feedback on personal work? Hey to all, I was wondering, what is the best way to get some feedback on personal work, on a constant basis? I did start a thread in[thread=84411]here[/thread], but I feel like it's not enough, I …	7 Last	FAT_CAP Aug 2011
Moving to Cali! Cultural lessons please. Hey guys, So I've accepted a job in California (just waiting on the VISA to come through!) and I've been having some conversations with people about the differences, socially and culturally, between…	84 Last	Kwramm Aug 2011
Loss of Motivation I recently got out of a contract position with a studio where I did a lot of editor work, causing me to feel my skills and knowledge with the game industry have gone very lax. I want to work on new s…	31 Last	Ace-Angel Aug 2011
Paths of Hate - Damian Nenow Worth watching. Short film by Damian Nenow - Polish cg MacGyver. [U] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBovH7_um_s[/ame] [/U]	2 Last	Ace-Angel Aug 2011
PEN Productions Master Classes with Paul Neale PEN Productions and Paul Neale are offering Master Classes in character rigging, scripting for character rigging and Max to Mudbox work flows. Drop in to our site to read more. [URL="http://penpr…	10 Last	Mark Dygert Aug 2011
I need advice on a job offer I was recently offered a job at a studio in Austin. When I originally applied for the position, I was under the impression that it was a contract position that would allow me to make ends meet, save…	74 Last	Rico Aug 2011
Gots new jerb On the 29th, I'll be joining our very own Ryan Hawkins down at Timegate Studios, in Sugar Land, Texas :D I'm hoping that this coming week will bring additional good news for three other Polycounters…	51 Last	Rens Aug 2011
gamescon, who's going? Sup PC people whom I dont have on google+! So who's going to gamescon this year? I'm gonna be there and showcase PAYDAY: The heist. Anybody else going? Lets meet and maybe get a beer and discover Köl…	0 Last	dannedadon Aug 2011
A different form of art. Hey everyone. So I know this isn't game art. Or tech art. Or something that is commonly thought of as art. But I thought I would share it anyway. As some of you know, when I'm not on my computer…	32 Last	Talbot Aug 2011
Major breakthrough in treating Viral infections? Since there are so many doom and gloom people are bad threads up let's talk about this: [URL="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/antiviral-0810.html"]http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/antiviral-081…	22 Last	Joseph Silverman Aug 2011
Animation Mentor, post graduation thoughts and advice Hey everyone. I'm currently facing a bit of a decision, and I'm doing some research before I make the choice. I got accepted onto the Animation Mentor program back at the beginning of 2011, and un…	22 Last	System Aug 2011
Project Nm With the Rise of the Planet of the Apes thread on the go I wondered if anyone had seen this? Edit - Project Nim, not NM. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxQap9AAPOs[/ame]	1 Last	tanka Aug 2011
WILFRED Havent seen a Thread about this. so, this show has my life..!. and it's f'ing brilliant!!! this is the original from Australia [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5enxi2kYjU[/ame] and this is t…	2 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Aug 2011
Mudbox SAP - 2012 Giga-Texels Hey to all, I was wondering what everyone thinks of this? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exnEDYKqNyM&feature=player_embedded[/ame] Also, anyone knows if there is going to be some kind of baki…	3 Last	oglu Aug 2011
Nothing but love for Polycount... Hey Polycounters. A brief history: Graduated AI Minnesota in 2002 with a mediocre demo reel... Did a couple Q3 models around that time that was listed here, which, of course, not many downloaded...…	0 Last	Deadpixel Aug 2011
Bungie Staffer Pulls Gun On Shooting Suspect, Makes Citizens Arrest [URL]http://kotaku.com/5830253/bungie-staffer-brings-down-shooting-suspect-with-handcuffs[/URL] Looks like Bungie makes sure to feed their employee's their Wheaties every morning. That's some balls!…	32 Last	Joseph Silverman Aug 2011
Flash Molehill - Flash and 3D? OK so I work as a 3D artist in a games company that makes online Flash-based games. So most of what I produce is pre-rendered at the moment. But the flash developers here keep getting excited about t…	8 Last	Fomori Aug 2011
E-petition government support for UK games industry I did numerous searches with nothing showing that this has been posted yet with the keywords. [url]http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/4677[/url] For those who aren't familiar with the UK's n…	9 Last	hawken Aug 2011
looking for a fractal drawing program There was a online flash sketch program that let you draw these cool fractal flame things - does anyone have the link to it still?	9 Last	Fomori Aug 2011
Blender or 3d Max for the gaming industry Hello, I want to start working in the modelling/gaming industry as an 3d artist or environment/ level designer. I started using blender a couple of years ago and stopped using it due to a different…	0 Last	a-k-m Aug 2011
Blender or 3d Max for the gaming industry Hello, I want to start working in the modelling/gaming industry as an 3d artist or environment/ level designer. I started using blender a couple of years ago and stopped using it due to different l…	0 Last	a-k-m Aug 2011
Happy Birthday Spark! I just wanted to give [URL="http://www.theartdepartment.org/faculty/brett-briley"]Brett Brilley[/URL], friend, mentor and partner in crime a happy birthday shoutout! Happy Birthday Brett!!! Hope you …	24 Last	d1ver Aug 2011
Senior year in HS, course called "AP Studio/3d art" Im a bit confused as to what this actually is, is it digital or physical? When looking on youtube people are showing off paintings, sculptures, and drawing, and obviously I only want in if the 2d/3d …	12 Last	The Mad Artist Aug 2011
Legitimate question about General Discussion Forums. Ok, im a little confused right now. And yes, I already read the rules of the forums. I re-read them before starting this thread. Im not trying to be a douche, Im just curious as to why a thread like…	53 Last	Andreas Aug 2011
What's the Best website for finding a mod or gamedev team? For about a year now I've joined teams and the projects either flopped due to members bailing or a roster where no one knew what it took to complete the game.(i.e. no one is on board that knows riggi…	12 Last	r_fletch_r Aug 2011
March Desktops! [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4403405652_209bf8c81a_o.jpg[/img] LOL I guess it's time to reinstall. . .	78 Last	Grimm_Wrecking Aug 2011
Modgine: The 3D Modding Game Engine Hello all! =) I'm new here... I hope you all don't take this as spam... I want to share with you all a new 3D Game Engine I created that supports MD2 Models (quake 2 models). Here is the details.…	0 Last	kuroshu Aug 2011
Formula's for organic functions? Hey to all, This is going to sound weird, I promise, it's not a weird fetish on my behalf, just research type thing. I was wondering if there was a site or a way to calculate the functions of the h…	3 Last	Ace-Angel Aug 2011
Dare to be Digital (Student Competition) - trailers Hey peeps! Some of you will know about the competition already, but for those of you who don't; Dare to be Digital is a 10 week student game design competition where teams of 5 are required to make …	13 Last	Rick Stirling Aug 2011
Woop, our first ingame trailer [Risen2] hey guys, after 3 long years of development there is our first official ingame trailer of Risen2 i'm quite happy with this as you might already recognized ;) see it here [ame]http://www.youtube.com/w…	22 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Aug 2011
Im having problems with the art scene It seems lately I just can't get motivated, and its tearing me apart. Im scared to start anything because Im afraid ill give up too soon and fail, and when I fail it can be weeks before I can get bac…	32 Last	MainManiac Aug 2011
League of Legends - Studio Rumble 2011 Was wondering anyone here in the teams playing in the Studio Rumble? Preaseason Week 1 has begun, and our team had a blast playing against Turbine(T3) last night.	7 Last	Justin Meisse Aug 2011
Really? This is what we have come to in self-entitlment? It's game related but a point that stings me alot. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNgjecJY76g&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNgjecJY76g&feature=channel_video_title[/a…	166 Last	r_fletch_r Aug 2011
UI Designer Are you passionate about video games? Do you want to keep progressing in an exciting, young and dynamic environment? Gameloft is currently seeking a User Interface (UI) Designer to join our team. Ga…	1 Last	glottis8 Aug 2011
Comicon Challenge 2011 First things first. Let's keep the bullshit politics out of this thread. For what little it's worth, this comp is being run by GA members Yung and Lamont (the latter of whom ran the Dreams and Night…	32 Last	katzeimsack Aug 2011
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Going Indie There have been a lot of thread recently about layoffs, and insane crunch at big AAA developers. One option to avoid all this is to go "indie". This often means you code, do the art, and market your …	41 Last	Ruz Aug 2011
3DS Max Render Updates and new Xoliul Shader Preview [url]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/subscription_advantage_pack_2012_adobe_ae_interop_render_passes_activeshade_iray[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Qt_4cQHxo[/ame]	16 Last	catstyle Aug 2011
Texture set someone advertised earlier? Hey people, Someone on Polycount was advertising a $15 (or something around there) decal / texture'y set. I'm ready to purchase, throw money at this person in exchange, but I can't for the life of m…	2 Last	Uly Aug 2011
Best Online Music Site for Lossless Formats. I'm looking for John Digweeds Structures. Beatport has it for $18. So about as much as a CD version. Amazon.. $9 Whats the difference? Beatport offers wav downloads... Is there another site pe…	0 Last	oXYnary Aug 2011
new comprehensive texture library Hi, i created a new website for texture and modeling reference images, especially for VFX, gaming and concept artists. With more than 50 000 pics for your private and commercial work: [URL="http:…	0 Last	CGCA Aug 2011
Closed English Premier League I don't know how many of you are interested in football/soccer, but the league is about to start soon (With a few postponed due to riots) and I think if there are people interested there should be a …	4 Last	adam Aug 2011
GDC Europe / gamescom Gamescom kicks off in three weeks. Who's going?	25 Last	EVIL Aug 2011
Great Ted Talk On Observation [URL]http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_5_ways_to_listen_better.html[/URL] This may be on sound, but if you consider it, it applies to ALL the senses, even visual. Interesting topic to consid…	3 Last	rooster Aug 2011
New PolyDad here So, yeah. I'm a flippin dad, now. He was just born on the 29th @ 9lbs, 3oz (4178gm)of LOL and OMG. His name is Wesley, and he's going to be a Lounge Singer. Or something. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u…	34 Last	Grimm_Wrecking Aug 2011
Talkin' about developing for the UDK (iOS) Hello! I don't want this thread to get too technical, so if you guys are down for it I'll keep it out of Tech Talk for now and in GD. I have some rather high-level thoughts & questions about develo…	17 Last	WillMac Aug 2011