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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
hay nerds! Dungeons & Dragons Encounters channel all that forum aggression into killing some goblins: [url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/event.aspx?x=dnd/4new/event/dndencounters]D&D Encounters[/url] I participated in the preview event at my …	3 Last	joe gracey Aug 2011
3ds Max 2012 subscription pack announced some goodies for you: - Render passes (State Sets) - Adobe After Effects bidirectional interop - Node-based pre-compositing UI - Layered Photoshop PSD output - ActiveShade for iray - .Net wrapper for…	11 Last	Andreas Aug 2011
Starfarer - Indie Game Just picked up the pre-order alpha of this little diamond in the rough and am enjoying it thoroughly. The developer recently quit his day job to work on it full time, so if anyone's interested in thi…	11 Last	Uly Aug 2011
Siggraph 2011 - Vancouver Edition [url]http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/[/url] (Aug 7 - 11) Curious as to whom is going to Siggraph this year. Found out it's in Vancouver this year and figure a polycount meet-up is in order then. I fig…	18 Last	engelmanna Aug 2011
how many of u non US residents got hired and moved to a US company? can u share your experience and story about how it all went? how hard/long was it for the company and you to work out the moving? anyone of you without any degree made it too?	78 Last	EarthQuake Aug 2011
Environment art - A foot in the door? Hey guys, I've been talking to a lot of recruiters lately and trying to prep for the Eurogamer recruitment fair in London to try and get some work in the industry. I've worked in advertising for a wh…	25 Last	DerekLeBrun Aug 2011
Lucas loses Star Wars copyright case at Supreme Court [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12910683[/url] A prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars has won his copyright battle with director George Lucas over his right to se…	20 Last	Wrath Aug 2011
L.A. Noire's 7 year dev cycle: Bad Management? [URL]http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1178844p2.html[/URL] I think this part from the second page sums it up... and definitely applies to the gaming industry in general. It's probably the main thing …	133 Last	glynnsmith Aug 2011
Trackmania We have a bunch of TM Nations here at the office, which I've been playing for the last few weeks and loving it. Wanting more I decided to buy TM United last night and I have to say... this is looks t…	16 Last	TheWinterLord Aug 2011
Schooling - Doing it right? So, to spare those of you who are just wanting a quick read, here is my question prior to my fluff: Is a traditional education of traditional skills worth it? Fluff: I'm twenty years old, female, an…	0 Last	Junopsis Aug 2011
toolbag 1.04 released. [URL]http://archive.aweber.com/toolbag/8N3.Y/h/Marmoset_Toolbag_Newsletter_104.htm[/URL] yay...etc :)	10 Last	Sean VanGorder Aug 2011
Clean&Sharp Hand painted textures Help! Hello everyone :) I posted a Thread yesterday, but somehow it didn't seem to show up anywhere, perhaps its because I'm a new user or it got deleted ..? Anyway. I just recently checked out Spiral Kn…	0 Last	JasonM Aug 2011
ZBrush 4R2 Sneakpeek [url]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=152654[/url] Looks pretty neat so far. From what I can see looks like it has voxels in it now, as well as proper mesh slicing, and some weird ZSket…	54 Last	moose Aug 2011
Stay away from G.T.A., listen...to what I say [URL]http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/games/officer-blames-grand-theft-auto-for-london-riots/[/URL] Anyone seen this? I never thought video games would actually be blamed for bad things…	11 Last	Dylan Brady Aug 2011
Official New iPiSoft Studio Express for Kinect. Howdy Folks Great News. iPiSoft has released a radical and amazing new version of their desktop motion capture software. They have removed the 5 second output limit. Please visit this link to down…	0 Last	polybones Aug 2011
Vote for iPiSoft Nominated for Best 3D App of the Year award. Howdy Folks, It is with great pride and pleasure that I announce!, iPisoft Mocap Studio Express for Kinect has been nominated for "Best 3D Application of the year." Please vote here for iPiSoft Mo…	5 Last	polybones Aug 2011
Lightwave10 or Modo ? I can only afford these programs , which would you recomend ?	30 Last	subdproxy Aug 2011
3DS Max Customer Feedback I don't work for them or anything, but I feel everyone should go on here and vote if you haven't. They seem to be actually listening to us somewhat. I got an email saying they've completed a Render …	0 Last	mLichy Aug 2011
Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch M on offer on Ibood Heya! I came across this offer (and i'm not sure, but i think it wasn't mentioned anywhere else before) and i thought that many people could benefit from this offer over here. [url]http://www.ibood…	3 Last	Ace-Angel Aug 2011
high poly character for cinematic I wanna know how dense the wireframe and lineflow for high poly character for todays cinematic, like blur and digic. any clue?	6 Last	xvampire Aug 2011
Stuck without creativity NEED HELP SO lately, I've been getting back into drawing and such, and I just feel like I can't come up with any ideas that make me think "Oh that sounds really fun!" I know this happens to people all the tim…	12 Last	Jungsik Aug 2011
My very first art test completed!!!...now I wait :( So I completed my very first art test for a job/career! I'm really excited about this company and I know I did a damn good job, I just hate waitinggggg. I would love to post the art test and show it …	46 Last	[SF]Three9 Aug 2011
From environment to technical artist? I understand both job titles probably vary a great deal from one studio to another, but what is the likely hood that one job carries well into the next? I assumed for a long time that the technical …	22 Last	Kwramm Aug 2011
Getting a "print" of a 3D model? So I have a nice detailed model of a human skull that I created in ZBrush for a client and he would like it machined/printed/whatever to have a cool physical copy. The client says he would like it i…	1 Last	Brendan Aug 2011
Need Roomate (Vancouver) So I have really, I mean REALLY bad luck. My roommate deal fell through because the lady I was going to rent from pissed off her dad (apparently works for her dad renting out places) or some BS like …	1 Last	Nemlet17 Aug 2011
Spiral Knights Textures Hey guys and gals - Perhaps not the best first post..asking for stuff, but here goes :) I just checked out Spiral Knights, and instantly fell in love with the textures. Really inspired me to get bac…	0 Last	JasonM Aug 2011
It Gets Better: PSA from us You guys may know about "It Gets Better".A lot of kids are being bullied, Let them know them it will be better one day; and that there are people who care. I think the people at polycount are good e…	19 Last	Vrav Aug 2011
The People - Who's in your life, how do they help or hurt your art Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get all mushy on you guys. I have a strong belief that ones ability to develop an aesthetic sense of whats important, that lets so many great artists work quick…	20 Last	gsokol Aug 2011
Retaining rights to old work being used in clients game? Hey, The studio im working with wants to use some models I did a while ago for their project. I'm happy to do this, but I want to make sure that I have the legal authority to use the models in any w…	2 Last	Dylan Brady Aug 2011
how many 3D artists? Gentlemen- I have a question. How many 3D app users are there in the world? Counting every software that are based on creating 3D meshes and animating. Im doing some market reserch and is getting n…	24 Last	Ben Apuna Aug 2011
QuakeCon 2011 Keynote Carmack = Awesome. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zgYG-_ha28&feature=player_embedded[/ame] Quakecon Highlights from toms hardware [quote]There is no plan or team in place for a future Quake t…	19 Last	Mike_Carlyle Aug 2011
New computer - First time building my own - need advice Ok, so some of you have probably seen my other thread of my computer problems, and well, ive decided its time for a complete overhaul anyways. so, im building a new rig! Heres the problem, ive neve…	8 Last	haiddasalami Aug 2011
Finding the right studio Hey guys. I've recently gotten my portfolio up to a point where I'd like to start applying to studios, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about it. I've been doing a bit of searching about, but I'm s…	12 Last	LRoy Aug 2011
daily disturbance!! Hi we get destracted by checking the forums we have registered to, and the website that we are running, Email, Skype, IRC Channel, Youtube,.... so let's come out with a nice solution to this retard…	38 Last	leslievdb Aug 2011
Anyone know this concept artist (UDK Samaritan) Couldn't find who did this concept art for udk, im sure they work at epic? [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17167192/Web/8-5-2011%2010-51-55%20AM.jpg[/IMG]	2 Last	Mypeople Aug 2011
Humble Indie Bundle 3 (Pay what you want, DRM Free, Indie Games) *now also includes the humble indie bundle 2 [URL]http://www.humblebundle.com/[/URL] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c6PWtE9mI&feature=player_embedded[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtub…	15 Last	Stinger88 Aug 2011
Where's my drive at man For some reason I've lately had a lack of drive and/or will to model.. Kinda starts to make me sad :( It's been about 4 or 5 weeks now that I open up my max, and then just let it sit there all they …	23 Last	NoctyQ Aug 2011
StarCraft 2 for FREE [url]http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/3250656#blog[/url] :)	12 Last	Ride Aug 2011
Computer problems... Need help! Hey guys an gals. So I'm having computer issues. My pc won't start up. Or, rather, it looks like it does but nothing displays on the screen. All the fans turn on, the lights turn on, including the RA…	16 Last	Doughnut Bear Aug 2011
Moving to Vancouver - anyone there? Hey folks, I'm moving to Vancouver in a few months time from New Zealand and I'm wondering if there are any Polycounters there. Back here the local devs get together for a monthly MeetUp which is aw…	25 Last	Acr0 Aug 2011
The Genius of Photography [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EchMdvl8SY&feature=related[/ame] This is awesome to watch! :) Felt like sharing it as I know a lot of folks love photography around here.	5 Last	seir Aug 2011
ThunderCats new Cartoon BAD ASS So far. Reimaging of original series... Much more involved. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KGj6KGeUto[/ame]	17 Last	Acr0 Aug 2011
Mall-Downloads - Can you trust them? Hey Guys, I was looking at several sites to buy 3DS Max 2012 and found this site: mall-downloads.net/ The thing is, the prices are VERY, very cheap. Which would be awesome, to save more than 3000 …	0 Last	moeptier Aug 2011
Sony Acquires Sucker Punch Sony buys inFamous game developer Sucker Punch: [url]http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/02/7220875-sony-buys-infamous-game-developer-sucker-punch[/url] I'm sure this is good news to those at …	13 Last	Shogun3d Aug 2011
Logged in as someone else? Hey all, I just opened up my browser and came here to polycount.com, and I'm greeted with the login saying I'm logged in as the user "firebat", following the link to his(her?) homepage, It appears t…	5 Last	Ace-Angel Aug 2011