General Discussion

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Dual Monitor advice I am sorry if I am a computer noob, but I feel I need to ask this question, because I don't wanna spend my money on something I will regret. I am looking into buying another computer monitor for dua…	13 Last	Talbot Jul 2011
NGHS interview - Jordan Walker (Epic) hi everyone! I know it's really short behind the helder pinto interview, but we decided to publish it anyway because we just couldn't wait to share this with you! go here: [url]http://www.nextgenhar…	8 Last	Jeremy Tabor Jul 2011
Video card bad flash hey guys, i have an ati radeon 4870 x2 2g gddr5 pci.saphire brand. and after using it a lot i started to see a lot of lag in games that didn't have lag. So the first thing i didn was open my computer…	23 Last	ZacD Jul 2011
Game school connundrum Hey guys, I have an associates in IT multi media from iTT (dont go there). Im thinking about heading back to school. Ive been told AI and Full Sail arent worth attending? What school would be the …	2 Last	AtlusZMH Jul 2011
Adminstration/paperwork at your job Hey guys, sort of a random thread, but I started wondering about this: how much adminstration/paperwork do you generally have to do at your industry job? I'd be curious to see how much this differs b…	6 Last	Xoliul Jul 2011
What's a Good Graphics Card For Both Gaming and 3D Work? I'm sure this has been asked many times but I was wondering what is a good graphics card both for gaming and 3D work. I do know that if you want to do gaming you would choose the Ge Force GTX series…	10 Last	glottis8 Jul 2011
interview with helder pinto, crysis 2 artwork hi everyone, just checking in from over at NGHS, we just submitted a new interview you might want to check out: [url]http://www.nextgenhardsurface.com/showthread.php?811-NGHS-Interview-Helder-Pinto-…	13 Last	d1ver Jul 2011
Gabe Newell's Keynote [url]http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/07/watch-gabe-newells-excellent-games-for-change-keynote-in-full-r[/url] @29:30 ;)	6 Last	almighty_gir Jul 2011
Win 7 Disk Space Issues? Does anyone else get a loss of HD space when using Win 7??? Been happening a while at first I thought nothing of it, but yesterday I had 11.0 GBs left, I worked with some stuff no downloading (PS/MA…	7 Last	almighty_gir Jul 2011
You suck at picking colors! Getting better colors in your video games [url]http://videogameartist.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/you-suck-at-picking-colors-tips-on-getting-better-colors-into-your-games/[/url] Started a new blog to go along with the classes I am teaching. En…	0 Last	professorXXX Jul 2011
Gears of War 3 Leaked? so apparently the single player of gears 3 was leaked online... [url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=435976[/url]	35 Last	Zipfinator Jul 2011
Buying & Selling 3D Models Do you buy or sell 3d models? In which situation do you end up buying 3d models from 3d marketplaces? Do you make a living selling 3d models?	4 Last	leilei Jul 2011
Environment artists, your days are numbered. Not really :P [url]http://kotaku.com/5818451/a-man-did-not-make-this-beautiful-world-a-computer-did/[/url] Looks cool.	36 Last	Sandro Jul 2011
Mass Effect 2 Currently working on this game my role being in the QA department. Kotaku just wrote up a nice article: [URL]http://kotaku.com/5353343/mass-effect-2-control-impressions-thats-better-shooter?skyline=…	308 Last	Ged Jul 2011
Breathing life into a resume Hey everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted here. My artistic endevors didn't take me very far in the art-side of the industry (though I still keep up with my modeling skills. I find high …	2 Last	megalmn2000 Jul 2011
USA Independence Day! [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OizBq.jpg[/IMG] LET BLOW SOME SHIT UP!!!	27 Last	notman Jul 2011
Spiral Knights! After years of hard work, we have finally announced Spiral Knights, a new multiplayer, action-adventure mmo coming out 4.4.11 [url]http://www.spiralknights.com/[/url] This is my first big game as l…	83 Last	Stinger88 Jul 2011
Portfolio page research Hello everyone, I am about to start creating my personal portfolio homepage. I figured out that portfolio homepages are incredibly important when applying for whatever in the industry. I wanted to t…	0 Last	hamzaaa Jul 2011
4-5 hours prop creation to completion? I'm between assignments for the time being, and I've got nothing to do around the house. I thought it would be fun to start and finish a simple prop tonight. What would you model for fun if you o…	28 Last	HitmonInfinity Jul 2011
Congrats Matthew "mheyman" Heyman Matthew is going to be joining Blizzard Entertainment working as an environment artist on WoW. Congreats man and welcome aboard!	36 Last	Kot_Leopold Jul 2011
New Wireless tech coming? [url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111442-OnLive-Founder-Claims-Impossible-Wireless-Breakthrough]Rearden Companies developing new form of wireless network[/url] So apparently, the founde…	4 Last	00Zero Jul 2011
Approaching the 3D World Hello everyone, my name ist Björn (sorry it's hard to pronounce), I am 22 years old and I live in Germany. Recently I graduated from University as Bachelor. I did a course called "Digital Media: An…	7 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Hit the ground running Hey everyone, my names Justin, a recent graduate I've been modeling for almost 8 months now. I graduated a Game Development program here in Canada and have worked on 1 full game and just started anot…	0 Last	gosseju Jul 2011
Looking for a good deal on a video card So after a lot of let downs i believe i can't fix my video card that i used to have. SAPPHIRE HD 4870 X2 2G GDDR5 PCI-E so i am looking to buy a new one. I don't want to go crazy and spend 500 bucks…	6 Last	glottis8 Jul 2011
Interesting name generator site. [URL]http://www.seventhsanctum.com/[/URL] Pretty much generates anything from regular characters to warriors, alien races, weapons, etc. Very useful when your having a creative block (or for a futu…	3 Last	Bigjohn Jul 2011
Dropbox Changing TOS [quote]We sometimes need your permission to do what you ask us to do with your stuff (for example, hosting, making public, or sharing your files). By submitting your stuff to the Services, you grant …	30 Last	monster Jul 2011
Game art tutoring pricing So i've been doing freelance for about a year now, and because i undercut myself so much to get the jobs in the first place, i'm having to keep a second part time retail job to make ends meet. Now i'…	5 Last	MikeF Jul 2011
New to 3D Seems i can't decide for what to focus mostly.I want to be good 3D modeler in one thing,organic or hard surface if i decide for hard surface modeling, also i will learn how to texture, UV mapping, li…	0 Last	Chiky Jul 2011
Dropbox changed their terms of service... Hmmm just thought I would post this here for folks. The way I read it has pretty much forced to consider canceling my use of the service. They changed it recently in the last few days from what I can…	1 Last	Moosey_G Jul 2011
Congress wants to make streaming copyrighted media a FELONY [url]http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ten_strikes/?source=fb[/url] [QUOTE][B]Tell Congress to oppose S. 978, the new "Ten Strikes" bill[/B] Here they go again: Big business's lobbyists are la…	64 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2011
CS5 3D painting workflow... What is this sorcery?! I looked over my wife's shoulder a few minutes ago and saw this on the screen. [U][ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaN_puwftw4[/ame][/U] Photoshop, with a 3dsmax viewport in the middle of it? D…	9 Last	moose Jul 2011
Nebraska nuclear plant: The next Fukushima? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urqlgcbFVrU&feature=related[/ame] Definitely a bit concerning. This guy is planning to go there and take measurements with a geiger counter. [ame]http://www.you…	23 Last	MattQ86 Jul 2011
Your Thoughts: Evolution of the modern game studio. I stumbled across this admittedly incomplete flow chart of game studios since Atari. [URL]http://kotaku.com/5502228/the-ginormous-flow-chart-history-of-game-studios[/URL] It got me thinking, modern…	2 Last	jocose Jul 2011
The July 2011 Wallpaper Thread (potentially NSFW) Time for the July 2011 edition! Thread rules: - Post only the image itself, not a screenshot of your desktop - If you know the source / artist (even if it's listed on the image), post it up - If you…	29 Last	Lazerus Reborn Jul 2011
Making a Portfolio, where to start? Hi Polycount, i have been hanging on theese forums since i started with 3D as a hobby. Since then i have evolved alot and eventually i decided to make this my profession. now that im allmost finish g…	24 Last	sltrOlsson Jul 2011
UDK Dimensions Wasn't sure whether to post this in the tech talk or general forums considering this more of an opinionated question. Anyway, just wondering the dimensions some of you guys use for environments rend…	7 Last	GarageBay9 Jul 2011
How to make a Poly-Sphere in 3DS Max video tutorial What do you guys think about the quality of this tutorial I made? I've used a voice synthesizer because English is not my native language. I think the voice sounds pretty realistic. Anyway is you…	12 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2011
June UDK Beta released HOLY CRAP THIS LOOKS AWESOME! [url]http://udk.com/news-beta-jun2011[/url] [B]June 2011 UDK Beta Upgrade Notes[/B] [B]New Foliage Editor[/B] [LIST] [*]Quickly paint insta…	32 Last	Blaizer Jul 2011
The Troll Hunter Old new to you all in Norway. But instead of seeing a Michael Bay travesty. See this film. Fun as hell! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2nAOdBUlw[/ame]	14 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Loss of direction/ in a rut Im in the Uni break till september so i have plenty of time to be creative but im getting no where. I was given a Zbrush license from my prof' to play with an the UI drives me insane, the normal teet…	5 Last	Dylan Brady Jul 2011
1st PC Build Hi looking into building a new PC a few questions. 1. Should I go with AMD or Intel as I have seen AMD is cheaper. 2. Do I need a good graphics card. 3. Should I overclock the cpu. 4. Computer will…	63 Last	TJS93 Jul 2011
Expectations of new artist I am a little ways away from working at a studio, but my mind keeps wondering what would be the expectations of a new artist. If I were to get a job, could I tell them what my weaknesses and strengt…	24 Last	Rwolf Jul 2011
Recruiters in Vancouver, BC Hey folks, I was wondering if I could get the names of any recruiting/staffing/placement agencies in Vancouver, Canada. I work in games, but film and television would be cool as well. Worth a try. P…	2 Last	3DLam Jul 2011
Black Rock Studios to Close [URL]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-01-split-second-dev-black-rock-to-close[/URL] sucks big time, got some good friends up there so hope everyone lands on their feet.	15 Last	Renaud Galand Jul 2011
Source SDK to be free! [url]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/30/not-only-but-also-source-sdk-to-be-free/[/url] They seem to be following in Epic and Cryteks route by releasing there SDKs free for all. I wonder if t…	26 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Recommended Good website/tutorials for Zbrush I have started to learn Maya basic from Escape studios, they are really good at it, it explain things in detail.What is the best tutorials or websites where i can learn Zbrush too and also in detail …	4 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Sometimes, lazy game development creates something accidentally awesome... [url]http://www.wimp.com/creepywatson/[/url] For a mystery / suspense game, that effect is awesome. :)	8 Last	Psyk0 Jul 2011
Freelance questions. I was contacted by what seems to be a reputable, large Russian MMO developer. I will PM you the developer if you want. They want me to do vegetation. What should I charge? Also, they are asking fo…	6 Last	ikken Jul 2011
Bungie Aerospace [URL="http://www.bungie.net/projects/aerospace/default.aspx"]Bungie Aerospace[/URL] So Bungie has unveiled something new. It's some sort of publishing/support service for independent developers to g…	20 Last	eld Jul 2011
Fine art schools I recently posted about game art schools, after recieving all the feed back ive decided that I should persue a degree in fine art. I know there is google and trust me i have been using google. Google…	12 Last	waedoe Jul 2011