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Creativity in the industry Saw this over @ Gamasutra and thought I'd share it here for discussion. Not a quick read, but it has some interesting thoughts about staying creatively satisfied and challenged in the industry. I lik…	4 Last	d1ver Jun 2011
Yu Suzuki Interview GDC 2011 I know its not that new, but I just want to share it here its Hilarious yet very inspiring interview to one of video game legend : Yu Suzuki [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrSaE2V2N9I[/ame] …	0 Last	xvampire Jun 2011
Duke Nukem Forever has gone gold "Some said this day would never come, what are they to say now?" [URL]http://www.vg247.com/2011/05/24/hell-freezes-pigs-fly-duke-nukem-forever-goes-gold/[/URL] And just to recap, a list of whats ha…	28 Last	Lee3dee Jun 2011
The TF2 Polishing Project. (Apologies if this is in the wrong section, I'm pretty new here.) [B][COLOR=LemonChiffon]-------------------- [Update: 2/06/11] The list of things that need doing has been added to the community …	48 Last	Masich Jun 2011
Found this web site for textures [URL="http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/"]publicdomainpictures.net/[/URL] Found some good textures on there... just thought I would share this. Its not a great as cgtextures but its a great alterna…	0 Last	polygonfreak Jun 2011
QA application help So times are tough and i cant find full time work anywhere locally, however i have the chance to possibly enter a QA position. Part of the application requires me to write a review of a game. Since t…	9 Last	polygonfreak Jun 2011
My First Kickstarter Project! [IMG]http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/projects/35098/photo-little.jpg?1306308868[/IMG] [URL]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1189791395/mira-and-mouse-vinyl-toy?ref=category[/URL] So I recently posted…	13 Last	Eclipse Jun 2011
3D sound! I wanna see this implemented into games... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQmQD27uCt0[/ame]	27 Last	jocose Jun 2011
LA Noire [url]http://kotaku.com/5687423/la-noire-explores-the-subtleties-of-crime-with-nuanced-digital-actors[/url] The rendering quality isnt' all that hot but the facial animation is really impressive. Th…	175 Last	Andreas Jun 2011
The Death March Problem of Crunch Time. [url]http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/05/the-death-march-the-problem-of-crunch-time-in-game-development.ars[/url] I just ran into this article on Ars and thought some of you might want to see…	47 Last	greevar Jun 2011
Art for a Great Cause - Avatars Needed [B][SIZE="3"][B]The BE community is an organization who is developing a new 3D online environment intended to help young people fighting cancer to meet and learn from each other[/B][/SIZE][/B] [CENTE…	7 Last	Polygoblin Jun 2011
Website Design emails Had an email an hour ago from someone on these boards, saying they'd seen my profile here and, because I didn't seem to have a website (incorrect, posted both in my profile and signature), they were …	60 Last	McGreed Jun 2011
train 2 game [url]http://www.train2game.com/[/url] i was just contacted by these guys, asking if i'd be interested in any of their courses. i said sure why not, send out info etc. so they said that an advisor wo…	8 Last	Rick_D Jun 2011
Identity Crisis hey all, so I have gone through some identity crisis with my forum name. I have done this before. I create an alias, post, lurk, post some more, then think "damn...I wish I had a different name..." …	60 Last	Rick_D Jun 2011
Looking for a place to stay in Greater Dallas I might be accepting a position in the Dallas area in the near future but as of right now, I don't have a place to stay. I was wondering if there is anyone in the Greater Dallas area (including Pl…	0 Last	TeRRoR Jun 2011
Skill building exercises for the ADHD stricken? I just wanted ask the community here if they know of or have used any skill building exercises for 3D art that provide quick and tangible results for those that are hopelessly impulsive and must see …	51 Last	Rai May 2011
What kind of project should I do next It looks like the forum ate my first post so I will cross my fingers and try again. I'm about to start something new something I've never done before, my portfolio. I wanted to get some advice on wh…	3 Last	adam May 2011
Closed Alex Hollenbach, aka 'Neo_God' Has anyone heard from this fellow here on the forums lately? His forum name is [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=13726"]Neo_God[/URL] I hired him and paid him up front to complete …	63 Last	WreckZ28 May 2011
Polycount News Qstion hi, i mostly lurk here but had a question that I can't seem to find the answer to (i tried using the search function etc) I really used to look forward to the Polycount [I]"Friday Re-Cap"[/I], where…	5 Last	adam May 2011
3D Art - Whats your story? I'm fairly new to the forums and all my topics have been about me and getting myself into a more professional work flow. But looking around the forum there seems to be a lot of interesting things goi…	28 Last	Bibendum May 2011
Mudbox x Video card HI! I'm new to the forum and was wondering if I could already ask a question for you all. I've downloaded Mudbox 2012 to give it a try (I've started to learn just this month) and my computer is sho…	22 Last	Gustavo.Branco May 2011
dave school... [URL="http://www.daveschool.com/"]http://www.daveschool.com/index.php/news/school-news [/URL] Iv already made my decision on the type of school I want to go to after the Air force whih is the short…	41 Last	AileenCMurray May 2011
How would I go about drawing my character as a reference. To make a long story short, working with a reference int he background is easier than going by a posed image alone. People have said I need to fix up my references, well until now when modelling my o…	7 Last	almighty_gir May 2011
Unity Mistborn environment wrong section of the forums sorry, its in pimpin now	0 Last	Ged May 2011
Frozen Synapse Anyone in the beta? I'm hovering over the purchase button right now but would like some impressions before I pull the trigger. You also get a free copy of the game for a friend when pre-ordering. […	18 Last	Shiv May 2011
How important are my final grades for application? Hey all! ^^ I'm a 19 years old student in my final year at school and after that i want to study game design. However my grades are at what would be a D in american schools . I don't really worry a…	24 Last	Bombshell May 2011
Question about portfolio projects Hi all, I'm going to be starting to work on my portfolio soon and I'm wondering which type of project would work best. I'm a bit of a jack of all trades, I know how to model characters to the point …	0 Last	CBloomwartz May 2011
Question for the photo gearheads Hey all! After watching the amazing Drew Struzan Hellboy poster DVD... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-xlYvR1CY[/ame] ... I have been inspired to try my hand at projection techniques for il…	7 Last	Entity May 2011
photography question greetings, iv just bought my first DSLR (canon eos 550d) and iv been trying to work out how to do those long exposure shots, the kind where you get the ghosting/blurring effect when people walk and …	9 Last	dansher May 2011
Relocation Expectations Hey guys, So I'm looking to tap into the Polycount encyclopedia and get some info on what I should expect/ask for when it comes to relocation from New Zealand to the US (West Coast). I have absolute…	13 Last	Wrath May 2011
VoIP Service Suggestions Gizmo 5 got swallowed by Google Voice, and now I have no phone number. I looked into cellphones, but seeing the pricing even for basic. I think its WAY overpriced. I'm currently looking for an alt…	10 Last	oXYnary May 2011
Congrats Vahl and JFletcher Vahl and JFletcher have joined our character team at Splashdamage! Both of them also worked on Brink various ways so it is great to have you on board :)	83 Last	[iWi] May 2011
RIP Grin : ( This sucks. [url]http://kotaku.com/5335903/grin-is-officially-dead-spawns-outbreak[/url] Hope you kids land on your feet. Grin was a cool studio, really sad to see it go.	39 Last	eld May 2011
>_< FUUUU Topogun It keeps crashing. I literally am saving after every operation and there's a fucking 50% chance that it will crash after I make a new vertices. I might go back to Zbrush Even one of the videos on th…	14 Last	Dylan Brady May 2011
[REQ] Game Dev - 3D Software / Tutorials / Comparison [FONT="Impact"][/FONT][SIZE="3"][CENTER][FONT="Impact"][U]Game Development 3D Tips[/U][/FONT][/CENTER][/SIZE] [FONT="Impact"]Summary[/FONT] As the title suggest, I am requesting tips on 3D software …	1 Last	Bombshell May 2011
gamedev company payment [quote]--------------------------- Q-- any idea on an average pay? i mean i'd love to model stuff but i still gotta feed myself. i am guessing its pretty crap for first starters...right? A-- My fi…	48 Last	Sauron May 2011
Gears Workout So i thought this was kind of cool. After shedding some pounds for GDC, Epic Games Executive Producer Rod Ferguson shares his secrets on healthy eating and exercise. :D [url]http://epicgames.com/co…	45 Last	tacit math May 2011
Home burglary , PC and work stolen They got in through a window, broke it and ripped out the blinds. They took my PC, three monitors, wacom tablet, and worst of all... my back up harddrive. I'm going to be beating my head against …	56 Last	haikai May 2011
Anybody know any visitor friendly game companies in sf? Hey kids! I just arrived to the us and visiting some family in sf before going to E3 and I was wondering if anyone knew of any companies in sf that allowed for some tours or something like that. I'm…	2 Last	dannedadon May 2011
Isometrics and Infographics I know there are people here who love infographics and isometric data / technical illustration. I know I do (it's one of the things I "nerd out" about), and I thought I'd share some links. You can s…	0 Last	Jeremy Wright May 2011
Next round of online courses start this weekend Finally, our next round of courses starts this weekend! This round will include the following: [URL="http://www.therydanworkshop.com/program/courseizb/"]Introduction to ZBrush[/URL] [URL="…	1 Last	haiddasalami May 2011
Sci Fi lift inspiration I'm concepting my first real sci fi thing, which I'm gonna make into a model afterwards. Its a circular lift, just a floor really, no walls. With three columns on which it raises up and down on. It…	0 Last	AlexLegg May 2011
I need a second opinion... So, I've got this idea for my next series of projects... I want to make two environments, one realistic, one very stylized. But, they are both based off the same real world source and reference. So…	8 Last	throttlekitty May 2011
Defining a style of stylized game art (TF2) I'm currently in the process of pinning down "my" stylized style in a game project I'm currently working at. Before posting some WIPs I want to talk about defining a style, which seems to be quite ha…	6 Last	rasmus May 2011
GoDaddy Web hosting Anyone here using GoDaddy for their web hosting. When I first uploaded my website everything was fine running smooth and fast. Now for the past three days my website either takes like 30seconds to lo…	11 Last	b1ll May 2011
apparent hardrive failure So I have a freecom 160gig usb hardrive and the past few days has been acting up, eg opening folders extremely slowly locking up entire computer when certian video files are opened(avi) not normally …	6 Last	Justin Meisse May 2011
What to do? So I recently got back from a trip to Arizona (for visiting family and friends) and was so excited to bust out some digital art. Well as I was getting my initial fill of Minecraft (:poly136:), my com…	16 Last	JR May 2011
Cover Letter For the record, I am not looking, I'm just curious. Are cover letters different in the game industry than they are in other industries? If so, what kind of info do you include in yours? Do you just…	12 Last	fill3r May 2011
What do you nerd out about? I have this... well, I don't think it's a problem... But, I catch myself nerding out on buildings of various architectural styles, of course... when I tend to be artists who aren't environment artis…	60 Last	DEElekgolo May 2011
Moving from US to Canada I have been thinking a lot about moving to Canada to work up there but I have never worked outside the US. I am curious if anyone here has made the transition and if you ran into any big problem, lik…	12 Last	Two Listen May 2011