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Wish I was a Character Modeler! Whats up, I was looking for a point in the right direction. I want a J.O.B in character modeling. I am currently modeling with 3DS Max. I am very comfortable with this program. ZBrush is great its…	15 Last	bbob May 2011
Another Polycount post makes News! Check it out! Our [url="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84277"]recent screenshot post of Nexuiz environments[/url] made its way over to Kotaku this morning [url]http://kotaku.com/58…	10 Last	Autocon May 2011
More Sony layoffs from Zipper I didn't see a post for this and was kind of waiting it out to see if someone else wanted to post it first... Zipper had laid off 30+ people last week. I'm really hoping the best for you guys :(	2 Last	Karmageddon May 2011
Computer spec's and 3d Work Hello, I am looking for advice on upgrading my computer. I have an older quad core system running in 32 bit vista with 4 gigs of ram. I am running out of ram when I try to bake pretty high poly obje…	12 Last	synergy11 May 2011
The world ends today. As you know, the world is going to end today, for sure. So, take the rest of the day to be good boys. There's time yet to salvation! [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8…	137 Last	Mark Dygert May 2011
Freelancing at home Probably a bit of an odd questions, but I assume most game artists who are freelancers work at the office of the current employer, they change offices every few weeks/months depending on the contract…	19 Last	Jeremy Wright May 2011
Plain Sight Steam Sale "Last Day" [IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/aaats9.jpg[/IMG] Hi all, I pimped this game in the Steam Sale thread but it's the last day today and I thought I'd try and get one last push of sales. It's only £2 and w…	0 Last	Habboi May 2011
Having Computer Problems Hey Guys, Wasn't sure if I should post this in the Technical Talk sub-forum or here. Decided to post it here since its a series issue that is getting in the way of me getting work done. My com…	29 Last	notman May 2011
MW3 info leaked. - Discussion I doubt anyone has missed it but I'm surprised it's not being discussed at all. [URL]http://kotaku.com/5801226/the-modern-warfare-3-files-exclusive-first-details-on-the-biggest-game-of-2011[/URL] […	67 Last	crazyfingers May 2011
Contractors - when do you start looking for new work Hey, I am in a contract at the moment I have 4months left on it and was just wondering when people normally start looking for a new place. I would love it if they kept me on, but in my head i jus…	8 Last	Sharvo May 2011
Routes into the gaming industry. Hey there :) Am new here (don't worry I have read the "READ THIS NOOB" thread ;)). Got directed here from another smaller forum where I was asking about courses in game design and routes into the g…	9 Last	Shammii May 2011
computer parts in japan Since my wife and I are moving to Japan soon, I was wondering if computer parts were more or less expensive over there compared to the States. Anyone here have experience with this sort of thing? M…	11 Last	Mio May 2011
Valve could charge @ssholes more for games, give benefits to "good" players [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110056-Valve-Discusses-Charging-Customers-Based-on-Popularity[/url] Love the idea. Too often gaming communities are ruined by jerks and it costs compan…	76 Last	Gindil May 2011
Inspirational games? So, I want to be a game artist. But it's been a while since I really got into any good games... I see this as a problem :\ Can you guys recommend me some games that represent the pinnacle of excelle…	14 Last	Tulkamir May 2011
In game brands Hi there people. Does anyone know if i can use real life brands in my game. Let's say i make a racing game. The players can choose their car (Honda....etc). Am i allowed to make something like that o…	11 Last	Pseudo May 2011
Mac App Suggestions. [COLOR="SeaGreen"][SIZE="5"]* Please don't turn this into a hate on mac thread. *[/SIZE][/COLOR] Hey guys. Just got my first mac. I have never had one before so I'm looking to see what applic…	22 Last	thomasp May 2011
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3ds Max 2012 Unwrap Is anybody having troubles with unwrapping stuff in 2012? I don't know what it is, maybe its me but things seem to be just goofy.	7 Last	Xoliul May 2011
APB- All Points Bulletin The open beta just went live today, I'ma try and stream my first experience right now. SO yea if your interested. livestream.com/scizz	9 Last	Shaffer May 2011
Trouble specializing Hello, my name is Bryan Willis. I'm an artist and art is my passion. I have aspirations of one day working in the video game industry, as games are a passion of mine as well. I've been in an Art sc…	8 Last	Mark Dygert May 2011
Dead Island Official Annoucement Defiantly thought this game was dead. Totally dropped off my radar. The music is very captivating. Love this trailer. Haven't seen a good one in a while that actually gets my heart pumping. [ame]h…	52 Last	crazyfingers May 2011
Happy Birthday Joshua !! [SIZE=6] HAPPY BIRTHDAY Joshua !!	9 Last	seforin May 2011
3D Monster Hunter Set For PS3 - Aaaaaw yeeeeeee!!! [URL]http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/05/22/monster_hunter_ps3/[/URL] Capcom announced Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Version for the system today. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD is a PS3 ver…	22 Last	bunda4th May 2011
My cool story! [coolstory] I used to try and sell my stuff on turbosquid, a site filled with garbage of money-horney amateur 3d artists such as I used to be, and some professional work for high prices. I then decid…	24 Last	Jacket250 May 2011
Looking for a new email address... [url]http://www.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com/[/url] this one amused me.	2 Last	leilei May 2011
Seeking Research Assistance Howdy! I'm Tay, a Game Art and Design student at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts. I am currently taking a media studies class as part of my program. We've been tasked with maintaining a blo…	2 Last	Maligma May 2011
Amnesia: Dark Descent So I've had this game on pre-order for a few months now, absolutely loved the atmosphere in the Penumbra series and it looks like they've captured it again in Amnesia. They just released a demo here…	28 Last	Invader Fluff May 2011
Why do you like Macs? I'm genuinely curious these days about why Macs are so popular, especially with professionals. What triggered this question even more is reading today that Mac hard drives now come with proprietary …	105 Last	r_fletch_r May 2011
Job hunting If youre fresh out of 3d school (game related education) what is way to go about getting a job. Just apply for positions directly even if you dont qualify or just the junior entry level positions? Or…	25 Last	haikai May 2011
Absolute beginner seeks advice Just stumbled onto polycount, and it took me maybe a minute to realize this was a good place to ask some talented people how to do what I want to: make high quality assets for video games (models, te…	16 Last	Vysuki May 2011
Looking to purchase Zbrush Mac Lic I'm wanting to get started with zbrush, and looking for a mac commercial lic at a good price, is anyone looking to sell? I've heard that Pixelogic stopped transfers, but according to this link it's …	6 Last	Ben Apuna May 2011
New Service Pack for 3ds Max 2011 [URL]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/3ds_max_2011_service_pack[/URL]	6 Last	Farfarer May 2011
Autodesk 123D Some free Autodesk 3D Modelling? [url]http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=16971648[/url]	16 Last	Blaizer May 2011
SURVEY: Quick Survey on Adult Gaming Habits If you are 25 or older please take a minute to fill out this survey. Thanks! [URL]http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NHXVKFX[/URL]	8 Last	MADAMEC May 2011
Concept Art Community?? Hi guys, I have a question :) Someone know if a Concept Art community exist? :S I mean,a place where concept artist show their concepts made for fun,this because for example,now i want model a space…	8 Last	haikai May 2011
Closed MAKING A NEW VIDEO GAME NEED ART TEAM Hello i am currently working on a video game i have all of the ideas but nobody to make it for me i need people that want to make the video game for me send me a message if you have any questions …	3 Last	r13 May 2011
Hey buddies. What's ap? MY app. That's what. It's made for you art/photog nerds. [url]http://photoforge2.com/[/url] [img]http://cl.ly/1N0o3M3Y3x1f0x3N2B3j/NOTCOT.png[/img] Today it is 99 cents. It's the first day that i…	0 Last	dur23 May 2011
New X360 Dashboard update may break disc-reading functionality in your 360. [URL]http://kotaku.com/5802935/does-the-xbox-360s-new-disc-format-not-work-with-some-older-consoles[/URL] [URL]http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/18/new-xbox-360-update-incompatible-with-some-models-ms-…	10 Last	glottis8 May 2011
360 Kinect Anyone have it? is it worth it? My 360 red ringed, so im thinking of getting the new slim with kinect package.	9 Last	slipsius May 2011
Closed 1st 3d work	0 Last	Lunden May 2011
Skilled young artists, and their desire to work as freelance? I've seen lately many young artists who are looking for a job (I'm guessing ages around 17) I don't think it's bad, I used to get paid to do things in photoshop when I was younger by people that knew…	25 Last	Ninjas May 2011
Worldwide War. [URL]http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights-national-security/house-committee-passes-defense-bill-containing-authorization-worldwide[/URL] [quote]The House Armed Services Committee late last night finished…	29 Last	dejawolf May 2011
"Games Now Legally Considered an Art Form in the USA" [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109835-Games-Now-Legally-Considered-an-Art-Form-in-the-USA[/url] [quote]The US National Endowment for the Arts now considers videogames eligible for ar…	28 Last	Steve Schulze May 2011
BRAWL - VOTING HAS BEGUN! just in case you missed it- Adam posted for the fighters to resubmit their entries [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1348459#post1348459[/url]	92 Last	Tickwomp May 2011
Stability in the game industry worry Hey, I was just looking at the post on "Buy or rent a house" and somebody posted this article [URL]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18406129/ns/technology_and_science-games/t/sure-its-cool-job-do-games-pa…	43 Last	Rick_D May 2011
Clement Sauv I just thought I'd throw this idea out there. The Leica M3 workshop didn't attract much interest, but how about a full pipeline workshop based on Clement Sauv	3 Last	Andreas May 2011
Gob Smacked at recent news 2 bits of news I just read today. WARNING>>>both bits of news are pretty grim. Honestly im gob smacked.....thought i'd share for discussion. I know that sometimes threads like this can explode into…	28 Last	dogzer May 2011
Banned from Minecraft I was banned a few weeks ago, from mc.polycount.com. I was unjustly banned, because I was blamed for greifing, that I did not do. I'm not sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but I'd lik…	16 Last	Andreas May 2011
Fuck yeah! Video Games are Now Officially ART! [url]http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/219287/its-official-games-are-art/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GameProNews+%28GamePro.com+Daily+News%29&utm_content=Twitter…	9 Last	Arkadius May 2011
The Door - Scripting Challenge We recently started a scripting gameplay challenge over at mapcore. The challenge is centered around creating an interesting puzzle to get through a door. As designers we encounter this type of puzzl…	8 Last	Generalvivi May 2011