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Looking for plugin developer with access to 3ds Max 7 SDK Hi, I'm not a plugin developer, and I know this is more of an art than coding community, but I was hoping that at the very least someone here could point me in the right direction. There's a ga…	0 Last	Huw_Dawson Apr 2011
UDK April 2011 Released just thought id share this with everyone.. even tho most people were bound to find this out soon anyway. (if you dont already know) :D April Beta Upgrade Notes Unreal Editor * Unreal Content …	12 Last	e-freak Apr 2011
Looks like a replacement to my Dell 2407's... Check this out from Asus. $500 bucks and 16:10 (I hate 16:9). [url]http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/42204-asus-pa246q-proart-24-ips-monitor-review.html[/url]	6 Last	BadgerBaiter Apr 2011
Anybody off to the Gadget Show Live this year? Anybody off to the Gadget Show Live this year? Dukes playable, so I'm going Friday to sample the creamy goodness :) Will be interesting to get my hands on it. For those that don't know, the Gadget S…	0 Last	odium Apr 2011
BAD_POOL_CALLER So went to start my computer last night and when I get at the welcome screen it goes to a blue screen and gives me BAD_POOL_CALLER. I don't think it's the RAM, because I can access the second xp prof…	7 Last	Ben Apuna Apr 2011
free video footage? hi polycount! i'm in need of a bit of footage, preferrably some sexy (as in not too overweight) girls dancing. its okay if its vector style (it'd be only a black or white shape in the end) and it'd …	4 Last	iconoplast Apr 2011
skull modeling For Spike TV does anyone have any idea on how to model a skull??? I am supposedly suppose to model a skull for Spike TV. I have been modeling like crazy. Getting tons of skulls off Google and looking up YouTub…	2 Last	Stinger88 Apr 2011
Anatomy Models in the UK. Hey, does anybody know of a UK distributor of anatomy models such as the ones sold at anatomy tools? [url]http://anatomytools.com/products/anatomy[/url] I dont mind importing them but I dont want t…	2 Last	seth. Apr 2011
Ripped and sold So I stumbled across this website yesterday and thought I'd share it with yall I see some interesting things: weapons made by community members here [and from other modeling forums as well....] As w…	22 Last	n88tr Apr 2011
IGDA upstate NY effort :: New Chapter intiative Hello everyone! ..I am a long time Polycount lurker. ..5 or more years now. I use Max/I have a love affair with Maxscript/ and Zbrush is my other other best friend. I can get into all of that anothe…	0 Last	Eric B. Apr 2011
Empty Chinese Cities [URL="http://youtu.be/rPILhiTJv7E"]This stuff is insane...[/URL]	22 Last	Andreas Apr 2011
I could watch videos like this all night long... [URL="http://youtu.be/YShVRLSJ-7c"]Though... I really should sleep so I can see, uh no, that would be blinding, but feel the warmth of it in the morning.[/URL] SDO Videos. Inspiring, I LOVE astronom…	5 Last	.morph3us Apr 2011
What kind of chair do you use while working? Hello all, So I don't really post much and mostly lurk around reading and learning but this time the search functions seem to have failed me. I currently use a really crappy old circa 90's chair at…	22 Last	disanski Apr 2011
If you like Invader Zim The cast got together and read through 2 scripts that never made it into production at a convention in Atlanta recently. This is a couple of videos showing that event. Press play and close your eye…	8 Last	oXYnary Apr 2011
New job, new city: house share or not? Hey guys. I'm currently finishing up my final year at university, and I've been offered (and I've accepted!) a job in Cambridge, UK, working at Frontier Developments. I'm so excited, it's my first j…	29 Last	fearian Apr 2011
8min of portal2 I'm not sure if this has been posted yet or if everyone's seen it and it's old? This is the first I saw of this footage. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r7i89DdnC8[/ame] "Hold on going to atte…	13 Last	Andreas Apr 2011
The Facepalm Gaming Marathon for Charity Some of you might not know, but I run a little indie studio called Pixelante; we were even in the PAX10 (prime) last year with Fowl Space. Well now I'm organizing a new charity fundraiser for [URL="…	10 Last	XenoKratios Apr 2011
Can't decide what to do. Hey ppl,I really have hard time thinking what to focus for my career, i like modeling so i can't decide what to model organic or hard surface or environment.For organic i am totally dump i need to kn…	4 Last	gsokol Apr 2011
Please don't tell me my shipment is messed up Nothing good here	72 Last	aajohnny Apr 2011
Digi Painting Tut Site that is SUPER nice. [url]http://www.ctrlpaint.com/[/url] Found this today and thought I'd spread the word in case some of yous guys haven't heard of it yet. Really nicely laid out and organized.	9 Last	Jeff Parrott Apr 2011
Molten Silicon production [url]http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/04/08/metallurgical-silicon-production-too-hot/[/url] [img]http://media.englishrussia.com/metallurgical_silicone/11.jpg[/img]	14 Last	XenoKratios Apr 2011
Question on Portfolio website Hey all I currently have my portfoio up at devaint art and there portfoilio thing ([URL="http://tobiaslotz.daportfolio.com/"]http://tobiaslotz.daportfolio.com[/URL]). But i have been looking at it …	3 Last	R3D Apr 2011
NFS Shift 2 Unleashed Who's excited about this one then? I absolutely loved the first one. I've always loved the NFS games since HP2. A few of the more recent games, Undercover, ProStreet etc were a little disappointing …	34 Last	Frankie Apr 2011
DomWar 5? Hey guys, I don't really keep up with cg that much any more, but I still love checking Polycount from time to time; just got an email about Dominance War going on right now and was shocked I didn't …	1 Last	Bal Apr 2011
Art test experiences Hey Everyone Just thought I'd bring up the topic of art tests for jobs in the industry, in particular an Environment/Prop Artist position. I have not had one offered to me yet, so out of curiosity I…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2011
Transformers dancing to Thriller [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T4uQ-CYgiA[/ame]	14 Last	Zephiris Apr 2011
uk web host recommendations? hi all, my Dad is looking for some web hosting and asked me for advice.. he wants a uk based company ideally, focus on good customer support. I've been doing a bit of searching but I don't trust many…	5 Last	mtalk Apr 2011
Should I be worried about my CPU? Hey, I am kinda freakish when it comes to temperature in my computers... My laptop which has passed away always overheated when I worked on it. I got a new desktop and it has a i7 930 processor. I am…	32 Last	metalliandy Apr 2011
I would love your opinion! [Second education] Okey, so I'm graduating from a vocational school (2 year intense game development education) in Sweden in a month or something. Cause of bad planing, underestimating what the industry looks like an…	4 Last	r13 Apr 2011
Registering your own domain, where to go? Hey folks, I'm looking for advice on where to go and register my own domain and get setup with non commercial web space to make my own page again. It just doesn't feel comfortable to me anymore to …	16 Last	glister Apr 2011
Mass Effect 2 Free?! I got an email that said because I helped them sell a million copies of Dragon Age 2 so quickly, I get a free digital copy of Mass Effect 2. Activate your online pass, get a download code...Easy enou…	15 Last	Andreas Apr 2011
Transformers dacing to Thriller [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T4uQ-CYgiA[/ame]	3 Last	Burger Ninja Apr 2011
[TUT] Large Scale Rubble Tutorial Hey! Today, I finished my newest tut. [url]http://vimeo.com/21600799[/url] This tut will go over a quick and effective method of producing realistic broken chunks of concrete. In addition to the vi…	48 Last	federico Apr 2011
3ds Max 2012: Grant tells it like it is Check out this video on 2012 from Grant: [URL="http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/how_fast_is_3ds_max_2012"][COLOR=#eeefeb]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/how_fast_is_3ds_max_2012[/COLOR][/URL]	36 Last	XenoKratios Apr 2011
Sweet subject or not? Living my whole life in the bay area, I have been always in a daze when I think of the Winchester mystery house... I havent decided if I want to take up this subject as a project or not... but maybe …	7 Last	.polygon Apr 2011
Plant tutorials Anyone know of any good plant tutorials for maya? potted plants	0 Last	slipsius Apr 2011
New to Zbrush and MudBox Hello i am new at Zbrush and MudBox, at the moment i am studding Maya from getting started book an it´s going well so far,but i am interest to learn modeling in Zbrush and MudBox but i am totally los…	3 Last	SsSandu_C Apr 2011
Character Artists PLEASE HELP Hi Game industry character artist's, I am in my final year at the University of Derby, studying computer games modelling and animation. I am doing a dissertation on "How the introduction of digita…	1 Last	Stinger88 Apr 2011
Are Indie/Mod teams a must ? Hey, In a way I guess you can say portfolio is all that matters... but I hear both sides to this. Some say this is the way to get a foot in the door and others say different. I am only 18 years and a…	12 Last	Klumpmeister Apr 2011
Looking for a video I'm looking for a video I saw awhile back. It was full of models that were decimated, but animated, giving a vibrant colorful look. (if I remember right, the decimation even seemed animated, so the t…	0 Last	ScoobyDoofus Apr 2011
SOE Austin job fair SOE Austin had a job fair today for the SOE devs that were laid off from the Austin studio last week. They invited all the local studios into the office today to meet and interview the ex-employees. …	7 Last	Jeff Parrott Apr 2011
well done documentary on Volition [url]http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/03/30/the-secret-history-of-volition.aspx[/url] "What started out as a simple interview about a studio evolved into this: an hour-long docume…	15 Last	greenj2 Apr 2011
Closed So long Polycount. I leave you with thanks and the longest thread in PC history Original post removed, maybe I was naive expecting anything other than lolcats. Nevertheless, I'm sure someone can dig it up in a quote somehow and embarrass me. See ya guys.	17 Last	adam Apr 2011
Direction & Advise Request This is a request for advise and direction in regards of where to go with a career. I'm pushing 30 now, my son is growing up fast and the desire I've had for making and working on games hasn't gone a…	12 Last	pior Apr 2011
Graduating from Polycount U Starting today, I'm now with S2 Games working on Heroes of Newerth. I'm starting part-time while school's on and then I'll be going full time with benefits and the whole nine yards starting in mid-Ma…	63 Last	Saman Apr 2011
Green Lantern trailer [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWGl_A3b60[/ame][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qjiWb1O_L4"] [/URL]	50 Last	Saman Apr 2011
Please Help Me Game Characters Artists Hello fellow Polycounter's You may recognise me from a thread the other day, i am starting a new one as i bugged up the questionnaire as i am not used to using google doc's :S but all is good now M…	1 Last	ojlsparkes Apr 2011
Gran Turismo 5 Well, they said it would never happen, we all thought it was a myth... the game that might never be. It's here. My Collectors Edition just arrived at work (althouth I still won't believe it's real u…	167 Last	Entity Apr 2011
Degrees, Visas, and moving to America Hey everyone, I need some advice on Visas, and I know there are a few here who have relocated and have some in-depth knowledge on the subject. Here's my situation; I'm planning to move to America, …	10 Last	glottis8 Apr 2011
Looking to potentially subscribe to a 3D magazine. Any pointers? Firstly I'd like to say Hullo! I've been a small time lurker on Polycount but recently decided to make an account and really get into this great site :] I've been contemplating on subscribing to a 3…	23 Last	Jungsik Apr 2011