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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
Browser based portfolio with Unity I'm in my last year of study and me and some of my class mates were talking about how to best set up our portfolios and the idea of using Unity to display our assets in a 3d game environment came up.…	0 Last	RobertJamesPorter Apr 2011
New Beta 3DConnexion Drivers I was not sure which forum board would be best for this.....I found out about this after I arrived at work, so I will have to wait another 10hrs before I get to test this new functionality. 3DCOnne…	2 Last	Tehrasha Apr 2011
Inspiration? I love stuff like this. Really opens your eyes. [URL="http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/"]http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/ho…	16 Last	Justin Meisse Apr 2011
external harddrive question.... hello!!! i got a new computer recently....and i plugged in my western digital book. when i did i was prompted with "unrecognized usb device". i searched online and found this is a common problem w…	16 Last	Psyk0 Apr 2011
Attention Game Industry Character Artists 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…	4 Last	ojlsparkes Apr 2011
Creating good box model article - need help finding it There was an article posted awhile ago on the importance of creating a good box model. I can't find it, I must have the name off, anyone got a link?	3 Last	ZacD Apr 2011
Old School VFX, better? Hey, I've been on a classic horror movie stint lately (The thing, Romero's _ of the dead movies, Etc) and I've noticed that that kind of real effects work doesn't exist anymore. it seems like CG has …	3 Last	BadgerBaiter Apr 2011
Hey Thanks I had almost given up on the job hunt but I had one last look and for some reason I looked at outdated jobs on the forums. I came across two small companies in the UK that I had missed so I emailed t…	15 Last	TheWinterLord Apr 2011
SOE studio closures / layoffs [url]http://kotaku.com/#!5787461/sonys-mmo-makers-close-three-studios-lay-off-one+third-of-workforce[/url] YOWCH! If this is so, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope anyone effected makes it out ok. No…	31 Last	Cody Apr 2011
Man ripping game models and selling them This is just pathetic... And highly illegal. [SIZE="1"][I][INDENT]Recently, many people have been asking me to convert 3d models from certain games. More specifically, to "rip" a 3d model from a ga…	47 Last	r_fletch_r Apr 2011
Indie Developer Memes I thought this was funny, bashing the Indie Dev Stereotype you might enjoy it as well. [URL]http://dragonmaw.tumblr.com/post/4273836091/indie-game-developer-meme[/URL] [URL="http://dragonmaw.tumblr.…	7 Last	glynnsmith Apr 2011
Asian Revenge Film suggestions. I Need Em So I'm in the mood for some Asian revenge films. I've seen most of the usual suspects in this genre already, Lady Vengeance, Mr Vengeance, Old Boy, I Saw the Devil, and several others. I'm looking …	32 Last	Jeremy-S Apr 2011
Welcome to Trion Worlds Haikai! Super stoked to have Hai onboard at Trion, and really looking forward all of the mad skillz hes going to bring to the team going forward! WOOOoooo! Welcome dude! :)	30 Last	JasonLavoie Apr 2011
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Soo..it seems there is going to be a new Resident Evil Game coming out. [URL]http://www.gameinformer.com/games/resident_evil_operation_raccoon_city/b/ps3/archive/2011/03/30/the-first-trailer-for-res…	11 Last	Xoliul Apr 2011
Oh April fools, you soo funny! Ninja Theory looking for ninjas, Dead Island is releasing a shrinking gun, worms are making a band hero game... ...hurr hurr, oh you soo funny. [U][B] Worms Band trailer:[/B][/U] [ame]http://www.you…	42 Last	RexM Apr 2011
What's An Out-Of-A-Job Developer To Do? [URL="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6299/whats_an_outofajob_developer_.php"]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6299/whats_an_outofajob_developer_.php[/URL] I thought it was an interesting…	4 Last	arshlevon Apr 2011
Carrer seems to be hitting a brick wall. Hello Polycounters, So I don't know about many others here, but lately I've felt like I'm being tugged around a little bit and I'm starting to just get overall frustrated with my job searching. The…	22 Last	okkun Apr 2011
Pixar's Motto: Going From Suck to Nonsuck I like the way they think, and i think a lot of independent studios have this kind of mentality. A good article to read and think about. :) [URL]http://www.fastcompany.com/1742431/pixar-s-motto-goin…	30 Last	Ged Apr 2011
Happy Birthday Polycount Getting old. Congratulations!	18 Last	evilblah Apr 2011
Happy birthday Polycount! div beat me on it :p	0 Last	THE 5 Apr 2011
Grim Dawn First Combat Video Grim Dawn First Combat Video [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGP4LT_cYo[/ame] I've been working on Grim Dawn since we got the old Iron Lore engine working countless hours for approx 2 years. S…	27 Last	AKAperly Mar 2011
I'm going to New York! Hello fellow artists! I'm going to New York city for one week in January 2011. It's my first time in NY and USA and I guess there are some people from NY and others who have travelled to NY here at …	27 Last	MaVCArt Mar 2011
Survey :: Character Damage - Opinion Research Hi, Below i have linked a survey that i have created that will help provide information about how players perceive damage to characters within games. This survey is a part of my MSc Dissertation en…	16 Last	AliasOpilo Mar 2011
im looking for done in game caves Hi; I spend a while on searching some caves\rocks\moutains... I want to see how peoples manage the textures ect. Rocks are a hard theme... If you remember that someone did sth like that please po…	6 Last	kurt_hectic Mar 2011
Happy Birthday, r13 Happy birthday, mate! [IMG]http://artbyemil.com/images/polycount/random/r13cake.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.artbyemil.com/images/polycount/random/r13_cake.jpg[/IMG]	48 Last	pestibug Mar 2011
Hello! Im new to the site and I am looking to learn how you make hats and weapons through hammer. Im already a mapper for DODS and TF2, but I do not have a clue as to how I make anything complicated like …	3 Last	MrsUseless Mar 2011
matte painting question!!! Please help.. does any body know how this two particular video was made. I do know it is matte painting but just the fact that it can be "zoom" so much forward... does that require many of paint? if …	0 Last	W7568 Mar 2011
Broken Dimensions (free browser game) [url]http://broken-dimensions.dadiugames.dk/BrokenDimensions/Broken_Dimensions.html[/url] Free game, go play it! It's a fun 3d puzzle game. go play it.	2 Last	rooster Mar 2011
An early talkthrough of Gunpoint - a game about rewiring things and punching people. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TM5x72fk6o[/ame] It's like super meat boy meets sam fisher, with a lot more slapping of enemies. I am definitely interested in this now.	7 Last	Bal Mar 2011
3ds max 2011 no rightclick in viewport menus Hello! I found this problem today when i installed Windows 7x64 for the first time(Been using Vista x64 before) I was about to check the statistics which i usually check in the viewport menu but no…	7 Last	D4V1DC Mar 2011
importance of a degree? wrote up a bunch of crap but decided to shorten it a bit... How important is a 3 year bachelor's degree? And is it worth throwing away a years worth of actual studies (anatomy sculpts, likeness sc…	39 Last	cox Mar 2011
monsterpalooza 2011!! [url]http://www.rubberroom101.com/monsterpalooza2011/[/url] anyone going? went last year and had so much fun. i will probably be there the friday and the saturday. friday is when a lot of the dir…	3 Last	Cheez Mar 2011
[Maxscript] Biped moveKeys Hi, I've been trying for a while to code in maxscript a function to move all the keys of a biped on the time line to make the motion start at an other time. But it's just a nightmare and I did not f…	4 Last	lhoyet Mar 2011
A Tutorial Proposal Hey guys, I had, what I think at least, is a pretty cool idea! But, I need some feedback. I consider myself an ok 3D artist - I can knock out some props etc but I'm not up there with the big boys, t…	3 Last	iconoplast Mar 2011
The Elite Speedpainting Blog has launched, full with awesome artworks Hello everybody. A few weeks ago we started with a couple of artists to work on a non commercial speedpainting blog, just a place to share some awesome artworks and support the most interesting pers…	14 Last	glottis8 Mar 2011
Visual Discussion: Existence (no words or text allowed) [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/192198/000000.jpg[/img]	7 Last	Mark Dygert Mar 2011
Poster Ideas I recently started working at Trendy, and I must say, the room Im in i really depressing. My coworkers and I have decided to pitch in to decorate with posters and stuff. But I don't know where to lo…	3 Last	Zipfinator Mar 2011
DAO II Reflections so Far I've been playing DAO II (PC) when I have free time. I'm still running around the city gathering funds necessary to continue the plot. So far I would have to argue that DAO I had the better initial s…	6 Last	Barbarian Mar 2011
Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming Hello [COLOR=SeaGreen]Polycount[/COLOR], My name is [COLOR=MediumTurquoise]Powerbored[/COLOR]. (long time fan, first time poster) [COLOR=DarkOrange]Introduction[/COLOR] Today my Dell laptop finally …	127 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2011
CryEngine 3 rendering features [url]http://www.crytek.com/sites/default/files/Crysis%202%20Key%20Rendering%20Features.pdf[/url] I had no idea Crytek 'invented' SSAO. Interesting read for you technophiles out there.	12 Last	Autocon Mar 2011
Clean and Colourful games? Hey, I'm looking for clean and colourful games to use as reference for some stuff I'm working on. I've looked at Mirrors Edge, TF2, Monday Night Combat, the new Zelda. It would be really interesting…	17 Last	Ferg Mar 2011
Demo Reel Character-modeler 2011 I recently graduated from Think Tank Training Center and I'm currently in search of my first job in the industry. Hope you like it Website/Reel: [URL]http://ernestocg.com/[/URL] Youtube: [URL]http…	13 Last	StefanH Mar 2011
Drugs Drugs in the industry, go.... [FONT="][SIZE=3][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT]Thanks, Zack	128 Last	cw Mar 2011
Car plate help Hi guys, a friend of mine was attacked while we went out clubbing by some tweaked out twinkos on the roadside , already reported to the police etc , but he will file a formal criminal complain agains…	7 Last	danr Mar 2011