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Classic Game Postmortem videos on GDC Vault I was pretty bummed I couldn't go to GDC this year to check out these fantastic talks. Fortunately, now they're up on the GDC Vault for free. Really interesting and entertaining, everyone here shou…	0 Last	Slum Mar 2011
Thanks Polycount After 8 long years I'm ending my time at Mythic Entertainment (Bioware Mythic/EA Mythic/Etc) this week. I'm going across the river to Bethesda Softworks starting there on Monday doing character/conce…	39 Last	Mark Dygert Mar 2011
Congrats HntrLuc! Hunter Mortenson [url=http://cghub.com/images/view/118867](HntrLuc)[/url] is the newest Character Artist on Darksiders 2! I love his texture work and can't wait to work with him. :) - BoBo	56 Last	BoBo_the_seal Mar 2011
Need advice! =) Hey guys, as some of you know I used to work at Evolution Studios ([I]UK, I'm from Sweden[/I]) as a Environment Artist Contractor, I was there for about 10 months and now I'm working as a contract En…	9 Last	chrisradsby Mar 2011
Animation Mentor, anyone done it / currently doing it / going to do it? Hey all! So I've spoken to a couple of PC members over PM about this and got some great feedback, but just wanted to put it out there to get some more thoughts/opinions. I've just applied to Anima…	25 Last	rastkos 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…	0 Last	ErnestoMarrero Mar 2011
Free trip to Montreal [URL="http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/sidlee_design_competition"][COLOR=#eeefeb]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/sidlee_design_competition[/COLOR][/URL] Looking for 8 that know their sh**	0 Last	kenpimentel Mar 2011
New to the Forum Not sure if this is appropriate or normal on this forum (creating a thread to introduce oneself). I registered long time ago, and due to some major familiar problems, only now i'm being able to reall…	2 Last	RedLehari Mar 2011
A humble apology I once bad mouthed Crazybump. I have since started working with it at my new job, and have realised it is not as "lazy" as I once thought it was. I take back what I once said. Adam	22 Last	r_fletch_r Mar 2011
Dragon Age 2 Demo: First impressions? Hey guys. Has anyone played the Dragon Age 2 demo? If yes, let me know what you think. Here's the link, just in case: [URL]http://dragonage.bioware.com/da2/demo/[/URL] IMO: The Story and Staging…	79 Last	HonkyPunch Mar 2011
relocating advice hey everyone, I'm considering relocating for a job, anyone have any advice? thankfully, it's within the country, so there's no massive visa stuff involved (bc to ontario) what might I expect in th…	4 Last	JacqueChoi Mar 2011
unlimited detail update Hey Didn't find the old thread on this, except for a closed one. Unlimited detail/euclideon has updated their site. I don't know if it's worthy it's own thread but here goes.. [url]http://www.eucli…	32 Last	rolfness Mar 2011
Closed Who here... eats all the toasted oat bits of lucky charms FIRST then savors the mouthful of marshmallows last!?	26 Last	adam Mar 2011
Blinky I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet O_o [url]http://vimeo.com/21216091[/url] Really well done. I wasn't expecting it to go the way it did haha	6 Last	TheWinterLord Mar 2011
the fuck kind of classes do you teach in california?! so i'm doing a skype conversation with a couple of yankee friends (and an aussie). and one of the californians is doing a sculpting class. and he's drawn this for one of his concepts: [img]http://i23…	19 Last	jimmypopali Mar 2011
Why are they releasing Madden 12? Well, Idk if I misheard or anything... but I am pretty sure there will be no NFL this year unless there is a miracle. Why is EA making Madden 12 still? IMO they should take this year to seriously imp…	9 Last	aajohnny Mar 2011
Red Eclipse , Free game I worked on just had its first release I hope shameless plugs arent frowned upon! [url]http://redeclipse.net[/url] [url]http://www.moddb.com/games/red-eclipse[/url] So I worked on the player model for this game for quite a while, it w…	1 Last	TheWinterLord Mar 2011
Kepler @ AT march 24th? [URL]http://www.anandtech.com/show/4232/nvidia-teases-next-flagship-video-card[/URL] [CENTER][ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzmvmUPsrEM[/ame] [I][SIZE=1]looks like it plays crysis.:poly129:[…	1 Last	EmAr Mar 2011
OurBricks I am part of building [URL="http://http://ourbricks.com/"]OurBricks[/URL]. We use HTML5 and related to tech to let you experience 3D content in a modern web browser without the need to install any ad…	3 Last	henrikbennetsen Mar 2011
Public Voting For No.#1 UnOfficial World Of Warcraft Mini [CENTER][url=http://squiggly.jigsy.com][IMG]http://fourthewin.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/bannerlogo.png[/IMG][/url][/CENTER] [B][SIZE="2"][CENTER] [COLOR="SandyBrown"]Entries are in, Vote Now! R…	6 Last	praetus Mar 2011
socom 4 beta codes Anyone with killzone 3 out there that won't be using their socom 4 beta code let me know me and my brothers are avid socom players and need like 3 keys. Thanks guys in advance!!	0 Last	Ryan Hawkins Mar 2011
Greetings Hello polycount peoples! I wanted to say ello. I plan on entering in the brawl, and wanted to make some posts so the mod would lift restrictions. I've actually been stalking you guys for quite som…	13 Last	XenoKratios Mar 2011
Clay sculpting? Hello all, it's been a while since my last visit to polycount, but it's nice to be back. I see a few changes around and the main page is really picking up steam! (yeah, it's really been a while -_-) …	16 Last	BadgerBaiter Mar 2011
AT&T's new datacaps Haven't seen a thread on this yet, and thought it's worth talking about. AT&T now has data caps on internet usage at 150gigs for DSL and 250gigs for U-Verse per month. Of course, it sounds like a com…	44 Last	Mr_Paris Mar 2011
How many times a Thread has been viewed? Am I missing something, is there away to see how many people have viewed a thread not replied to it, thanks.	13 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2011
Game Animation e-Seminar (in 1 hour) This might be of interest to people - just thought I'd pass it on :D [B][SIZE=3]The State of Character Animation Technology in the Games Industry[/SIZE][/B] [URL]http://aigamedev.com/insider/event/…	8 Last	Mathew O Mar 2011
Stupid game ideas. Pax panel inspired Ok in the spirit of the new news post, which kept me laughing and had all my coworkers looking at me weird, I think we should have a thread of stupid game ideas you've had but probably wouldn't make.…	2 Last	Muzzoid Mar 2011
Happy b day Funky Bunnies! Time flies man. I remember when we started this huge 3d adventure. You always being a step ahead and helping my sorry ass out. With these birthdays too, always a step ahead! One thing is sure though,…	17 Last	DrunkShaman Mar 2011
So You Want to Work in the Video Game Industry [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGar7KC6Wiw&feature=youtu.be[/url]	58 Last	TheWinterLord Mar 2011
Face Off - SyFy Show Did any of you guys catch Face Off the last several weeks? The season just ended and I was pretty impressed with the show overall. I'm not a special effects artist for movies or anything, but I found…	12 Last	ScoobyDoofus Mar 2011
Foreground Reference Utility: Awesome Reference Tool Hey, So my friend showed me this new tool, and its great....and [B]free[/B]. I am not sure if anyone knows much about it, but just in case im posting some information. [B] Foreground Reference Utilit…	1 Last	pior Mar 2011
Rango wow look at that lighting. Impressive stuff :O. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQjJEYTiga0[/ame]	22 Last	conte Mar 2011
Polycount Seattle Meetup ,Green Tooth and green beer! Hey guys and gals, well its been a while ,and even though im rocking 3 hours away in crazy P Town where the 90's never left. I figure in honor of Jesse Mood Coming into the seattle greater area to …	34 Last	Matabus Mar 2011
Ring of fire springing to life? Interesting stuff.... check out the earthquake map to see how the ring of fire has pretty much all of the world's earthquakes for the last week. [url]http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMapFull.aspx[…	52 Last	Matabus Mar 2011
Square Enix opens a studio in Montreal? Today I just read a very interesting article about Montreal's game industry. Maybe Square Enix's gonna open a new studio in Canada! :D Original version (French): [url]http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpr…	9 Last	JasonLavoie Mar 2011
New Computer Specs? As you can see by my many other threads I ask many questions. But I am a student and I am learning. [B][U]QUESTION:[/U][/B] I want to buy a new computer for my Maya modelling and animation. ALSO I …	3 Last	harrytraynor Mar 2011
Maya 2011 - Help please. I use maya 2011 to create stuff, and i was just wondering if any of you knew how to make dynamic grass (with wind etc.). I have a basic understanding of the software and can do some basic things. Or …	3 Last	Andreas Mar 2011
Recommended Portfolio Building/Hosting Websites? Hey Polycount, Right now I only really use blogger to store my artwork and stuff but it doesn't really cut it in terms of a portfolio I can show people who are interested in my work. What websites …	14 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2011
Dead Space 2: Anyone playing it? I am enjoying it. With the lights turned off there will be some moments that will make you jump and the space combat is wicked. Any polycounters try this game out yet?	72 Last	Rwolf Mar 2011
CG Hub Artist???? Came across this on CGHub and I can't remember who the art was. Any clues???	0 Last	dang87 Mar 2011
mega meshes kinda neat tech developed at lionhead, they are able to render 10's of billions of polies on the 360. artists, sculpt everything, vertex paint on the highrez, magic software coverts all the data to r…	6 Last	jarrede Mar 2011
new world record for a radio show - for charity Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave have been on air for over 50 hours straight so far, they'll be off at around 52 hours. so far they've raised over £1.8 million in donations for Comic Relief. info on the…	2 Last	Tom Ellis Mar 2011
Montreal games conference? Hello, Was hoping someone here could help me. On EP they mentioned something about a montreal games conference. I googled it and went to an official looking site (wikipedia later backed this up.)…	2 Last	Seere Mar 2011
Blog Portfolios or Portfolio Blogs? I'm thinking about restarting my portfolio and using Blogspot to keep everything in order. Anyone have a good looking portfolio/blog that I can use for reference? Since it's a portfolio, I want every…	16 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2011
Closed Grass Billboards? Ok, i need to know how people make grass billboards. I my self have looked on the net for tutorials but have never found any of these. Can sombody please post back with a good link that still works o…	5 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2011
Ryan Kingslien: Sculpting Realistic Game Char's Shall be purchasing. [url]http://www.sculpting-realistic-game-characters.com/[/url]	0 Last	Stinger88 Mar 2011
Indie/Unpaid/Royalty Jobs with the intention of making money? I've seen these crop up and generally all seem to be based on not paying you a wage but still out to create a game and sell it for profit. Now some people like to get into these for various reasons, …	23 Last	Parnell Mar 2011
The BRAWL Tournament We're live now. I hope you guys enjoy it. Emil, Ryan and myself have wanted to do this contest for ages now and recently decided now was the perfect time to do so. A community collaboration is a hel…	124 Last	NordicNinja Mar 2011
Volcanic activity in Yellowstone rising, along with other volcanoes These rises of volcanic activity began to occur at the same time of the quake. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFi-4Ma5DYk[/ame] Kinda freaky.	93 Last	[HP] Mar 2011
I want to make custom model for high end game hey ho.. Anybody knows some "current-or-nextgen-games" where it's possible to make custom models for? atm fallout3 is my game of choice but shaders and stuff aren't that great anymore. - I'm aware …	14 Last	leilei Mar 2011