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University of Derby anybody? (UK) I went to the open day 2 days ago to look at the 3D Modelling and Animation for Games course, it looks awesome, definitely the course I'm planning on doing. I was just wondering if anybody on PC has…	0 Last	A-N-P Nov 2010
Want to win the new Silo book? [url]http://www.silo3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17094[/url]	7 Last	bisenberger Nov 2010
Game industry and living in Canada Hopefully I'm not being too vague but I have very little experience with Canada but have been curious about moving there. I'm wondering what the quality of life is like there, cost of living, that so…	12 Last	Jungsik Nov 2010
Internet Blacklist! [COLOR="DarkOrange"]Anyone hear about this? Am I late? verify... This is B.s. and I saw it coming as well as many others. We all use the internets(lol) so I figured this was a valid post.[/COLOR] […	44 Last	JohnnySix Nov 2010
Steam thanksgiving sale If you guys aren't aware, they're having some pretty awesome sales on Steam now for Thanksgiving. But the most interesting part is the pack deals: [url]http://store.steampowered.com/give/[/url] Rig…	17 Last	Zipfinator Nov 2010
I'm a dad!!! My son Liam was born at 7:45am today. He weighs 8lbs 15oz and is 21.5in long. [img]http://db.tt/BSeLWAO[/img]	53 Last	InProgress Nov 2010
What about Unity tags in polycount ? I have no idea if this is technically possible, but, wouldn't be cool to be able to show 3d stuff directly in polycount threads with the unity web player, like a youtube/flash video ? like : [unity]…	5 Last	Noors Nov 2010
MFA: Submission without Gallery Portfolio This is way off subject. But if you were in my shoes and only currently have environmental work for games to show for a portfolio since that's where your art has been recently for projects. How wou…	7 Last	oXYnary Nov 2010
New Job with Vigil Games (WOOOT!) Howdy everyone, just thought I might post on here in the midst of all my personal excitement with accepting a job offer with Vigil Games yesterday for a full time concept artist position on the Dark …	31 Last	catstyle Nov 2010
Do you know a website that shows random photo for life drawing Do you know a website that shows random photo ( human) for life drawing, that automatically swap the photo after several seconds, or mins. some people showed me before but i forgot the link thanks…	8 Last	Mezz Nov 2010
Thanksgiving 3D Stream Was curious if anybody was interested in a viewing of me working on a 3D character in ZBrush 4, I'd be willing to show new users a few things if they need help or tips on other stuff. Right now I'm l…	7 Last	ceebee Nov 2010
Got a freelance job, but it's just odd how they want to do things. The main thing I am concerned about is that the guy I have been talking to wants me to start work on things we have discussed before I have even seen a contract... and that just doesn't seem professi…	6 Last	Karmageddon Nov 2010
Little help on a demo reel contest Hello guys, I will need a little help on a demo reel contest. I am recently graduated as environment artist for video games here in Montreal and my school is organizing a little contest for us to b…	0 Last	Sammuelsama Nov 2010
Tutorial Videos for Character creation Hello, Long time around but first time posting. I've finally uploaded some video tutorials on Character Creation for videogames. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5026942674_3b26ec28aa_z.jpg…	12 Last	Jungsik Nov 2010
I'm really looking forward to trying this keyboard; Normally I don't really care about keyboards, my current one is just a basic 104 key one with nothing fancy on it and even though I'm a huge fan of hotkeys for everything, I was never really interest…	47 Last	Habboi Nov 2010
Thanksgiving It is happy. [IMG]http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/12/2010/11/02f5f9f9b038f41cdf9c8556959413b5/340x.jpg[/IMG] Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Eat well, be safe and enjoy the c…	4 Last	Anuxinamoon Nov 2010
Congrats to Eric Chadwick Eric is joining us at Tencent Boston. Eric wins the award for shortest time between offer and start date. The man loves to work!	48 Last	Frump Nov 2010
Up To 16 GB Of RAM On A 32-Bit System! via [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ram-memory-upgrade,2778-4.html"]page file to ram disk[/URL]... news to me... thats clever. sorry if this is old news... but I wished I would have bee…	1 Last	Kwramm Nov 2010
Art School Somehow, amazingly, i got into art school. Im nowhere near as good as anyone here, but, i wanted to share it. This is so amazing and exciting. By the way i think the main reason why i got in is becau…	8 Last	telmac Nov 2010
Donkey Kong Country Returns Seriously, sod Halo Reach... Sod Black Ops... THIS is the game of the year :D I'm just smiling all over the place, everything is amazing, the graphics, the gameplay, the music :D Its all a total th…	20 Last	jimmypopali Nov 2010
Dc Universe online Soomeone had the Beta up during luch....looks pretty snazzy I will love your face if you hook me up with a key Help a brother out...	8 Last	numo16 Nov 2010
Green Hornet Trailer Hot damn this looks so awesome! [url]http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808411967/video/23108213[/url]	20 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Nov 2010
Top Gear: USA Anyone going to watch this tonight? I've got it set to record and I'm genuinely interested, but cautious. Part of me wants it to be great but another wants to see a massive train wreck, which is what…	32 Last	notman Nov 2010
Unfold3D Generation 7 Hi everybody, I would like to introduce Polygonal Design corporation, where I work, and particularly the software UNFOLD3D. Our company is based for years in Marseille, south of France. Polygonal De…	20 Last	Thierry86 Nov 2010
Testing: "Betas" When is it work and when is it "Freeplay" To make a long story short. What are all your opinions on testing Betas? I make no qualms it leads to a better product if developers listen. However. At what point does it leap from the tedious b…	4 Last	oXYnary Nov 2010
3D Game Art Blog Hey guys, I had an idea some days ago, so yesterday I made a blog and I wish to put relevant info for 3D Game Artists, for Beginner and Advanced Users. Let me present you [URL="http://gameartistpath…	8 Last	Vinterdragen Nov 2010
Baldurs Gate 2 Complete for $9.99 - works on Windows 7 x64 A friend told me about this tonight. He did it while I was driving. I almost crashed. Bastard. 10 bucks, a 2.3GB download, and both Shadows of Amn and Throne of Baal, as well as the soundtrack an…	19 Last	MartinH Nov 2010
HP7 Kicks. Ass. If you are a fan of the books, this is the one movie that will not let you down. If you've just watched the movies, you will have no clue what is going on. SO GO READ THEM! Saw it.…	21 Last	notman Nov 2010
How to list all the threads started from my last visit or last week ? How to list all the threads started from my last visit or last week ? I checked all the options at this forum but get nothing, I can only list the threads posted last week , but some threads are s…	4 Last	McGreed Nov 2010
Going to Germany! That's where I'll be. Going to visit the Crytek studios in Frankfurt, Germany around 21st-27th. I've already hit up a few folks for a meet-up, but if anyone else is around there (or working there) l…	28 Last	e-freak Nov 2010
Process of an artistic direction in video game hello, I'm an amateur art director working on a video game project going to grow up at a professional level. by dint of experience gained from many years of researches and participations on some pr…	4 Last	moof Nov 2010
And again I need beta testers... Looking for testers for my next game, and I swear it will have no toasters. But really, I need 4 people for iOS beta testing. Beta is starting early on this one because of issues that may come up lat…	1 Last	ZacD Nov 2010
The chickens are restless - London PC meetup 3 So, it appears that Uncle Sam has deigned that I've jumped through enough flaming hoops of bureaucracy for now, and for my next death-defying stunt I'll be jumping over the Atlantic on a kick-start m…	89 Last	fearian Nov 2010
Collaboration This is my first ever post, for some reason I got the activation email hours later than I signed up. Strange. Anyways, I want to start doing some texture work, and I am wondering if anyone wants to…	5 Last	Tom Ellis Nov 2010
OnLive [URL]http://kotaku.com/5181300/onlive-makes-pc-upgrades-extinct-lets-you-play-crysis-on-your-tv[/URL] Though the concept of cloud gaming was nothing new, i had no idea it was so close. Could be the…	14 Last	Kwramm Nov 2010
Effects of specialized on less known applications to apply a job? I dont know it is a dumb question or not and also i have nearly no idea how people works at game-studios so forgieve me.. So i am specialized on MODO for modeling which is a less known application(…	14 Last	gsokol Nov 2010
Is Sci-fi, Robots, and technical art not appealing for women/girl? maybe I over-analyze it a little bit but here's the question : Is Sci-fi, Robots, and technical art not appealing for women/girl? what makes those tech-art stuff friendly for them? person who rea…	14 Last	Skamberin Nov 2010
Where are the deals for 21 Cintiqs? Well I decided to take the dive and get a cintiq and I was wondering if there are any deals going on. I'm not sure if I should get the older model or get the newer one. Where did everyone purchased t…	8 Last	Rwolf Nov 2010
Video Games Live! I know it's a bit early in the game to bring this up. But I was curious if any of you seattle polycounters were gonna hit to it this year! I tried to go last year but many of you remember that crapp…	2 Last	Joshua Stubbles Nov 2010
help with rent negotiations Well, my current apartment lease is up at the end of January and my complex wants to increase it by 13%, which is insane! I'm going to meet with the leasing office on Monday, this is the first time …	16 Last	Justin Meisse Nov 2010
Cowboys and Aliens Trailer [URL]http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/110723-the-trailer-for-cowboys-a-aliens[/URL] Looks nice Delete me, looks like someone posted in thread of awesome too	22 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Nov 2010
Internship! Landed an internship gig at ArenaNet! I am super stoked to have the opportunity to work with all the talented folks at ArenaNet. I'd also like to give a shout out to [URL="http://www.futurepoly.com…	10 Last	Filbot Nov 2010
Bizarre Creations gone? Just saw this posted at another forum: [URL="http://twitter.com/#%21/taswell/statuses/4593477140619264"]http://twitter.com/#!/taswell/statuses/4593477140619264[/URL] someone from [URL="http://www.g…	42 Last	Minos Nov 2010
Lessons From Doom I found an interesting article about FPS game design, and how different Doom is compared to modern games of today. [quote]A high-minded goal like expand the boundaries of the medium doesnt always…	32 Last	Minos Nov 2010
Which 3d package and accreditation Hi all, Just finished an animation degree (BA) there was no 3d as part of the course. It was a traditional one. I decided I want to go into the games industry. So I have to choose which package I s…	5 Last	Mark Dygert Nov 2010
RAGE HD for iPhone! It just came out! [url]http://itunes.apple.com/app/rage-hd/id400707675?mt=8[/url] Installing the beast now...	14 Last	Exroath Nov 2010
Seeking a 3D Art Mentor Hi! I'm a bit new here - long time artist, new to 3D. I'm intrigued by the overall helpfulness of the folks here at Polycount. I've read how art used to be passed on from master to apprentice [I](in…	11 Last	Spark Nov 2010
Cintiq arms.. Any suggestions I'm trying to find a nice desk arm for my cintiq at home. Anyone got any suggestions on which ones you may use or have seen that look good. My desk isn't huge so I want the arm to move my cintiq clo…	34 Last	CultureOfOne Nov 2010
Polycount Pin owners look here! Myself and others have compiled a list of all the owners of the pin, which can be found here: [url]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/List_of_Polycount_Pin_owners[/url] I had to do a lot of detective…	4 Last	moussekateer Nov 2010
Breaking into the Games Industry - Poll/Survey Hello, Polycount! I come to you as a humble student, currently working myself through the last year of my animation bachelor with vigour and high spirits, and trying to get and understanding of the …	15 Last	Fuse Nov 2010