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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
Regr-etsy And this is why i love the internet. [URL]http://www.regretsy.com/[/URL] Some nsfw stuff mind you. Like dildo egg beaters...	6 Last	Mark Dygert Nov 2010
To all you Android users Hey all, I know there's been a few smartphone threads recently and I'm currently in need of a phone replacement. My 3GS has just decided to stop registering touch input and after being an iPhone u…	37 Last	piippo Nov 2010
Bethesda charity auction for Brian Wood Bethesda is currently auctioning some exclusive items for sale, with all proceeds going to the Brian Wood Memorial Trust. More info here: [url]http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/11/16/cool-stuff-…	1 Last	HonkyPunch Nov 2010
Eat 3D Official Challenge #2 & #3 - Head Sculpting & NextGen Scene [URL="http://eat3d.com/challenges"][IMG]http://c.eat3d.com/files/imagecache/blog_content/blog_images/111510_contest2-3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] After the outstanding response we received for our first challe…	28 Last	metalliandy Nov 2010
Holographic Sheets - Dear god. These things blow my mind. This is some seriously cool tech, and I'd love to get my hands on one of these bad boys. Personally, I think fixing one into the wall for a 3d painting would be amazing. …	28 Last	snemmy Nov 2010
Newcomer Question Hello every one :D I am new to the forum and would first like to say WOW to all the good looking stuff that peapol have made. I hope this is in the right place for this post. I have been working on…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2010
Entry Level Graphics Tablet Hi guys, Apologies in advanced if there is a topic for this. I did search but couldn't find any! Although I have been modelling for a couple of years now, I am still at a basic level. I am looking t…	22 Last	Ewaf Nov 2010
Congrats To Catstyle [COLOR="Magenta"]~[/COLOR] Gotta shower my homeboy [B][COLOR="Magenta"]Mike_K[/COLOR][/B] aka [B]Catstyle[/B] with congratulations and envy as he heads out to Cali to start off his new job as Charact…	39 Last	ceebee Nov 2010
Level Design Books I was wondering if anybody knew some good level design books that will help me further my knowledge of level design	3 Last	program21 Nov 2010
samples of complex models Do you know any place where I can download some complex scenes or objects so I can study its texture maps and the way how every part of the environment fit together?	4 Last	crazyfingers Nov 2010
Deviant Art Portfolio I am currently looking into making a free portfolio for my artwork. I will most likely upgrade my account when the time comes to start looking for a job so that way I can make a site with its own do…	21 Last	eld Nov 2010
Anyone in the tucson AZ area? just trying to find some like-minded people nearby, that is all.	0 Last	willy-wilson Nov 2010
Microsoft Kinect and Playstation Move, did anyone buy either one? I haven't seen anything posts or topics about either of these 2 "motion control systems" just wanted to see what other polycounters thought of them. I played with the move at a best buy, definitely…	50 Last	Autocon Nov 2010
Recomended Reading - Books for Xmas I'm putting together my list for Christmas, and need some recommendations for good instructional books. What are some of your favorites in the areas of animation, art, design, etc?	4 Last	Ben Apuna Nov 2010
Happy Birthday, Cody HOLLLLLAAAAAAAAA! [IMG]http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set?.out=jpg&id=hq8BSefG3hGIOV1r2lzROg&size=l[/IMG]	13 Last	OrganizedChaos Nov 2010
Happy Birthday, TheGodZero [IMG]http://loltheist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/jesus_cake.jpg[/IMG]	10 Last	Thegodzero Nov 2010
Bungie's Next game apparently on PC! You know what this means!? It means a possible map editor, patches and DLC for free, all sorts of stuff! Who is excited? [url]http://www.1up.com/news/bungie-game-allegedly-also-pc[/url] [url]http:/…	10 Last	Purplepaint Nov 2010
Color open beta! [IMG]http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp308/Angel_Art_prod/heckyes.png[/IMG] Hello everyone, the 2nd Color beta test is going on today! And were looking for people willing to give us an hour or tw…	0 Last	Priske415 Nov 2010
Working at home, awesome and horrible! I know loads of people here works at studios, other work at home, so you'll find this funny! :) Would be interesting to ear a few stories from you guys actually! :) [url]http://theoatmeal.com/comic…	22 Last	rasmus Nov 2010
LCD vs Cintiq Color Callibration So I noticed lately after doing a piece that my colors on my monitors here at home are just way off from what others are seeing. HUGE problem with contract work or art tests. So without having to ge…	7 Last	Jesse Moody Nov 2010
Unity 3.1 Asset Store [url]http://unity3d.com/unity/editor/asset-store[/url] Just saw this yesterday. Seems like a pretty cool way for hobbyist/indie game developers to make some extra cash, or get a hold of some asset…	11 Last	Acumen Nov 2010
Torque3D Just Shut Down Development Not really surprising. They are currently shopping around for buyers. Engine kept improving, but way too slow. Employees were all let go. You can read more here: [URL]http://www.torquepowered.com…	20 Last	notman Nov 2010
Moving on up! So today was officially my last day as a QA tester here in Chicago, on Dec 6th I will be evolving into an environment artist at SOE Bellevue. I am super excited and can not wait to make my way out t…	34 Last	Muzzoid Nov 2010
Closed I have an extremely stupid question to ask [LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]On which form section do I post questions regarding importing Valve models to Maya?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][SI…	21 Last	Emil Mujanovic Nov 2010
Drawing with markers My teacher tells me we have to draw with markers because that's what all the pro designers do. Can someone tell me if this is really needed in the game industry. I personally think it's pretty redic…	24 Last	Jungsik Nov 2010
Anyone Here from Obsidian? (apologies in advance for the long read) I'm a little late to the game, but having finally come around and allowed myself to buy Fallout: New Vegas I just have to say... THANK YOU OBSIDIAN CREW!! …	0 Last	Sandbag Nov 2010
Is Buying Black Ops supporting the Evil Empire? I didn't want to derail the other thread with this. Just curious on what people think. I don't know what happened at Infinity Ward. I'm sure only the parties involved know the real details...and m…	50 Last	Autocon Nov 2010
Conan O'Brien is Back! On TBS. Teamcoco is supposed to host every episode the next day. If they do that, I'll be there every weekday. Beyond that, check out the cold open. [url]http://teamcoco.com/blog/spoiler-alert-tonig…	22 Last	skankerzero Nov 2010
Does Polycount have any game servers in TF2? I know that Polycount has a server for minecraft but do we have one for TF2 for all the people who create items for TF2?	2 Last	Klumpmeister Nov 2010
HuluPlus = SadPanda So Hulu can now be accessed on PS3 and other devices (XBox360, iPhone, etc.)... for $9.99 a month.... [URL]http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372476,00.asp[/URL] part of me can see where they a…	13 Last	ErichWK Nov 2010
Are diplomas useful in the game art world ? Hi everyone, right now, i'm in France, in a 3d school in which i've skipped 2 years, learning stuff by myself 'cause the teachers cannot explain me a lot of technics. I'm really upset about it, as i…	42 Last	xvampire Nov 2010
Dominance war discussion. So the first mini starts in a day and four hours. Pretty exiting! Im personally going to organise a lan one weekend with a few mates to work on it. Should be awesome. [url]http://www.dominancewar.c…	92 Last	killingpeople Nov 2010
Animators: Free rigged characters online? I've poked around on CreativeCash and Freelancer, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for here. I'll continuing using the googles, meanwhile, I figured I'd see if any of you animators out ther…	17 Last	Entity Nov 2010
Tee Fury So a few months ago I found this awesome website. It's [URL="http://www.teefury.com/"]http://www.teefury.com[/URL] and every day they offer a different design. Once the day is over it switches out a…	11 Last	Zipfinator Nov 2010
Account Validation Hey guys I'm new here and a cursory search didn't yield any useful info concerning when and how an account is verified. Does it take a few posts to be mod approved before allowing your posts to appea…	5 Last	Emil Mujanovic Nov 2010
Art of Darksiders Win! So bought! [url]http://kotaku.com/5572175/the-art-of-darksiders-debuts-at-comic-con/gallery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+kotaku/full+(Kotaku[/url]) Grats to you gu…	31 Last	Autocon Nov 2010
Building a MOD- Age of Chivalry Post Mortem Hey guys, here is a post mortem on our HL2 MOD "Age of Chivalry" a first person multiplayer game based in a medieval setting. Many from the community have and continue to contribute to this great gam…	3 Last	Ben Apuna Nov 2010
Getting into sound. I've been thinking about getting into sound design a little bit. Just starting out with beeps and boops for videogames mostly but then hopefully trying something more complicated. Has anybody here ex…	3 Last	Fomori Nov 2010
Ideas for Xmas. I know, I know..... Its a bit early for talking about Xmas but I've found a few books I really want. So I'll either be getting them myself as early pressies or I'll be telling my friends and family t…	6 Last	Stinger88 Nov 2010
Is the way game artists texture bad? I was recently reading a blog post from a game developer I respect a lot, Jon Blow. In it he said: "[I]t seems, in video games we have developed a tradition of bad texturing, whatever that means: …	40 Last	teaandcigarettes Nov 2010
iPhone 3D Viewer? Hey guys, I was looking through some old projects and remember this NDS 3D Viewer software available on here on Polycount a while back. This got me thinking. Isn't there any good 3D viewers for the …	4 Last	kodde Nov 2010
Salesman Pete and The Amazing Stone from Outer Space (Short) [CENTER][URL="http://vimeo.com/15126262"][IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/2iw8tp5.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B][SIZE="1"](Clicky to watch)[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] I considered posting this in the ToA, but I thought i…	1 Last	glynnsmith Nov 2010
Toronto / Toronto Area Polycounters If [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77874"]this thread[/URL] tells me anything, there's a number of you. Why the hell haven't you done a Polycount meet-up yet? Toronto + London +…	26 Last	Fuse Nov 2010
I need a mac emulator for windows! I always wanted to play Bungie's older games but don't have a old mac. I hear there is sheepshaver and Basilisk II but they seem to not be working on my pc. I am running windows 7 and would like to h…	16 Last	Kwramm Nov 2010