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SIEGECON? [url]http://www.siegecon.net/SIEGE2010/[/url] Anyone going to be here or giving talks?? I'm going to be volunteering, it'd be cool to meet up with some virtual faces.	1 Last	skylebones Sep 2010
Oddworld-series being revived! YES! I love oddworld. It's a really amazing setting and in my mind one of the most unique worlds ever created for the games industry. I loved Strangers wrath and the first game. Never did play munc…	20 Last	Andreas Sep 2010
Steven Colbert testifies before congress I love this man. [IMG]http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2010/0924/20100924__ssjm0925colbert%7E2_GALLERY.JPG[/IMG] [quote]"[I]This is America. I don't want a tomato picked by a Mexic…	10 Last	acc Sep 2010
Happy Birthday, empty [IMG]http://marthathecakelady.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/john-deere-grooms-cake.jpg[/IMG]	7 Last	Richard Kain Sep 2010
Postcard me up, or send a picture Hey folks, as you [I]don't[/I] know, I'm teaching English part-time. And I am preparing a somewhat large event to take place this November. The theme is "international". What I am asking is for you g…	4 Last	Emil Mujanovic Sep 2010
Looking for the "Polycount" of game design Does anyone know of a forum for game designers that has a good number of professionals involved in the community? So far my searches have turned up mostly blogs and a few forums that are (seemingly)…	5 Last	rooster Sep 2010
Does anyone remember the cartoon? It was from the 80's maybe early 90's. It had (I think) 3 guys, with television heads and go-bots type robotic bodies? I vaguely remember the into, but the show was from my childhood, way back when…	25 Last	XenoKratios Sep 2010
CCP's World of Darkness - MMO [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Wsf31WIdY"]cam footage of the teaser trailer[/ame] [URL="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/25/world-of-darkness-teased-by-ccp/"]Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Wor…	7 Last	piippo Sep 2010
Dark Secrets of the Games Industry and How they Affect Your Career Good reading from aiGameDev.com: [URL="http://aigamedev.com/IndustryCareerReport.pdf"]download[/URL]	2 Last	JValencia Sep 2010
Congrats to Artem "X-Convict" Volchik I would like to congratulate and welcome Artem to Blizzard Entertainment. Artem will be joining the NextGen MMO team as an Equipment Artist. We are all pretty excited about having him join this talen…	52 Last	JDinges Sep 2010
Halloween - greentooth head Hi guys. By now you've probably seen the greentooth head mask that has been painted and modelled. I was thinking it might be fun to make a halloween mask this year of the same, and if there's any in…	51 Last	Swizzle Sep 2010
Stan Lee stands up for free speech, again... [quote]My memory has always been lousy and it's not improving with age. But it's good enough to remember a time when the government was trying to do to comic books what some politicians now want to d…	38 Last	danshewan Sep 2010
Video Game Voters Network The Video Game Voters Network is a place for American gamers to organize and defend against threats to video games by registering to vote and letting Congress know how important this issue is to the …	1 Last	PhattyEwok Sep 2010
I need help (mouse problem under Win 7) So over the summer I went and purchased a new system with all the bells and whistles. I upgraded to Photoshop CS5 as well. Was happy with everything and all seemed fine. So I come back from vacatio…	2 Last	Rwolf Sep 2010
iPad Light Art Pretty interesting :) Thought I would share. [url]http://vimeo.com/14958082[/url]	1 Last	EmAr Sep 2010
Needing Some Career Advice Howdy! I'm new to the boards, checking out the various artists' websites on the net for some expert opinion. :) Essentially, I've come here to ask you more experienced artists if you could give me …	7 Last	Rwolf Sep 2010
GDC 2011: Should I go? A few friends of mine and i have been going over whether or not we should go to gdc. None of us have ever been before and it seems that it would be really beneficial for us to go. Only thing is howev…	11 Last	I_luv_Pixels Sep 2010
Closed Unlimited Detail? Do you guys think this is for real or just to good to be true? To be honest, I'm a little skeptical. A triangle is 3 vertices, each point represents an X,Y,Z value. Judging by what he said, their te…	8 Last	Joseph Silverman Sep 2010
Dominace War V COMING SOON!! That's right kiddies start stretching those legs for one hell of a competition!! The Pre-DomWar challenge will start: [B]November 8th 2010 - December 6th 2010 [/B]The main event will start: [B]Janu…	31 Last	Del Sep 2010
Monitor exploaded : Need New monitor Hi, My monitor recently blew up / broke and I need a new one, look to get dual (2x or 3x). Any recommendations please.	8 Last	Wahlgren Sep 2010
Breaking Into The Industry Advice. This was the answer from a guy over at Collision Studios when I asked him if he had any advice for breaking into the game industry.Just thought I would share it with you guys. [I]Hi Kaiga -- It's c…	35 Last	JO420 Sep 2010
Mafia 2 So what do you guys think now that it's released? I'm going to play it tommorow when it finally unlocks in EU. I'm pretty excited for it due to the fact that people who don't directly compare it wi…	38 Last	MattLichy Sep 2010
Old games, new related games I just got a newsletter where I could get the good old Master of Orion 2 for a bargain and I really felt the urge to get it, remembering how great it was and I was wondering if there were any other, …	35 Last	MattQ86 Sep 2010
Website advice Alright, so after being crapped on by two people in a row that were supposed to build my portfolio website, I'm in a pickle. I have no flash or html experience, but i'm willing to pay a little extra …	18 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Sep 2010
Learning resource for Unity? Looking for a collection of in depth tutorials for Unity. Anyone have any suggestions? Found: [url]http://www.design3.com/[/url] 19.99$ for a month (2 free + 18 Videos) Thanks	9 Last	Smash Sep 2010
Adventure Time! [CENTER][IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3409688845_1af387541a.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] Hi PC, have you guys watched this show on CN?? It has to be my favourite show ever, well actually its on the…	23 Last	Ride Sep 2010
Getting started. Tips? okay, so after dropping out of high school and getting my GED, I've come to realize that motivation won't just magic itself up out of nowhere. So, here goes. After lots of sitting and doing nothing, …	14 Last	rooster Sep 2010
Introduction! Hey all, I'd just like to introduce myself :D and Also I was wondering do you all use commercial 3D software like 3ds max/maya or do any of you use free software like blender, truespace, milkshape,…	13 Last	Smash Sep 2010
Warhammer Online - Age of Reckoning, worth giving a shot? Hey Everyone, Just wondering if Warhammer online is worth to subscribe to for at least a month or two. A swell as if theres a good player base, or other various comments and information. Me and a f…	20 Last	almighty_gir Sep 2010
Tokyo Game Show 2010 beer?	18 Last	hawken Sep 2010
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 Whilst eagerly waiting for my GT5 fix (Nov 3), I randomly checked out Colin McRae: Dirt 2. I'm very much into my racing games, and I truly believed GT5 would be the pinnacle of this, if GT Prologue …	12 Last	hawken Sep 2010
Obama wants you... to make games. [url]http://www.industrygamers.com/news/president-obama-unveils-educational-gaming-challenge/[/url] [QUOTE]"Our success as a nation depends on strengthening Americas role as the worlds engine of …	7 Last	MattQ86 Sep 2010
New Laptop Looking for a new laptop, don't want a desktop i am to used to the mobility. wondering if i should go mac or pc. Im interested in iphone dev with unity but could most likely get a better spec laptop…	62 Last	Vertrucio Sep 2010
Bday Calendar borked still? I can has bday!!!? :( looks like the Polycount calendar is still borked. [URL]http://www.polycount.com/forum/calendar.php[/URL] [img]http://www.misterabsurd.com/media/1/20091010-banner-tattoo-bi…	14 Last	Rens Sep 2010
Crysis 2 Trailer [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHLEbuj5x6Q&feature=player_embedded[/ame] Not a huge fan of the series but that in game cinematic looks pretty nice.	35 Last	ZacD Sep 2010
A Polycount Shoutbox? Just an idea but I think this community is the right size for a shout box, just a little chat box that refreshes every other second or so where the members can chat. What do you guys think? I think …	33 Last	rolfness Sep 2010
Darksiders PC Hellbook edition I just picked the game the other day in play.com and i was wondering if someone will do the same. 35 euro for the hellbook edition! "All customers who have pre-ordered the standard edition of [I]Dar…	2 Last	Purplepaint Sep 2010
UI artists, what does it take to be a ui artsit Hello, I was just wondering if we have any ui artists here who could give me the low down on the skill set normally expected of a ui artist, game or otherwise. just feeling out all options and explo…	6 Last	moose Sep 2010
Building a Beast (new computer) I don't know crap about hardware, but my bro knows a little. We're building a computer, and here's what we've come up with so far. We need suggestions and recommendations, especially on compatibility…	46 Last	oXYnary Sep 2010
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Didn't see that there was ever a thread on this show, but I finally checked it out after hearing so many people recommending it. This show is great, awesome writing, hilarious situations, very skillf…	20 Last	Mladen Jovicic Sep 2010
3D Coat 3.5 Auto-retopology is great! [URL="http://www.3d-coat.com/3d-coat-35/"]3D Coat 3.5 Auto-retopology and other new features[/URL] Just noticed that new Automatic tool for retopology - christmas came early this year! :) I've been …	20 Last	MagicSugar Sep 2010
PS3 to PC Monitor Hi guys, recently I bought a PS3 and I know most of you guys here are also a gamer. I wonder is it possible to play it through my PC monitor?..since the monitor doesn't have build-in speaker, I try t…	19 Last	Revel Sep 2010
2 new dell budget IPS monitors (23 inch - $300) Looks like the only downside to these are the mediocre resolutions(1920x1080), but $300 for an IPS is crazy. 23 inch [url]http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us…	38 Last	Snowfly Sep 2010
Apple game center - The polycount hook up thread! So. Game center for apple is out and they have zero games... well ok. There's Ms Pacman. Lots of updates to be expected in the next coming days in other words :) I'm "[B]Notorious P.I.G[/B]" so feel…	26 Last	Muzzoid Sep 2010
What do you want to start seeing in games? Without going too much into the story or game play, what do you want to see done or done better in video games? Better animation? Cooler shaders? Tessellation? Better audio (Precomputed Wave Simulat…	69 Last	Mechadus Sep 2010
Marmoset Toolbag update v1.2 I just visited their website today and found an update to the epic toolbag. This is a list of the new bug fixes/upadtes. [LIST] []Features Additions: []Sky Tool generate custom lighting enviro…	7 Last	Rens Sep 2010
portfolio question...!!! Hey guys... I am trying to build a portfolio to break into the industry. I have some assets and evironment stuff from old days but I would like to just trash them and make some new arts.. My ques…	5 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2010
Looking for a uv layout packer - 4 lightmaps anyone know of a good plugin to use. I was looking at roadkill pro but that is no longer available. either a free app or a paid version would be helpful	5 Last	vofff Sep 2010
What I did yesterday. Just a quick film I made in a sortie I did yesterday. Aircraft is a PC-9. I hope you enjoy it. P.S. I was actually wearing an undershirt with greentooth on it but unfortunately where the Velcro was…	29 Last	Xoliul Sep 2010
Games on the Android I recently got a Android phone so I've been trying out alot of apps. I really hate anything that uses a virtual d-pad/button overlay, unfortunately including all the classic games that you can play o…	21 Last	Muzzoid Sep 2010