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Help me with this big decision please Hey everyone, So I am now faced with a really big decision. I would like to purchase training that will help me learn good techniques and software very well. I am now faced with a costly decision …	16 Last	Intermission Sep 2010
best game EVER!!! [url]http://www.foddy.net/Athletics.html[/url] we all have a lot to learn from this brilliant creation PS: my personal best on this game is negative 0.3 meters	41 Last	Lord McMutton Sep 2010
3ds Max for commerical use I currently have a student edition of 3ds max. This does not allow for commercial use. I was wondering if one were to do paid freelance work on a site like [url]http://www.elance.com/[/url] would …	4 Last	maze Sep 2010
Portal 2 Gameplay Footage Here is some actual Portal 2 gameplay footage. Found a link via TheTechreport.com [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQLpU0T-Sow"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQLpU0T-Sow[/ame]	47 Last	ScudzAlmighty Sep 2010
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Just saw this video over at Kotaku and thought it was too cool not to share... check it out: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2lP1rht7sA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2lP1rht7sA[/url] looks b…	8 Last	System Sep 2010
Looking for a lecture that was posted here... I'm at a loss, I've tried searching but can't find it. It was posted in a thread here a few months ago. The lecture was from a game designer (I think?) and the was mainly about surviving in the game …	3 Last	Sandro Sep 2010
Krome Studios Adelaide Hey guys... I know I've already mentioned it but my studio is closing in a couple of weeks and I thought I'd share this story. Food for thought. Dan's article is spot on and gives a good insight int…	5 Last	Muzzoid Sep 2010
Next Gen mobile gaming Epic just dropped their new iphone/ipad demo of unreal, hot on the heals of id announcing idTech 5 for the same platforms. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymlCWbxTgds[/ame] With this and other …	1 Last	PhattyEwok Sep 2010
Kick-Ass out, n doing its thing I couldnt find any threads for this film(why not:poly127:). Trailer: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krOzVRj9z88[/ame] Saw it today and it was awesome, took the mickey out of lots of other hero…	54 Last	D4V1DC Sep 2010
Machete [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNB87qjXkJs[/ame]	41 Last	MRico Sep 2010
MMO for Artists, you design, upload and/or buy every asset! HA, got ya! but wouldn't it be great? it could take like obj's something and run it thru a debugger or w/e...idk really. just a random thought. you could sell stuff you made, make your own "sweet…	16 Last	Surfa Sep 2010
Contagion - DevBlog Some polycounters are involved. Read it, check it, revisit. Updates every week. Word. [URL]http://blog.monochrome-games.com/[/URL] First blog post is about the creation of the box art by conce…	7 Last	Firebert Sep 2010
Game testing as the entry level position? I entered a debate with a friend about what the entry level position was in the game industry. Until recently, my focus was mainly on film, so my work was all sub-d's and I was taught that the [I]ru…	13 Last	thomasp Sep 2010
PAX West Anyone? Any of you goin to PAX? Want to meet up? [url]http://www.paxsite.com/paxprime/index.php[/url]	28 Last	XenoKratios Sep 2010
How do i add images to a post ? tried and failed to work this one out :(	2 Last	bizarr0 Sep 2010
New Laptop. Long time no see polycount. So i just fried my laptop and im quite eager to buy a new one, especially since i have some work to get on with. Im one of those guys that has to ask whats good or not, n…	3 Last	Jonas Ronnegard Sep 2010
The force is not with you Lucas Arts As seen on Kotaku [url]http://kotaku.com/5627835/lucasarts-confirms-layoffs-former-staffers-speak-out[/url] One week the game you have been working away on goes gold, the next you find out a shit t…	20 Last	Kwramm Sep 2010
Heroes of Stalingrad This is starting to look like its exceeding my already high expectations, finally what looks like a good cover system for an FPS. Oh and range dials on every weapon :D [url]http://www.gametrailers.c…	3 Last	vcool Sep 2010
Animation in gaming I have a question about animation in the game industry. For the most part, I don't see that many pure "Animator" positions open very often. Is it because game companies generally don't have special…	22 Last	Taylor Hood Sep 2010
Results of 3ds Max platform survey Thanks to those that took the time to fill it out, here are the results: [URL]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/the_community_has_spoken_results_of_3ds_max_platform_survey[/URL]	6 Last	ZacD Sep 2010
ATTN: Xoliul Just wanted to say a big thanks for the video over on cg.tutsplus.com, really awesome to get an insight into your vehicle modelling. Are you going over the whole process? Notably the unwrap/bake? I'…	25 Last	bbob Sep 2010
Flat-out head-on contender on PSP? Tried several games now trying to find something as fun as this, have been playing it vs via WLAN on the train home - anyone found anything that comes close to the same level of fun factor as this? …	12 Last	JohnnySix Sep 2010
L5 - Awesome New Science Fiction Miniseries [URL="http://www.l5-series.com/"][IMG]http://www.l5-series.com/Assets/L5_forumheader.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B] Okay I'll get right to it:[/B] I'm here to promote L5, a ground breaking new science fiction …	0 Last	Hemogoblin Sep 2010
Building The Perfect Kill House With Video Games We showed up on Kotaku. [url]http://kotaku.com/5625846/building-the-perfect-kill-house-with-video-games[/url] They pretty much described it accurately, although those images and clip are pretty old…	7 Last	TheMadArtist Sep 2010
amazing 100 year old russian photographs! Thought this was really cool i wish there was more colour photography from the time period :p [quote]With images from southern and central Russia in the news lately due to extensive wildfires, I tho…	31 Last	rasmus Sep 2010
Metroid Other-M //Begin Rant I just had a chance to play this, after waiting a LONG time for a new Metroid game... I love me some Metroid, huge fan, with Super Metroid getting beat pretty much every year without fa…	7 Last	Axios Aug 2010
Section for noobs? Hello everyone! Since I do not see a website feedback section I figured I'd put this here. As you can see I'm a noob to this community and a noob to 3D art itself. I've made a few things but they'r…	14 Last	glynnsmith Aug 2010
3d scale model hey polycount, for a class i have to make a 3d scale model. i was thinking the barj al arab. im having trouble choosing the right building material. any ideas?:)	11 Last	Steve Schulze Aug 2010
Front Page says I'm logged into other accounts Hey guys, it has been like this for a little under a week. The front page always greets me even though I'm already logged into my own account. Right now it says "Hello, TheMadArtist!" Of course when…	4 Last	bbob Aug 2010
Digital Diggers I thot i'd share this with you guys, it's an awesome blog to find pretty sweet music...of all sorts. [URL="http://digitaldiggers.blogspot.com/"]DIGITAL DIGGERS![/URL]	0 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Aug 2010
Comiccon Challenge has begun For those of us more inclined towards character than environment art, Game Artisans has finally gotten the Comiccon challenge rolling again. [url]http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1…	6 Last	Firebert Aug 2010
Hardware deals Kingston SSDNow V Series Gen II 64GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive for $88 (retail $130) - [URL="http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=50540&promoid=1053&vpn=SNV425-S2/64GB&manufacture=Kings…	0 Last	Lamont Aug 2010
Wages in VFX, Animation and Games Spreadsheet I saw this on Neogaf Forums and thought it was interesting. Not sure exactly where it generated or that it is even accurate but it has salaries listed for positions at various studios for various jo…	9 Last	xvampire Aug 2010
url forwarding? hey guys, I have a question that the web gurus here may be able to help with. Perfect example is polycount itself. I always punch in "boards.polycount.net" and it redirects to "polycount.com/forum" …	2 Last	Tom Ellis Aug 2010
Low poly freelance pricing Not sure if this is the correct thread to post. However I've been in contact with a company wanting a lo poly vehicle done and want me to make an offer. I am really unsure how to price this and don't…	2 Last	Ben Apuna Aug 2010
Dead State There's an excellent interview with Brian Mitsoda of the awesomely-named Doublebear over Rock Paper Shotgun about their upcoming zombie RPG, Dead State. [quote]Dead State is set in Texas in the fict…	8 Last	Autocon Aug 2010
Edinburgh Design Group meet up Hi Im posting this on behalf of someone else whos trying to start up a monthly meet for artist of all trades. This might be a bit short notice but if you live in the Edinburgh area you might like t…	10 Last	imyj Aug 2010
Dumbest mistakes you've made in 3d? The dumbest thing I've ever done was probably a few years ago modding for Oblivion. I deleted all the edges from like 5 models (swords, guns etc) and started bragging to everyone how I figured out ho…	93 Last	sampson Aug 2010
Titilating Tech and Tuts! - Biohazard931 Hey guys, I'm just gonna plug my Youtube Channel. =] I've been using the Channel for almost over 2 years. I started uploading two random videos of Sci Fi space ships and then went on to do my most f…	5 Last	Taylor Hood Aug 2010
Tutorial Videos for Character creation Hello, Not sure if this is the right place to post it, but I've finally uploaded some video tutorials on Character Creation for videogames. Its more of a overall overview of the process but its gea…	7 Last	XenoKratios Aug 2010
ugh...Redstorm just laid off a bunch of peeps ;( Just talked to one of my buds who got let go too :( Sorry to hear about anyone else :poly118: [url]http://kotaku.com/5622725/layoffs-at-tom-clancy+founded-red-storm-entertainment[/url]	27 Last	Ryan Smith Aug 2010
After a specific photoshop brush/texture - water dripping I really do apologise for making a whole thread about this. But I have been looking for so long for a[B] texture/brush that resembles what water looks like after it's dried while dripping down a surf…	9 Last	Jedah Aug 2010
To Cintiq or not to Cintiq? I have been toying with the idea of getting a wacom Cintiq 21UX for some time but am worried about spending that amount of money on something I cant drive :) Currently Im a freelance character artis…	45 Last	Karmageddon Aug 2010
Google buys Youtube. For a mere 1.65 billion, surely penny change for Google. [url]http://mashable.com/2006/10/09/confirmed-google-buys-youtube/[/url] I can't say I didn't see this coming. Thoughts?	66 Last	soulstice Aug 2010
Woo, next project announced! D&D: Neverwinter [URL]http://www.playneverwinter.com/[/URL] I've been working on this since about when Champions launched, after a quick stint helping with STO's launch. Not gonna say more than what's said on the…	16 Last	eld Aug 2010
looking for second education as game artist in Canada / USA: Hints? Hello there. I'm a 25 y/o swiss guy who just earned his Bachelor in Game design here in Switzerland, even thou i'm kind of self-taught. Since the game industry does pretty much not exist at all here …	10 Last	noktek Aug 2010
suggestions for buying an LCD monitor. Hi everyone, So I'm about to buy a new monitor for my computer. My budget is $200 USD max. I've been looking at lots of reviews but can't seem to find reviews written by people who make art or deal …	18 Last	haiddasalami Aug 2010
Choose your own adventure - the next environment challenge You guys asked for it, and we're finally ready to move on to our next 3D modeling challenge. This time around - based on requests from the community - it will be an environment focused challenge. Ho…	140 Last	ZacD Aug 2010
Megaman MMO?! [url]http://kotaku.com/5622317/mega-man-online-trailer-isnt-screwing-around?skyline=true&s=i[/url] FOAM AT MY MOUTH	9 Last	seforin Aug 2010
Netbooks? Alright, so my wife is going back to school to get her master's in library science, and we're thinking about getting a netbook for her. We've got a HP TC4400 tablet pc, which is a nice laptop, but a …	11 Last	mickyg Aug 2010