General Discussion

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Freelance rates query I expect threads like this already exist but I cant find any after a quick search. So i'll start one. I was made redundant from a games company a few weeks ago...BOOOO! So i've been looking at my op…	10 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2010
Robert Rodriguez's Predators [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f77rFJD00kg[/ame] I'm fucking excited. Predators killing badasses in the jungle = fun. the predator dogs look... strange	101 Last	Richard Kain Jul 2010
Good Modeling Projects for a newbie? So I'm just starting to learn how to model, using the XSI 6 Mod Tool. I've already modeled some stuff, so I know the basics, like extrusion and the like. However, I just cannot get started modeling…	3 Last	Portalboat Jul 2010
Looking for good tutorials/reads about level design Working on a project where i kinda got stuck in a level design/environment art role, although I think I'm heading in the right direction, I'd still like to read some stuff about it to make sure I'm m…	7 Last	Blaizer Jul 2010
Epic vs. Red Storm Paintball I was stoked to get in on this, but found out I was doing a weekend crunch the day before the match. :( I hear good times were had by all, though. :) [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/vi…	9 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2010
How? I've been browsing the work that people on this forum have created, and it would be an understatement to say I'm impressed. I apologize if this is available on some other topic, but I couldn't find a…	6 Last	Taylor Hood Jul 2010
Can a Maya user make it in the games industry? so after browsing through this forum it seems like a good place to ask this since so many people here are working at game companies. I want to build a portfolio and try to find a job as an environme…	20 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2010
Schools in the US and Canadia Please. I am from chicago with a crappy certificate from a community college. I am looking for a school to attend that deals in computer modeling. I hear Vancouver arts is good and i will be calling them up …	1 Last	Rwolf Jul 2010
Motivation to work when you get home Hey guys. Just curious, to all polycounters already working in the games industry, how's your motivation to work/practice when you get home after a day of work? Can you do it? Fortunately or unfort…	39 Last	Canadian Ink Jul 2010
Multiple threads vs. One thread Hey everyone! So I was wondering what everyones take on this subject was. What do you think is better, and why? please vote and elaborate why you like to create multiple threads for your art work vs.…	15 Last	bbob Jul 2010
Enviro artists- original vs. common models for demo reel? Hey there! I am a student and aspiring environment artist halfway through my education and must soon choose a concept for my demo reel. I am curious what would be better as a piece on my demo reel, …	11 Last	maze Jul 2010
Modeling and animation schools. I was told to come here and ask this question in my time of need. I am currently out of luck finding a school. I Finished the program at my local community college on computer animation and design. I…	0 Last	Fixn Jul 2010
changing direction i get the odd feeling that I should have been an environmental artist rather than a character modeler. I see so many great character modelers out there, makes me weep:) I think that doing environment…	21 Last	Ruz Jul 2010
Assistance with school assignment? Hello all, I was assigned to conduct an interview with someone in a position which I am trying to obtain. Unfortunately, developers at my work are usually busy and withdrawn so I figured I would tr…	1 Last	PredatorGSR Jul 2010
BoBo smash cake Happy birthday old friend! [IMG]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/550505711_de6daa5510.jpg[/IMG]	30 Last	tremulant Jul 2010
where's all the quake2 models? Does polycount still maintain a database of quake2 models? Where are they?	4 Last	SubCog Jul 2010
Lead and Gold Beta Live. Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West, the game that I have been working on for the last year or so is finally available for preorder on Steam. Play the Beta today by pre ordering on Steam, for $15 i…	20 Last	Snipergen Jul 2010
New DVD! Low-Res Character Production In this DVD instructor Adam Schuman walks you through the entire process of constructing a low resolution character worthy of any "next-generation" game. Follow him as he shows you his techniques in …	12 Last	amotaf Jul 2010
Kickstarting Yourself Seeing as this is my very first post on these here forums, I thought I'd start off with asking advice on what seems to be my biggest problem: Getting myself started. What did you do to start yourse…	5 Last	teaandcigarettes Jul 2010
Avoid FPSBanana [QUOTE]WARNING: Avoid FPSBanana!!!! If you're planning on looking for new maps, UIs or any other mods then avoid FPS Banana for a while. They've been infected with the "Black Internet" trojan. Ful…	5 Last	Skamberin Jul 2010
Ooh boy.... Let me just say that I'm COMPLETELY new to modeling. I joined after seeing all those epic entries for the Polycount Challenge... So... Am I the only one to be completely new to joining Polycount with…	14 Last	danshewan Jul 2010
Zoinks! Happy birthday, Scoob! [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2409376854_c1142257e5.jpg[/IMG]	13 Last	PolyHertz Jul 2010
London U.K PC Meet ? ..........	199 Last	metalliandy Jul 2010
I'm going to foggy london town I decided it's time to take a vacation, an extended break and unwind a little. I've never really been anywhere outside of northern america and I have some friends over in England and I thought it wo…	3 Last	metalliandy Jul 2010
My motherboard caught on fire I know this isn't my blog, but this is just too weird not to share. Today, my 3-day old motherboard caught on fire. There was flame, and the most acrid smoke you can imagine. Yes, I'm serious. Ever…	42 Last	3DLee Jul 2010
OverDose "Stockpile" Map Ouch, sorry please delete posted in the wrong area by mistake.	0 Last	odium Jul 2010
Looking for asian anatomy book I'm pretty vague on the details here, so excuse... It's an asian book from the 80's-early 90's, korean / thai / etc, with a black & white cover of a male dancer, nearly naked, jumping with his legs w…	8 Last	venain Jul 2010
BP - Creators of the next apocalypse. Here is an interesting, thought provocative and bothersome article about how BP's little screw up in the gulf cost may trigger a premature apocalypse. [URL]http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-dooms…	33 Last	oobersli Jul 2010
Got a shiny new job at Blizzard.SO EXCITED Hey all! Ive gotten alot of great pm's and emails on here about my Dragon Weaver cartoon, and also just people wanting advice about the video game industry. Just wanted to say this weekend i moved …	37 Last	d1ver Jul 2010
San Diego Comic Con and LA trip! Heya folks, I'm flying to the US! I'll be landing in LA on the 18th, then I'm off to San Diego on the 21st-25th for SDCC. Anyone going to be there? The company has a room reserved at the Hard Rock Ho…	6 Last	Snowfly Jul 2010
Hi! New guy! Hi there! Nickname's Rommy. Real name James. Man, I haven't touched a 3D modeler in over 6 years. However, reading the posts on your site makes me wanna go dust off my old copy of Rhino 3D for fun. I…	0 Last	Rommy Jul 2010
Anyone here from Sledgehammer? Just got some questions and didn't see anyone listed on the Polycount Census. Send me a PM if you have a spare moment. Thanks	0 Last	Tumerboy Jul 2010
so where's all the models? Looking for quake2 models. Does polycount still maintain a database of them?	0 Last	SubCog Jul 2010
Moonbase Alpha [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/www.nasa.gov/moonbasealpha/"][/URL][URL]http://www.nasa.gov/moonbasealpha/[/URL] This is a game released on Steam just recently. Found an hour or two to play aro…	3 Last	00Zero Jul 2010
Cake! Here at Halfbrick we have a culture based around drinking, football and cake. Today we witnessed the most glorious cake we have ever seen. It was made to celebrate a million sales of our i-phone g…	13 Last	Jon Rush Jul 2010
SIGGRAPH 2010! Anyone going? I know it's more of a VFX/Film/Feature event and not really game oriented but just curious :D Also, I'll be hosting a Birds of a Feather (informal meetups/presentations) on Online Col…	0 Last	Seraph Jul 2010
RIP Harvey Pekar :( Dead, is the creator of American Splendor, and a very funny man. Thanks for the laughs Harvey. [url]http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2010/07/harvey-pekar-graphic-artist-di.html[/url] [i…	3 Last	felipefrango Jul 2010
South Africa 2010 The world cup is only 3 weeks away!!! Talk about productivity hitting an all time low... I know we got polycounters from all over the Globe here. What team are you rooting for? What player are you ke…	437 Last	rolfness Jul 2010
Come to Australia. I'm bored, come visit me here in Sunny Perth. No but seriously, if anyone is headed to this hemisphere anytime soon and would like to catch up for a beer or something, I can easily be persuaded. Hel…	58 Last	Muzzoid Jul 2010
Interface design So one of the many hats I wear at work (we're a small software team) is the occasional interface design. On top of games, we do a lot of military simulation work where the comment that drives me nuts…	12 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2010
Singularity - Nvidia Driver Issues... I think? I have been annoyed beyond belief with recent issues I have been having. So I finally bought Singularity and I was all excited to play it. I get in the game and started playing for a few seconds and…	1 Last	ZacD Jul 2010
GDC2010 Living a Creative life in the Games Industry I posted this at Mapcore and I think I should also share with you guys. GDC2010 Bob Bates: Belly of the Whale [url]http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012343/The-Belly-of-the-Whale[/url] Really nice talk…	15 Last	Kwramm Jul 2010
Cool Face Anatomy Reference I'm sure some of you have seen this already, but it was new to me. [url]http://www.facelab.org/Technology/muppetbabies[/url] That site has several examples of what happens as a face grows older and…	15 Last	jocose Jul 2010
Congrats to Vadim "Slipgate" Bakhlychev He has just been hired to be on the character team here at Blizzard Entertainment working on the NextGen MMO team. Look forward to having you around buddy! -Kenny	60 Last	Kevin Johnstone Jul 2010
Racing Wheels Anybody have one? Recommend one? Preferably one that will work with my 360 and my PS3. I want to play forza3 with it but i also want to play gt5 when that comes out later. It seems like the logi…	7 Last	felipefrango Jul 2010
James9475 featured on pcgamer.com [URL]http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/07/08/why-team-fortress-2-needs-a-dance-command/[/URL] Original Thread: [URL]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72746&page=2[/URL] Congrats man, well …	16 Last	roosterMAP Jul 2010
The Engi Update Just thought i'd start a thread to discuss the engi update. Had a quick blast on TF2 earlier....Its gone engi crazy. As predicted. I've unlocked the new shotty. But havent used it yet tbh. (note: …	20 Last	Zipfinator Jul 2010
Seeing things... So I'm curious if I'm a freak or if this is just my inner artist trying to break through. Or possibly if I just took to much acid in my early 20's... Before this begins to sound like I'm trying to t…	28 Last	DrunkShaman Jul 2010
Using stuff from tutorials in your portfolio Hi polycounters! Whats the general view on using stuff from tutorials in your portfolio? E.g following a tutorial for a higpoly model then making your own lowpoly and textures. Of course stating tha…	38 Last	DrunkShaman Jul 2010
Welcome konstruct to the Illfonic family. Happy to be back in Denver, this fellow polycounter started Monday. Now I have another artist to slap around.	20 Last	konstruct Jul 2010