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Game Art 1 Line Rants UV relax != good UV placement your turn B	101 Last	seforin Apr 2010
I proposed to my girlfriend via video game Hey polycount, I proposed to my girlfriend with a game I made with some friends. You can see the proposal vid here: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e3YHJcGAmY[/ame] There's some more info up …	53 Last	3DRyan Apr 2010
Halo: Reach [URL]http://kotaku.com/5273389/rumor-next-halo-game-is-halo-reach[/URL] And more to the story. Is this a big surprise Microsoft had to announce but it got out early? [URL]http://kotaku.com/5273976/…	75 Last	00Zero Apr 2010
I got a JOB !!!! Hey guys, I just wanted to say that I finally got my first full time job ! I'll be working at Digital Extremes starting next week !	65 Last	Mistry10 Apr 2010
Teesside University, Masters in Game Art Hi Polycounters, Good evening, i am gathering all the information that i could from as many sources about Teesside University,UK. I am planning to do my Higher studies in Game art from this univer…	18 Last	samgriffiths Apr 2010
Laptops for 3d modeling and texturing My laptop cannot handle Zbrush which I have bought but cannot run and desperately want to play with. Same with Max 2011, which is being ordered for me by a friend as a present. I'm branching out and…	26 Last	Blaizer Apr 2010
Singularity - Last resort trailer - April 17th 2010 [img]http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/Random_Layouts_by_vivi/title.jpg[/img] [size=200][b]*NEW CG TRAILER! April 28th! *[/b][/size] [url=http://g4tv.com/videos/45613/Singularity-Cause…	27 Last	shotgun Apr 2010
Resume They seem kinda weird for people without any experience in the industry. Do you really need to list every 3D app you have experience with? Or your education if you didn't go to college for game art? …	23 Last	Autocon Apr 2010
How important are HP models to you in a portfolio? Ok so this is an odd question I guess. To start with the obvious answer is very important, they are of course a necessary part of production now. BUT Is it not the end result and speed that's the mos…	14 Last	r_fletch_r Apr 2010
Red vs. Blue Action I've been a fan of the Red vs. Blue series for years. I even have a poster signed by some of the cast. But I've always been drawn to the series because of its humor. The action in this landmark machi…	9 Last	eld Apr 2010
Which platforms do you play games on? Tick all that apply	51 Last	emikochan Apr 2010
Attending Nordic Game conf. 2010? Hello, Just wanted to see if any Polycounters are attending to the Nordic game conference on 27-30 April. The conferance takes place in Malmö Sweden and Copenhagen Denmark. Official site:[URL]http…	19 Last	Wahlgren Apr 2010
What is this game? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbkBeDEJ1rc[/ame]	18 Last	BlackulaDZ Apr 2010
Closed So that's how it is So I guess if any mentions the WTO(World Trade Organization) in a negative way, the thread gets closed. it got closed faster than you can say "wait a minute". As soon as I mentioned that I'm not in …	8 Last	Emil Mujanovic Apr 2010
Basic Maxscript Questions I have a couple Max Script questions that are pretty basic. 1. How to I call an .ms script with an .mcr? For example, here is one of the textools mcr's. [quote]macroScript relax_selection cate…	4 Last	mLichy Apr 2010
Closed Arizona's new immigration law [url]http://totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com/2010/04/23/arizona-gov-signs-tough-immigration-law/34131/[/url] Yech. Is it just me or is this law just a way of racial profiling legally? The authorities …	124 Last	Emil Mujanovic Apr 2010
3Ds Max, Ohio locations? Does anyone know of any schools in Ohio that teach 3Ds Max? I'm an undergraduate at Ohio State, Major is Industrial Design with a minor in Studio Art. I'm new to this forum and interested in becomi…	4 Last	EarthQuake Apr 2010
digital emily dunno, maybe you'll find this interesting: [url]http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Research/DigitalEmily/[/url] its on the creation of a photorealistically animated digital face.	7 Last	ZacD Apr 2010
Do you have a GPS? Any Recommendations? Yeah so I was thinking of getting a GPS but I really don't know the first thing about their features? Anything I should avoid? Any specific Garmin models you are a personal fan of?	28 Last	IronHawk Apr 2010
RIP Howard Zinn [url]http://howardzinn.org[/url]	5 Last	JO420 Apr 2010
Gamesgrad [url]http://www.gamesgrads.co.uk/[/url] Anyone going ? Worth going? Marvel teamup?	5 Last	samgriffiths Apr 2010
Starcraft 2 Model Import Plugin for 3ds Max A friend of mine showed me this today.. seems pretty awesome! A Starcraft 2 Model (.M3) import plugin designed for 3ds Max 2010. Currently Imports: - Geometry - Bones - Materials - Animation [url]…	4 Last	crazyfingers Apr 2010
Eyjafjallajokull photos This is just too good to pass... [url]http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html[/url] This one's gotta win photo of the year or something... [img]http://inapcache.bost…	13 Last	ZacD Apr 2010
The Age of Stupid [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjsJdokC0s[/ame] from wikipedia: "The Age of Stupid is a 2009 British film by Franny Armstrong, director of McLibel and founder of 10:10, and first-time produce…	55 Last	StevenEgan Apr 2010
kenneth scott.....what's the word? anybody know what's goin on with this dude? i am constantly looking for new art. i can't ever find any.	4 Last	Paul Pepera Apr 2010
I wanna find a job in Canada..but Hi guys. I need help you guys how to enter to game company to foreigner. When I was in Korea, I had worked in online game development company for about 4 years. and I quit the company last the end…	6 Last	papagersi Apr 2010
League of Legends DotA anyone? [url]http://www.leagueoflegends.com/[/url]	22 Last	Wells Apr 2010
NLL Lacrosse presented by reebok! Hey guys, I did some 2d work on NLL Lacrosse from several splash screens to promotional images for the game, ill post everything up in pimping and previews when the time is right. Anyways the game …	0 Last	ae. Apr 2010
anyone hear about the alien prequel? apparently ridley scott wants to produce a prequel to alien but fox will only greenlight it if he directs. i have to say, i'm half exited about this idea. i know there will likely be a mob on my h…	32 Last	JohnnySix Apr 2010
Red Dead Redemption game I had a small part in working on I was mainly a Prop artist (furniture and the like) when I worked on RDR2 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVHlP3wWNFE[/ame] [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YJG9GzKoaE&feature=related"] [/U…	3 Last	chrisradsby Apr 2010
Attracting a quality artist to your WIP Game. First post here. I've lurked from time to time just to be wowed by the creations of some of you guys. I'm not trolling for free work to be done on my project but that IS the nature of my question. …	90 Last	Slash Apr 2010
Assasin's Creed 2 black edition, I want you! The Assassin's creed 2 black edition is dead sexy, which I'm sure everyone has seen. Us state side are limited to a normal version though. Was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to get someth…	51 Last	oXYnary Apr 2010
Where to find Sci-Fi Concept art? Hey, I've been looking around for a good collection of Sci-Fi concept art and I can't see to find anything. I'm looking specifically for environments, but anything will do really. Over at conceptart.…	4 Last	Tully Apr 2010
GAIKING [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS6E-Nu3xsg[/ame]	10 Last	rolfness Apr 2010
APB - All Points Bulletin Been in the beta for this for a while now, they've just started it up again with release 0.6 and I gotta say it's pretty awesome. There was a lot of hype when the original clips were shown and peopl…	43 Last	Flava-Fly Apr 2010
Monster Hunter 3 (tri) lets share gamertags So whos got this game and what is your monster hunter 3 capcom code. I reckon us polycounters should band togeather and give this a try online. the point of this thread is to share your capcom code a…	0 Last	psychoticprankster Apr 2010
Blizzard Concept Art Gallery now open! Just noticed Blizzard have added a Concept Art section to their community website. A lot of old and new stuff up there and nice to have it all in one place. [url]http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/communi…	3 Last	Tom Ellis Apr 2010
Custom Laptop Skins... and Laptop Purchase I've finally got enough money to buy me a laptop so I no longer need to lug this desktop PC around and... and I want to add a skin of my own design to pimp it up a little by making it cute :3. Just…	5 Last	Tom Ellis Apr 2010
Hawken's Facemakr on TUAW / App Store! Just saw PC's very own Hawken King get a mention on TUAW: [url]http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/22/hands-on-with-facemakr-for-iphone/[/url] I'm a sucker for decent vector style graphics and it's a reall…	3 Last	Tom Ellis Apr 2010
Anyone playing 'World War' for Iphone or Android? If so, I say we start a big polycount alliance! My code is U65K5S so add me if you are. Add your codes here too.	6 Last	flaagan Apr 2010
Virus (edited) - see below. McAfee screwup...confirmed.	13 Last	crazyfool Apr 2010
Weta Raygun Shootout Weta raygun 3d contest! [url]http://www.raygunshootout.com/[/url] I'm sure I'll get flamed but: the only drawback is you have to use Blender	9 Last	Xoliul Apr 2010
Low poly ship texturing tutorial?? Hi everyone, I am currently developiong a multi player, 3d space shooter in flash, a dev video can be found here: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flek-19aqJU[/ame] I have created a sky box that…	3 Last	Ghostscape Apr 2010
CG Community User Survey 2009 - 2010 from CGenie A very interesting survey that tries to feel the pulse of the users be it enthusiasts students or professionals. how applications rank? which one is improving? which one is in trouble? and so many c…	7 Last	kat Apr 2010
Who's going to FMX 2010? So, FMX is coming in less than two weeks to Stuttgart, Germany. It's something inbetween GDC and CG Festival. This year's line up for the game part alone is pretty neat: Demolition by Design Deconst…	0 Last	e-freak Apr 2010
Polycount.com "2.0" is almost here, for real this time. Consider this the be-all-end-all tease I ever do for the new website, I promise. I'm writing this now because we actually have very few bugs left that we can see, which means we're very close to bei…	209 Last	pior Apr 2010
Discussing issues at work, grounds for firing? for the sake of anonymity I'll try to put this as vaguely as I can. so say someone asked to be comped for working a weekend (aka overtime) they asked this and they bring up the fact that other worker…	53 Last	Sandbag Apr 2010
Autodesk Assistance Program for laidoff workers [URL]http://autodesk.com/assistance[/URL] Just learned about this today, pretty cool offer. Basically if you're either unemployed from one of the industries they cater to (architecture, engineering…	15 Last	James Edwards Apr 2010
Great Tree reference Hi, I'm making large rainforest trees and I came across this site, they sell plants and the website looks terrible but there's some great ref in there if you dig a little! [url]http://toptropicals.c…	2 Last	easterislandnick Apr 2010
Dissertation Survey Hey there folks, I am currently in the midst of writing my dissertation and was hoping all you busy developers could take a moment from your day to assist me in gathering data on asset development…	0 Last	Grobi Apr 2010