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Just Cause 2 Started playin' at lunch, gonna have sooooo much fun with this game! :poly128: Bit of extra info for people playing, [URL="http://robertjamescarter.com/"]a 'news blog' from a photographer based on t…	45 Last	breakneck Apr 2010
Looking for opinions! Hey all! Recently I've found out somebody has been using my own work in their portfolio. Last year I worked on a contract with a company dealing with modeling realistic sections of machinery. I ende…	89 Last	leslievdb Apr 2010
Syd Mead Style Contest! It was discussed a bit these days.. and he is one of my great inspirations.. Syd Mead. The God of Design as some have called him. If you don't know him shame on you! :) Regardless if you plan to…	6 Last	Muzzoid Apr 2010
7Plus - Awesome free program Hello sirs. Last night I was browsing thru my feeds on goggle reader and found a cool app on LifeHacker called 7Plus. Basically it was written in AutoHotKey, which means that it automates lots of t…	6 Last	bounchfx Apr 2010
Where can you go with hand-painted texturing skills? Hand painted textures are great, I love making them, the whole process is just.. relaxing. So I'm wondering, where can you go with them? Who uses hand painted textures besides Blizzard, Valve, ArenaN…	9 Last	OrganizedChaos Apr 2010
Article: Secretes of Beauty Article: Secrets of Beauty Hey guys, just thought I would share this article I found with you. If you are like me, and are trying to wrap your head around what characteristics make a female attrac…	7 Last	Slash Apr 2010
What are the hipoly source models worth? Hey guys, I have a question. It´s been here couple of times, but never with an example. I´ve bumped into this and I´d like to know what are the hipoly source models worth? I mean, usually when you ma…	33 Last	glynnsmith Apr 2010
Congrats to Kelvin "Turpedo" Tan Kelvin is the newest member of the WoW team here at Blizzard Entertainment. Kelvin was part of Blizzard Entertainment's Summer 2009 internship class. Kelvin worked on characters and props on WoW and…	61 Last	KhAoZ Apr 2010
moving and working I'm thinking about moving to the left coast if I can't find work down in South Florida when I graduate, I have 3 questions: 1) Is it worth moving to where the industry is and looking for a job door …	8 Last	beartraps Apr 2010
How to Train Your Dragon So, I saw this earlier today and I was completely surprised. This movie was fantastic.... and the 3D was great as well. Dreamworks really outdid themselves. Got to see a few buddies on the credits as…	24 Last	crazyfool Apr 2010
DW 4.5 - Dreams and Nightmares Challenge over at GA Started a semi mini comp on GA.org. [url]http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14141[/url]	9 Last	Ben Apuna Apr 2010
Employment without experience Hey there all, I'm considering applying for an Environment Artist position which has just come up at a company not far from me but while I'm kinda taking a 'what have I got to lose' approach, I just…	27 Last	PredatorGSR Apr 2010
creativelive Free Online Classes [URL]http://creativelive.com/[/URL] You're completely broke after buying all the equipment and supplies for your latest creative venture, so why not save money on lessons. The best way to soothe …	1 Last	Talbot Apr 2010
Stereoscopics If you will (3D Films) [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Hi Im new to this forum I had a search for threads on 3D films but wanted to get some more specific opinions from you guys.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] So Im making a sho…	0 Last	Moonshank Apr 2010
Scoob in Istanbul, Turkey If there are any Turkish Polycounters native to the Istanbul area, I will be there from the 11th-16th working, maybe longer. I should have some available time in the evenings hopefully and would love…	0 Last	ScoobyDoofus Apr 2010
Autodesk 2011 Trial Barrage [url]http://bit.ly/a3nEKL[/url] Original Post on CGTalk : [url]http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=59&t=870355[/url]	16 Last	MoP Apr 2010
Closed Hi, Gaming Artist [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white]Hi, my name is Nick. The Game Industry can be very difficult to get into these days. The key to making it is attaining a diverse background in gaming knowle…	31 Last	Emil Mujanovic Apr 2010
the A-TEAM! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58wE_7rzj6w[/ame] was genuinely giddy right up till the end, just a little [I]too badass[/I], will still give it a go though.	25 Last	[Deleted User] Apr 2010
First Crysis 2 shots/bullshots? Just saw these had a look around and didn't see any other threads. As expected they look sick but on the second image the explosion looks too good, i figured you would be better judges than me so tak…	91 Last	yeman Apr 2010
Closed Manuel Huertas - Environment artist portfolio	0 Last	maze Apr 2010
Rumble Fighter Heya everyone, I was trawling the internet for new games to play when I came across this game.....[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlKqAkWdEo8&feature=player_embedded[/ame]...... Personally I thi…	0 Last	amotaf Apr 2010
Who's going to GDC 2010? EDIT: POLYCOUNT MEETUP @ THIRSTY BEAR 7 PM THURS And should we try to meet up? A friend of mine pointed out this thread on the tech-artists forum he browses ([url]http://tech-artists.org/foru…	215 Last	Empty Apr 2010
The Whispered World (Demo) [url]http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/whisperedworld/demo/35634.html[/url] First chapter in the soon-to-be-released adventure game. Screenshots look gorgeous.	4 Last	[MILES] Apr 2010
Mari, Texture Painting at 32k!! Holy Texture density batman! Seems to be the tool used on Avatar, estimates of a price ca. €500 (sweet) [quote]The application allows hundreds of production textures to be painted on a model, …	39 Last	thomasp Apr 2010
Can Twitter benefit us as artists? I'm contemplating getting a twitter account, and a few artists friends said they like it for keeping up to date with art and self promotion, so what's you're opinion on twitter? Recommendations on wh…	16 Last	acc Apr 2010
Pixels What if we were attacked by videogames of yesteryear? [url]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcv6dv_pixels-by-patrick-jean_music[/url]	13 Last	rasmus Apr 2010
Tutorial Thread? maybe [LEFT]I think there should be a organized tutorial thread. Especially for the people who take the time and make these tutorials. I know it seems sort of silly because you just need to look for em. b…	11 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2010
What goes on a QA resume? This might be kind of a dumb question, but I was wondering what, besides actual previous experience, would be good to have on a resume when applying for a job as an entry-level QA tester? Not to be …	7 Last	DarthNater Apr 2010
another crazy lawsuit?!? for all the "evil america" politaical threads that keep popping up only to closed hours later, [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36216614/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/?gt1=43001"]THIS:[…	18 Last	low odor Apr 2010
Web Hosting and Domain Names (again) Ok, so I know ive seen alot of these threads before, but I cant seem to find them again. Since its come the time I must set up my webpage, what does everyone use for web hosting and domain names?	16 Last	Snowman Apr 2010
Video Game Credits Sorry if this topic is in the wrong place, but I have a question about game credits for those with some experience. I'm working on my first indie title at the moment and through a series of crazy e…	5 Last	Miss Wiggle Apr 2010
Scrabble, anyone? Anyone here have Words with Friends for the iPhone? Looking for some non-random folks to play with. add me! LoTekK78 (my usual handle was already taken :( )	4 Last	LoTekK Apr 2010
Game QA. What do they use? Hey guys, so I've been reading up about Quality Assurance, and have had testing experience (reporting bugs etc), but only from a users standpoint. I'm just wondering if there's any software used for …	41 Last	crasong Apr 2010
X-Com type games? After seeing Syaped's great little mini-men thread [URL]http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=70538[/URL] it really made me want to get my x-com on again. The old ones are still great but very…	31 Last	LoTekK Apr 2010
Collaborations and group fun I'm not sure how other people feel on the topic.. but working with other people on a project definitely helps to keep me motivated and stay on track as well as opening new ideas and doors to things I…	37 Last	ZacD Apr 2010
Evolve CG Hunter Challenge Hey All, [img]http://evolve3d.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/The-hunter-MainWeb6.jpg[/img] NEW UPDATE: [img]http://evolve3d.net/wp-content/themes/FolioBlogger2/script/timthumb.php?src=ht…	56 Last	Oniram Apr 2010
Deviantart Haccking??? I leave the Polycount community 3 second, and go on DA... All user`s icons get changed.... Look at my account : [url]http://samavan.deviantart.com/[/url] And no, I am not from team gaga or else ha…	22 Last	master-mune Apr 2010
Linked In Questions Hello. I've just set up a Linked In account a few days ago because I'm going to have to make one sometime. I've run into a few problems and have a few questions that hopefully you guys can clear up. …	11 Last	AlecMoody Apr 2010
StarCraft II Video Contest [url]http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/contests/scvideo/index.html[/url] You only have until May 7. One grand prize, 3 runner ups, giving out some tv's and 3D monitors. I've seen some people …	0 Last	ZacD Apr 2010
Resume submissions... Do they really hold on to them? So here is a question for people that have gone down this road before or have possibly been high enough on the totem pole to choose candidates. When you apply for a position at a company and say for …	29 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2010
Another Game Survey... Greatly Appreciated Sorry to spam you guys with another survey, I'd just be extremely thankful for another fill-ins as its in aid of me writing my dissertation about the effects of character builders on game play. Only …	23 Last	crasong Apr 2010
What ironic timing... Lolz... [url]http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14085[/url] Well I guess since there's no DW this year, they gotta find another way to try and keep up with the Jones's.	84 Last	crazyfingers Apr 2010
justifiable price for a computer? or overkill whats the most you guys have spent on building (or just buying) a computer? was it a good value over time? or was it just overkill? I'm curious to find out how much value other people put into the…	43 Last	AshleyTayles Apr 2010
Large transactions online - safest method? I'm selling my Cintiq 21 to another Polycounter and I'm looking for suggestions on how to complete a transaction safely between us. Also does anyone have an estimate on how much shipping within the …	18 Last	crazyfool Apr 2010
Comcast gobbles up NBC [URL]http://gizmodo.com/5417897/comcast-eats-ge-nbc-owned-by-cable-provider[/URL] Comcast now has controlling stake in "NBC, Hulu, USA, Bravo, Syfy, Oxygen, Versus, CNBC, MSNBC, Universal Pictures m…	44 Last	oXYnary Apr 2010
Ipad Goldrush. You guys think there is a ipad game gold rush coming? Anybody wanna team up and make a million dollars? And who thinks there is no place for the little guy in ipad Development, that Gameloft and the …	25 Last	slipsius Apr 2010
Closed THE best movie / cast of ALL TIME An action movie that looks BADASS! and dont go talking about story because we all know no one watches movies like THIS for the story. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv4PfF2ys-4[/ame] /discu…	5 Last	-diesel- Apr 2010
I know someone will remember this game! I usually figure these things out on my own, but I have given up! I used to play this simple game (maybe 3 to 4 years ago), it was similar to Asteroids but had a similar style to Geometry Wars. You …	2 Last	DarthNater Apr 2010
about employing contract´s hello, i´m about to work in a small game studio, and i have a doubt about the contract they give me, in the contract there is a clausule that´s says if a get off the project in a period of 8 months (…	22 Last	Slave_zero Apr 2010
Clash of the Titans well if marcus won't post it, i will :P Discuss. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX1VZ26nCAs[/ame]	68 Last	Mongrelman Apr 2010