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Is polycount messed up for anyone else? Polycount is being displayed all weird, like in a mini frame on the page. Anyone else?	8 Last	acc Mar 2010
Hypothetical Question - Importance of your job in your life I know a LOT of people (like myself) who's location is dictated by where they work. Often travelling around the world for better opportunities (both in moving up in their career, and development as a…	44 Last	crasong Mar 2010
Asus laptop I was thinking about buying an Asus laptop ($500 - $600) and was wondering if anyone has any experience with one? Is it a good brand? The kid at Best Buy told me they are one of the best brands and I…	9 Last	Steve Schulze Mar 2010
Seattle/Redmond/Bellevue IGDA Meeting If you have never listened to Chris, he is a good speaker. [quote]Please join us for an evening of April foolery, networking and drinks, beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 1, at the Wilde Rover Ir…	1 Last	crasong Mar 2010
god damn Some electrician just asploded himself at NetDevil. Pretty scary shit. Fortunetly he wasn't hurt too badly. His face was all burned and his hair was burned. Fuckin scary. Anyhow, they sent us all h…	19 Last	3DLee Mar 2010
2D Tutorials on the wiki Added some tuts to the wiki [url]http://wiki.polycount.net/2D_Tutorials[/url] Suggestions welcome!	17 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2010
Your gaming "guilty pleasures" I was asked this in an interview once. What games do you avoid sharing as your favorites? What games are so great in your mind, you can't believe no one else is playing them? What games would yo…	82 Last	monster Mar 2010
Closed Selling my Cintiq Hey Everyone, I’m upgrading to the 21” Cintiq and need to sell my 15” one so if anyone is interested here are the details. Model: PL550 Cintiq 15x Platform: PC/MAC/UN…	21 Last	Jesse Moody Mar 2010
Calling all Gamers - help needed with a survey please Hello, I am studying a Masters in 3D Games Modelling at Staffordshire University, UK, and as part of my dissertation, I am carrying out research into whether the colour palette used in computer …	23 Last	munchkin Mar 2010
Content aware tool photoshop - one click does it all Just saw this video my mate linked me to, it looks pretty crazy for what it is which is essentially a one click tool. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aEp1oDOI[/ame]	29 Last	Vailias Mar 2010
Guild Wars: The Artists' Vision GDC 2010 Neat free GDC session video with interesting conceptart even if you dont care about the talk itself. Figured I should share :) [URL="http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012354/Guild_Wars_The_Artists_Visio…	7 Last	PeterK Mar 2010
Seeking roommate in Austin I will be driving to Austin, TX in late March. I have some friends that are allowing me to couch surf for a few weeks while I find a source of income. Once that is secured, I will be searching for …	11 Last	ElysiumGX Mar 2010
Questionnaire for Final Year Project Hi guys, I'm working on my 3rd year dissertation project about custom characters in unreal and am looking for some nice people to fill in a questionnaire for me It's aimed at games industry profess…	2 Last	Patackular Mar 2010
Frazetta's son busted stealin his dad's work [URL]http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/10/frazettas-son-busted.html[/URL] "But... dad told me to!" :poly142:	14 Last	Jeremy-S Mar 2010
Closed dominance war 4 finals News to me... [COLOR=#ff8600]- [URL="http://www.gameartisans.org/contests/dw/4/finals/main1.html"][B]Top 10 Champions[/B][/URL] [/COLOR]All the bad-assery is very inspiring. I feel ashamed and e…	4 Last	Emil Mujanovic Mar 2010
degree vs. portfolio, "falling back on a degree" I know this has been discussed many times but... im gonna rant a bit. So I was having a chat with my parents about my plans for the future; I'm starting my 2nd year at a community college in a coupl…	81 Last	Keg Mar 2010
POLYCOUNT SCULPTING CHALLENGE IS A GO!!!<-------------------- You heard it here fellas... Check it out in contests and challenges. [CENTER][URL="http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1102079#post1102079"][U][IMG]http://boards.polycount.net/images/featur…	12 Last	Rens Mar 2010
WB opening Montreal studio saw this on IGN last night, sounds pretty awesome: "[B]March 22, 2010[/B] - Warner Bros. is looking to build off the success of [URL="http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/142/14273491.html"]Batman: Arkh…	8 Last	PixelMasher Mar 2010
Closed Did IGn steal my screen? Alright guys, so a while back we had that screenshots thread and I did one for war for cybertron. It was a pretty kick ass screen. I was surfing for info on the game and I found a screen from IGN. I …	15 Last	MoP Mar 2010
gamecrush?!? [URL]http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/107/1079073p1.html[/URL] Just read this on ign and... I don't know maybe it's just me but what the fuck is wrong with people these days??? I like GirlsGoneWild a…	60 Last	Zephiris Mar 2010
Personal Stuff for sale - Gnomon, Eat3D, Ballistic, Design Press - Good deals! sold	7 Last	samgriffiths Mar 2010
Results Oriented Work Enviroment VS Clock Punching So I've been pondering working environments lately it seems to boil down to 2 or 3 types (possibly more)? [COLOR=Wheat][B] ROWE or Results Oriented Work Environment[/B][/COLOR] The hours are flexible…	52 Last	Geezus Mar 2010
Environmental Concept Learning Resources? I've been searching around the last 15 minutes and I haven't found anything really so I've decided to make a thread on the subject. My goal is to be an environmental artist and I need to buff up my …	32 Last	System Mar 2010
Bioshock 2 No thread here so I'd start one. Coming out in Feb. Woohoo.	163 Last	vik Mar 2010
Protecting your PC? So, to make a long story short, recently I had to reinstall because I got a virus on my work PC. I resintalled Windows 7, and invested in Bitdefender 2010, supposedly the best Antivirus around. I do…	42 Last	FAT_CAP Mar 2010
I found the greatest avatar ever someone use it before i do: [img]http://www.thejohnwarnerexperience.com/greatestAvatarEver.jpg[/img] i don't quite have the balls for that one.	435 Last	vcool Mar 2010
United Front studio video [URL]http://www.gametrailers.com/player/63467.html[/URL] Anybody here caught on video? Nice camera jib and crane shots.	8 Last	Shawner Mar 2010
Sapped,drained,tired and out of energy. Well here comes another in a rut thread. For quite awhile now ive been trying to find that spark outside of work to get some work accomplished. I see alot of artist out there struggling to find wor…	18 Last	hijak Mar 2010
Closed Google's stopped Google.cn, redirecting to uncensored HK host [URL]http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-approach-to-china-update.html[/URL] [URL="http://www.cdt.org/pr_statement/cdt-statement-googles-china-move-substantial-win-internet-freedom?utm_source…	40 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2010
Closed I want apologize to PC I havent really been the best member lately and recently noticed Im beginning to get a reputation for it. Im really not a mean, crude, cocky, arrogant guy in person, in fact Im quite the opposite…	1 Last	Emil Mujanovic Mar 2010
Budget for making virtual character? I'm planning to create virtual model (see sample link below), and looking for hiring. [url]http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/virtual-woman-in-glasses[/url] I'd like to know what's approx. ra…	0 Last	rybeck Mar 2010
Closed Healthcare... Ok so a lot of debate going on in America right now about health care and British NHS is really being slandered. Any opinions for, against? Really one sided argument here from fox [url]http://www.fo…	210 Last	r13 Mar 2010
Pixologic Dallas Event Hey guys, for those of you living around the Dallas area ( and those willing to take a road trip ) Pixologic will be in town Saturday March 20th. If you are interested, you can register over [URL="…	7 Last	Arkadius Mar 2010
Help accessing a network storage's hdd's!? Hey folks, I'm in a bit of a bind. I have a [URL="http://www.promise.com/product/product_detail_eng.asp?product_id=177"]network storage device [/URL]that I was in the process of upgrading the firmwar…	4 Last	flaagan Mar 2010
Shadow Complex So it's out. Has anyone else on here played it? I just got the MP5. So far it's a blast. Beautiful and fun game. I can't believe it was only $15.	41 Last	Jesse Moody Mar 2010
Anatomy Book Recommendations? I'm looking to pick up a couple new anatomy books, and I'd like some recommendations from you guys. I don't have a whole ton of extra $$ to spend, so I wanna get the best bang for the buck basically.…	6 Last	Hazardous Mar 2010
Funky Bunnies Day! [center][B]March 21, day of bunny.[/B] Happy Birthday bro, hope you have a blast. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1559778/4chan/1260871622328.jpg[/img] (Ladies, watch it..) [/center] [ame]http://w…	16 Last	pestibug Mar 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2. What is your handle? So what's everyone's' handle for the PC version? I want to be killings you all. Mine = Matabus Look for me on the rooftops killings you.	94 Last	Sean VanGorder Mar 2010
DIY Cintiq Friend of mine pointed out this article from Hack-A-Day on creating a DIY Cintiq, the kit comes in around $250, even better it doesn't take apart the intuos. You can take it out of the enclosure easi…	33 Last	aniceto Mar 2010
Rip Nujabes. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKW4EA3wluI[/ame] Many of you guys will know him from many of the incredible songs in the samurai champloo soundtrack, i personally think this is a huge blow to t…	20 Last	Cap Hotkill Mar 2010
Alien vs Predator demo comes out tomorrow! Hey kids, Not sure how many of you have been following this, but I've been pretty excited about it for the past few months. There will be a multi-player deathmatch with all three playable species r…	219 Last	Ged Mar 2010
Black Prohecy anyone else been following this? Looks pretty tight. I wanna go in squad style with some buddies and kick some ass! [url]http://www.blackprophecy.com/[/url]	0 Last	IronHawk Mar 2010
unity games are cool - interstellar marines Unity is just freakin awesome. I think this game as been posted before, but only the trailer. Now it's playable for free online with the unity engine. [url]http://www.interstellarmarines.com/[/url…	27 Last	serialkiler Mar 2010
The future of video games: Giant hamster balls? [B]Click the link for the video[/B] [url]http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/virtusphere-virtual-reality-hamster-ball-put-to-the-test/[/url] [QUOTE]For eons we've wondered what it would be like to wa…	28 Last	Gmanx Mar 2010
Closed Splinter Cell Conviction So, the demo is up on live, thoughts guys? I've been playing it and I have to say, presentation wise, this is tripple A stuff. Even the UI got me, a freeze frame shootout, massive carnage, with the …	5 Last	Jesse Moody Mar 2010
Material math recommendation! Hey guys I would like to start getting into the more advance side of materials and shading networks. I have little experience in programming and my maths knowledge is somewhat limited too. So …	8 Last	PolyHertz Mar 2010
Won a BAFTA Hi folks - last night me and my buddies won a BAFTA! Probably not of interest to many and verges on blog-ish material but best strategy game makes me happy! It was more than a decade age that we …	11 Last	metalliandy Mar 2010
TF2 Update tf2 was just updated with some of the community hats, was wondering if any of the hats that made it in were by polycounters?	49 Last	Gerre Mar 2010
Is there a noob section here? Like people who are new to 3D art? I think it is very interesting, and I'm dying to learn. I would take some classes on the subject, but I don't know if I can fork the cash for them. Is there like s…	9 Last	Surfa Mar 2010
Tron Legacy Trailer [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDiXNwZ_5N0[/ame] edit: HD versions: [url]http://www.flynnlives.com/media/video/0xendgame.aspx[/url]	114 Last	Snacuum Mar 2010