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Resonance of Fate check out the review from gametrailers [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-resonance-of/63361[/url] i just bought this game and now playing it first impression : awesome cinematic -…	1 Last	HonkyPunch Mar 2010
Source DVD's? [URL]http://store.valvesoftware.com/[/URL] Right at the bottom there; are these really old or really new? I've never heard of them, only came across them by accident. Anyone know if they are any goo…	3 Last	Andreas Mar 2010
To WIP or not to WIP in ones portfolio. I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts about this subject. I more than often see people dissing others for having wips in their portfolios. I can understand that they do it if the portfolio in …	9 Last	Frump Mar 2010
Acrylic on flesh [URL]http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2010/03/16/acrylic-on-flesh/[/URL] Haven't seen this posted yet. Crazy stuff! [IMG]http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alexameade_4.jpg[…	3 Last	OrganizedChaos Mar 2010
$$$ I was just curious as to what the average pay for an entry level artist is. I am graduating soon and will be looking for a full time job, I just want to make sure that if i do end up finding somethin…	27 Last	catstyle Mar 2010
Playstation Move Will it be better than the wii and natal? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0puP8nrIU8[/ame] I pretty much agree with all the things the commercial said, wii games are not much more than waving …	58 Last	rolfness Mar 2010
Ever feel like you've lost your sharpness? Hi there, I'm conscious that this could turn into a blog post so I'll try to keep it short. Recently I've been feeling like I've lost my creative sharpness. I feel a bit as if my inspiration has dr…	19 Last	Snefer Mar 2010
TED: "Gaming can make a better world" [URL]http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html[/URL] I found this talk charming and insightful. I know a lot of people out there are diehard pessimists and "realist…	7 Last	disanski Mar 2010
Hello to Everyone. My Introduction Hello Everyone, My name is Ron. I just want to take a moment to introduce myself. Over the next few months I hope to work with a few people here to create new player models and weapons for a Q3A mod…	0 Last	ronaldlee Mar 2010
St patricks day! Who here is celebrating paddys day or using it as an excuse to get drunk ? and if you have any memories of previous ST patricks days feel free to share! anyone going to be modeling any paddys day the…	25 Last	Rens Mar 2010
I want a new desk. I want a new desk One that won't make me sick One that won' make me cramp my feet Or make me feel like a shrimp I want a new desk One that won't hurt my arm One that won't make my mouse too spry …	23 Last	Mark Dygert Mar 2010
How do you know when you're finished working on something? This is a very important trait to have as a professional artist - knowing when the piece is done and its time to move on. And I'm not talking about when your lead or AD walks by and tells you its gre…	34 Last	MALicivs Mar 2010
Gaming can make a better world Hello everybody. I don't think this was posted here. Very interesting talk. I have never looked at games from this point of view. It looks like a great idea. Very optimistic.( perhaps too much) It is…	0 Last	disanski Mar 2010
Web Development [COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]After many thoughts on the matter I have decided to take my future into another realm, Web Design. I have always had website design in the back of my head ever since I was a 'wee l…	36 Last	Taylor Hood Mar 2010
Something about for profit schools Hmmm this brings back memories. I read this today, it seems there are a lot of for profit schools screwing everyone in every industry they can. Also because the economy is so bad people are finally s…	44 Last	PolyHertz Mar 2010
cintiq 21ux 2nd generation [url]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/20853025[/url] videoh [url]http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/cintiq-21ux.php[/url] website same resolution (1600x1200), intuos 4, fffugly touchstrips are now on the b…	18 Last	cw Mar 2010
Realtime Hair DX11: No More sculpting hair! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF8CUSiPDJ0[/ame] Now lets get some cloth sim please!	42 Last	ZacD Mar 2010
Types of Work for Polymodelers? [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]There are a few obvious jobs for polymodelers but what other types of work are available?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]. Games Artist[/SIZ…	38 Last	SnowInChina Mar 2010
New job! (Know of a good moving company?) So, I suppose I am joining the march for "Hey I got a job" threads. I'll be starting with BAE at the beginning of April as soon as my paperwork is cleared. So for starters, thank you everyone for y…	16 Last	Shogun3d Mar 2010
Another studio down... Not a games studio though. Animation. But still sucks. [URL]http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=1371[/URL] boo.	5 Last	Mezz Mar 2010
Demons Forge My companies new game Here is what we have I have working on for the last 2 years. The Hunted Demons Forge. We are super happy with the way it is turning out. We just announced today. Hope you guys enjoy it. [URL]http://…	8 Last	Reverenddevil Mar 2010
Film name? Does anyone know what film these screens are from? Stumbled upon them but there was no tag [URL=http://img715.imageshack.us/i/pdvd106.jpg/][img]http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2429/pdvd106.jpg[/…	6 Last	Lord McMutton Mar 2010
trying to remember name of old sci-fi arcade game I really loved I used to hang out at a friends father's used bookstore on Saturdays as a young teenager. There was a local gaming club (old school, table top and pen and paper gaming) that met there and that's act…	3 Last	Cheez Mar 2010
< Employed These job threads are getting nearly as numerous as the old "lost job" threads :) I'll be returning to Turn10 on the 29th of this month. yay! By then, I'll have endured [I]ten months[/I] of unemplo…	81 Last	Zack Fowler Mar 2010
Closed Gdc, San Fran, drinks. Now! If you want something to do right now, call me 360 430 9137 we're at fourth street bar and deli on the corner of 4th and mission only four of us here right now call me! We will go out again soon…	65 Last	adam Mar 2010
Watch the first episode of The Pacific onlinez [url]http://www.hbo.com/the-pacific/episodes/0/01-part-1/video/part-1-full-episode.html?cmpid=e9[/url] I dont have HBO but i'm pretty excited about this, having a huge boner for Band of Brothers.	16 Last	Krynn72 Mar 2010
3 day 3D intro seminar Hey everyone, I work at a Private High School doing mainly IT work, however the leadership found that I do a lot of 3D in my spare time and asked if I would present a 3 day basic into into 3D develo…	2 Last	ZacD Mar 2010
Gears of War 3?! Nice! but the quality of the vid isn't too great... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07dxaEktqrs[/ame]	21 Last	Rwolf Mar 2010
Alice In Wonderland Anyone catch this yet? Is it worth hitting the theaters for? I'm really torn on this one. They styling is great, but it really looks like it could be awesome, or utter shit. Kinda looking for some op…	35 Last	snemmy Mar 2010
Building the ultimate Transformers Origin Story Check it! More awesomeness and ingame goodies for our upcoming game! [url]http://kotaku.com/5493784/building-the-ultimate-transformers-origin-story[/url]	1 Last	TheMadArtist Mar 2010
BLUR Man, this games is fucking amazing!!!! Played the demo on xbox live. AMAZIN!!! try it!	23 Last	Guriamo Mar 2010
what was that anatomy site again? Sorry to make a thread out of this, but I remember someone posting a site with muscle textured human figures in poses that you could rotate around. It was mainly for timed figure drawing... I forgot …	3 Last	mLink Mar 2010
time to build reference library hey guys, starting to dig up reference for an upcoming project... I'm looking for architecture reference, lots of it. I need detailed shots of pre/first/romanesque, gothic, other medieval stuff from …	1 Last	Tumerboy Mar 2010
Japan News : 3D concert Hi guys! I would like to share with you something it really make me happy, because of the cyber-technology, like a ghost in the shell fiction. Five month ago first concert of a famous 3D character…	9 Last	mikezoo Mar 2010
The Area :: Autodesk - GameDev Zone Hi! I just come to do some publicity for a new GameDev Zone section on the Area :: Autodesk website. It just started some minutes ago then maybe you should need to wait one or two days for fresh co…	11 Last	DrunkShaman Mar 2010
LA, drinks/coffee/whatever, 14-16 march! I'll be jetting off to LA tomorrow, and arriving around 3pm, back to SF Tuesday evening. Anyone in the area keen on grabbing a drink or coffee while I'm there? Totally last minute, but I'd love to me…	0 Last	LoTekK Mar 2010
Print Portfolio Dos and Don'ts [COLOR=YellowGreen]UPDATE! After having actually gone to GDC. I can near fact-fully insist that a print portfolio is not only a great idea, It's damn near expected. I heard a complaint to almost ev…	14 Last	gsokol Mar 2010
Silo still lives! dunno if its already been posted, but a new beta has just been released: [url]http://ow.ly/WTlk[/url]	6 Last	Vrav Mar 2010
Art of the Game: Uncharted 2 Ballistic Publishing is starting their new line of books Art of the Game. First one is Uncharted 2 and has some fancy editions. [url]http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/books/uncharted2/?utm_source=…	4 Last	TelekineticFrog Mar 2010
Happy Birthday Rens, you old dog! [CENTER]Happy Vaginal escape day! Pour yourself a cold one and enjoy the day, buddy!:) [IMG]http://jeyanthcom.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/birthday_beer.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]	32 Last	conte Mar 2010
The Last Airbender I know many of you might have seen the super bowl spot, but they just released a much extended theatrical trailer. It contains dialogue, and is the first trailer/teaser to do so. [ame]http://www.you…	35 Last	conte Mar 2010
Mental Ray Render and Arch design books? Hey guys i just got a new job for this company rendering out their high end out door structures, and was wondering what you guys feel is the best book or video series out there to learn mental ray re…	2 Last	Zpanzer Mar 2010
Half-life 2: Episode 3?? maybe not! [URL]http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/19/game-informer-no-half-life-2-episode-3-for-you-in-2010/[/URL]	39 Last	Skamberin Mar 2010
3D flash game engine demos Hello people, A few months ago I built my own proprietary 3D engine in AS3. I built it purely to make games. And because it's proprietary and I don't have to factor in usability etc I focus 100% on …	11 Last	rumblesushi Mar 2010
Polycount for Level Designers Happy Friday all, I'm curious as to if anyone would take a interest in a level design forum similiar in function to polycount. Someplace to not just show WIP but also to discuss level layouts and th…	17 Last	Snacuum Mar 2010
Photoshop Save File Type Problem Anyone ever had the issue where they lost the ability to save as certain file types in Photoshop? I'm using Photoshop CS3, and I can no longer save files as PNGs or TGAs or an assortment of other ty…	2 Last	DnS Mar 2010
So I gots a job Junior Environment Artist at Next Level Games! :D And thank you Polycount for giving me direction in the past 2 and a half years of self-teaching and for kicking my ass into gear... i wuv u's I go…	25 Last	pliang Mar 2010
Brink with Flying Monkeys I thought you guys may like this, being into animation and game art and all that rubbish. [URL]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/03/12/i-spy-a-brink-trailer/#comment-415048[/URL]	8 Last	vcool Mar 2010
Weird Photoshop Brush Problems I can't figure out what is causing this. Whenever I try to use the brush tool, my strokes come out all oddly spaced like this: [IMG]http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7783/weirdbrusdh.png[/IMG] Has…	2 Last	madmuffin Mar 2010
Fuck The 3d Bandwagon 3d has been around for a long time. I remember the 3d disneyland Honey We Shrunk the Audience or whatever. It's been around. In mainstream, on and off, but definitely on for the last 4 or so years. …	46 Last	Sage Mar 2010