General Discussion

Topic	Replies	Latest Post
5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted [url]http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html[/url] An interesting read, most of it seems to apply to MMO's and online facebook games that w…	1 Last	rawkstar Mar 2010
Maya 2011 press release New UI revealed. :poly124: [URL="http://www.motionmedia.com/blog/autodesk%C2%AE-maya%C2%AE-2011-announced/"]http://www.motionmedia.com/blog/autodesk%C2%AE-maya%C2%AE-2011-announced/[/URL] Can't wai…	56 Last	Shawner Mar 2010
jagged alliance 3 franchise newly acquired it is in the hands of zi germans now: [url]http://news.softpedia.com/news/Jagged-Alliance-3-Rights-Secured-Game-Coming-in-2011-137058.shtml[/url] please, let us hope, they will prove the worth of th…	2 Last	Disco Stu Mar 2010
SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND Thread [CENTER][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dd/Spartacus_Blood_and_Sand_Poster.jpg/489px-Spartacus_Blood_and_Sand_Poster.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] I didn't see a thread started for t…	13 Last	Japhir Mar 2010
FINALLY GOT A JOB! Thanks Polycounters for all the help through the years. I finally got a job after being out of school 6 months lol. Not really a game studio but at least I'm modeling for a company and got my foot in…	9 Last	KhAoZ Mar 2010
random things that annoy you about video games Characters still can't walk up stairs properly? Really? Stairs have been in video games since doom, and we still can't get decent walking up/down stairs animation? Picking up random objects = floati…	57 Last	ScudzAlmighty Mar 2010
Portal Update So. Apparently Valve have updated Portal with some kind of cryptic radio morse code kind of thing. [url]http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/01/not-a-lie-valve-upda.html[/url] There have been assumati…	67 Last	Steve Schulze Mar 2010
Pixologic Texas Usergroup! Hey guy's, I wanted to post a user group coming up at the end of this month here in Dallas from Pixologic. You can find all the info you need here at this link: [url]http://ugm.pixologic.com/registr…	8 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Mar 2010
LEGO Universe beta has begun... anyone else get a key? Hey everyone, So I got a beta key for Lego Universe this morning, and was pretty excited to try it out. I'm sorry to say that the excitement most definitely wasn't carried much into the actual play …	7 Last	Tom Ellis Mar 2010
Peacing out Of Seattle, hitting to the Oregon trail! Hey guys uber short notice But since they got me packing up and moving out ASAP I figure that this thursday hit for a beer goodbye [url]http://maritimebrewery.ypguides.net/[/url] Anyone who wan…	11 Last	NathanA Mar 2010
6 cores Intel Core i7 980x [URL]http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/191314/intel_core_i7_980x_brings_sixcore_power_to_desktops.html[/URL] 6 cores Hyper Threading to 12. At home I'm still on a single core HT'ed to 2…	6 Last	notman Mar 2010
google street view UK, enviro reference? Hey I heard as of today that most of the uk is now on google street view. This could make pretty cool environment art reference material? or is that not legal? for example heres my local town hall a…	11 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2010
OnLive Beta... Is anyone else in the Beta? I have been messing around with it after work for the past week or so, it's pretty interesting. Not being able to play some games like Crysis at a higher resolution on P…	15 Last	gsokol Mar 2010
Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising [CENTER][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/Chaos_Rising_boxshot.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Dawn_of_War_II_%E2%80%93_Chaos_Rising[/url][/CENTER] Did…	1 Last	Asherr Mar 2010
I'm Aiming to become 3D character artist in Games I hope that The right Section to post in. First Hi Everybody , I'm Aiming to become 3D character artist in Games i started to take Anatomy Drawing class Still i'm confused about : 1-Starting To lea…	17 Last	skankerzero Mar 2010
Plan B Action - Free MO Action game Did a search but no results, so here's a thread for it. [url]http://planbaction.com/main/index.aspx[/url] I have tried it, and i must say it's very addictive, and it has nice graphics too. Here ar…	35 Last	Krypteia Mar 2010
Closed Iron Man 2 HELL YEAH!!! (official Trailler) Plz watch this on the youtube 1080p ( respect Tony Stark) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNQowwwwYa0&feature=fvst[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNQowwwwYa0&feature=player_embedded"]…	11 Last	adam Mar 2010
Closed What do you think of my website?	0 Last	n88tr Mar 2010
Corey Haim - Dead at 38 :( Drugs finally caught up with him. [url]http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/10/corey-haim-dies-38/?icid=main\|aim\|dl1\|link3\|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeater.com%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fcorey-haim-dies-38%2F[/url]…	17 Last	Ruz Mar 2010
Iron Man 2 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siQgD9qOhRs[/ame] Trailer looks ok but I don't like the idea of an army of suits that takes the whole concept of iron man and mass-produces it thus no real unique…	3 Last	n88tr Mar 2010
I almost feel like there should be... I almost feel like there should be two more sticky-ed threads, "Portfolio questions", and "help me get a job/break into the industry" It seems like we get multiple threads a week about those 2 topic…	5 Last	Joseph Silverman Mar 2010
Steam Mac Client Coming. Didn't see a thread already. [url]http://www.devicemag.com/2010/03/04/valves-steam-platform-and-half-life-games-coming-to-the-apple-mac-soon/[/url] I assume Valve is going to port all their games,…	29 Last	oXYnary Mar 2010
Off to the Land of the Long White Cloud Hey there cats and kittens I believe it's time for an update on my dashing, playboy lifestyle. I know how you folks like to keep abreast of such things. Starting next month just after Easter, I'll b…	11 Last	LoTekK Mar 2010
Getting a job in gaming as a character Artist:Game Career Suggestion Hi all nice to be here.I am a 3d/character artist with an experience of 3 years in games and 4years in animation.Now I am looking for some full time opportunities abroad. But I have several questions…	18 Last	Yozora Mar 2010
Unity 3 "Coming soon" [url]http://unity3d.com/unity/coming-soon/unity-3[/url] Nice to see more updates coming to Unity, especially Beast.	14 Last	JasonLavoie Mar 2010
baking textures with mental ray 3dsmax2010 Hi , im new in this forum . i work on real time arch viz since 2004 , freelance , own company ( [URL="http://www.rgb-infografia.com"]www.rgb-infografia.com[/URL] ) , still i havent been capable …	0 Last	jamsurf Mar 2010
Advergames / adgames I'm currently looking for links to good adgames, or bad adgames, stuff like the mini cooper flash game or the pepsi Nex game is what i'm looking for. I have done google searches, some of them work -…	4 Last	kaptainkernals Mar 2010
Closed 3ds Max 2011 Announced Here's some details on the new release. The full information won't be out until March 25th. [URL]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/3ds_max_2011_announced[/URL]	3 Last	Xoliul Mar 2010
Global Agenda Surprised no one has not said anything about this game yet. Its rather fun, Good shooter game. And nice level up system, and dosent have the stupid Grinding that most MMO based games require you to …	7 Last	Lee3dee Mar 2010
Entertain the majority I've been playing with an analogy, that describes how to view the developer / gamer relationship. It goes like this: Imagine, you are set on giving a really good gift to someone. What are the steps …	25 Last	KhAoZ Mar 2010
Maya 2011 [url]http://www.motionmedia.com/blog/autodesk%C2%AE-maya%C2%AE-2011-announced/[/url] looks good for me ^^	3 Last	giles Mar 2010
Any good ps3 games to get back into your ps3? Here are some great exclusives that you will have the best gaming experience of your life lol: I will include the average reviews from the internet whilst I'm looking. Heavy rain: Great graphics a…	8 Last	AstroZombie Mar 2010
Soviet Ground-Effect Tank Plane (Amazing reference !!) [url]http://igor113.livejournal.com/51213.html[/url] Metal Slug LIVE. Gents, git ta modelin' :) (Sorry if olde)	16 Last	Target_Renegade Mar 2010
Nintendo, PS3...Piracy Tactics [url]http://kotaku.com/5480510/collateral-damage-in-the-war-on-piracy?skyline=true&s=i[/url] I am all against piracy of games but having to be able to be on-line to play your games is ridiculous (it…	148 Last	KhAoZ Mar 2010
I got a job! (kinda) Hey guys, not sure if this counts, but I'm now working at Liquid Development on some next-gen titles. It's not a studio job, but it's industry work and my first gig since starting learning 3d a year …	27 Last	Dhananjaykumar Mar 2010
UK companies. Insiders opinions? Ok, so as from my previous post about working overseas, some of you may know im looking at the UK for my soon to be applying frenzy. Now, im not looking for anyone to give me hand outs or anything. W…	4 Last	Wahlgren Mar 2010
New to Game Art - Looking for advice I'd like to first say, I've been lurking for a few days and this community is very informative and lively, I like it. Well, my name is Doug and I'm 19. I live in a kind of rural part of Florida, wh…	4 Last	ZacD Mar 2010
Games which evolved from public prototypes Hi all, I'm trying to compile a list of games which were released as small test prototypes and then turned into full products.. Could you guys put your heads together and see if I missed any? cheers …	11 Last	aesir Mar 2010
Seattle Polycounters; Who's going to the Zbrush User Group? It looks like it'll be a good time; [url]http://ugm.pixologic.com/registration/Seattle/[/url] 99% sure I'll be there, soaking up as much knowledge as possible on Zbrush and the demos, hope to see y…	14 Last	Karmageddon Mar 2010
College Interview - Words of advice? Greetings, Polycounter's. I'm around 2 months away from finally leaving this pathetic excuse for a High School and going off to College! I have been applying for courses such as Interactive Multimedi…	3 Last	Taylor Hood Mar 2010
Transformers 2: Worst Movie of the Year (Multiple Categories!) [url]http://www.razzies.com/history/09winners.asp[/url] Worst Picture: Transformers 2 Worst Director: Michael Bay -Transformers 2 Worst Screenplay: Transformers 2 I'm sure Bay is laughing as he …	43 Last	TheMadArtist Mar 2010
Working OverSeas. Anyone Have Experience? Ok, so with graduation on the way, its time to start thinking about jobs. One thing i love about what i chose to do (animation) is that i can travel with it if i should so choose. And it does sound k…	20 Last	Synthesizer Mar 2010
Trying to find a thread - cast croc sculpture Heya folks, trying to find a thread for a friend. Someone posted up a bunch of wip and final shots of a sculpture they were doing (possibly for a friend or family member) of a crocodile / alligator. …	6 Last	Gallows Mar 2010
Few questions about online porfolios I haven't touched web design since I was in 9th grade or so I'm kinda rusty with everything, but I was working on putting together a rough portfolio and I have some questions for you guys. What are…	26 Last	gaganjain Mar 2010
seeking info on creating my profolio greeting all ... i m new to the forum ... and i always want to hav my own online profolio to showcase my works but i dont know where and how to start ... what exactly do i need to do to set up an o…	9 Last	vcortis Mar 2010
Drum training software I just got a yamaha DTXplorer electronic drum kit and i'm wondering if theres any software for the pc that you can input your drum setup and it visually shows you which bit of kit to hit to songs/tra…	5 Last	Rwolf Mar 2010
Portfolio question... So, I would like to have something to show now. I am probably pretty far off from being hired but i would at least like to be able to point people to some of my work. my question is, what should go…	6 Last	ioster Mar 2010
Amazon Art Book Sale Amazon has gone mad or something and is having a great sale on some IMO great art books. Thought some of you might be interested. Credit goes to Cheap Ass Gamer and Slickdeals. Parka Blog has a go…	5 Last	robioto Mar 2010
Looking for a Room mate in Irvine Alright peeps, I got a 2 bedroom place in north(ish) Irvine (sand canyon/irvine blvd) and I need a room mate. The place is really nice, its a bit on the pricey side, but if you work in the area it be…	22 Last	Spug Mar 2010
Another New Job! Ok, sorry for posting again so soon, but I personaly find this so exciting that I just have to post it haha. I'll be working in London at Splash Damage for the next 3-4 months! I am going to start l…	17 Last	TheWinterLord Mar 2010