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Prepare to have your mind blown [url]http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/microsofts-courier-digital-journal-exclusive-pictures-and-de/[/url] It blew mine anyways... if the device actually works like this, it's gonna be nucking futs…	32 Last	Vailias Mar 2010
Freelance Advice My teacher just forwarded me this blog, dunno if this has been posted before but here it is: [url]http://epilogue8.blogspot.com/[/url]	4 Last	crazyfool Mar 2010
Forgotten foundations of Doom Great writeup on the origins of FPS's here: [url]http://vectorpoem.com/news/?p=74[/url] I love a hyper realistic shooter as much as the next guy, but hot damn if doom doesn't hold up well for its ag…	5 Last	achillesian Mar 2010
Guardians of Ga'hool The trailer for the Guardians of Ga'hool film that Animal Logic have been working on has been released and seems to be making all the film guys of facebook terribly excited. Thought I'd pass it on so…	27 Last	Steve Schulze Mar 2010
Beware of NVIDIA 196.75 Driver update My computer recently self destructed the other day due to the NVIDIA 196.75 driver update. Read more about it [URL="http://starcraft.incgamers.com/blog/comments/nvidia-19675-drivers-starcraft-ii-bet…	14 Last	metalliandy Mar 2010
Hello I am new here Hello, I am new here. I specialize in animating game characters. check out some of my videos at [url]http://www.yoube.com/truebones[/url] I also have some of my motions for preview at [url]http:/…	0 Last	truebones Mar 2010
I got job, OFFICIAL.. (TAKE THAT CHINDIA!) Hey guys after 4 months of being unemployed and living on literally table scraps and unemployment. I will be working at liquid development on site for the next 2 weeks for as they refereed to it a …	60 Last	killingpeople Mar 2010
Using video games to teach... Hi, I’m a UK game design student currently working on my dissertation as part of my BA (Hons) degree, my dissertation title is Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL) in Education and I was hoping t…	25 Last	G-Saviour18 Mar 2010
So, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light eh...? [img]http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/03/500x_lara.jpg[/img] So you drop the name of one of the most recognised titles in history, make it downloadable only, and say "its nothing l…	89 Last	Calabi Mar 2010
Flotilla [url]http://www.blendogames.com/flotilla/[/url] [IMG]http://www.blendogames.com/flotilla/images/flotillascreen01.jpg[/IMG] Just seeing if anyone else has checked this out. I tried the demo last nig…	8 Last	HonkyPunch Mar 2010
My music from FAWM 2010 So once again this year, me and a friend (who now lives in Finland, makes things a bit harder) tried to get some music done for the FAWM challenge. We have our little "Fort Elmfield" name that we rel…	3 Last	bounchfx Mar 2010
Quakecon 2010 Dates. [url]http://www.quakecon.org/[/url] AUGUST 12 - 15, 2010 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Last year was my first year going, and really enjoyed it! The wife said we may get a room, and if that happ…	0 Last	Quokimbo Mar 2010
First ingame shots of Transformers: War for Cybertron are up! Here's what us peeps at High Moon have been up to. Check it out! :) Don't forget there's an HD version too :D [URL="http://www.gametrailers.com/game/transformers-war-for-cybertron/12451"]http://ww…	40 Last	Josh_Singh Mar 2010
Indie Fund Check it out. I like the principals behind this. Hopefully it doesn't get out of control :P and too big for itself and become what it tried to go against. [url]http://www.indie-fund.com/[/url]	11 Last	PeterK Mar 2010
FF XIII on 360 only 576p.......? Wow... This is a kick in the balls for 360 fans everywhere who were hoping it was gonna be on par, thats for sure. 576p ingame, 720p video. Compared to the 720p ingame and 1080p video of the PS3. Sha…	88 Last	Quokimbo Mar 2010
PSN down. lol? [url]http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/announcements/39949-read-psn-service-down-some-titles-unplayable.html#post574954[/url] So apparently the PS3 firmware has some crazy Y2K-esque bug that appears …	64 Last	Calabi Mar 2010
Work sample - Art test (ideas?) I'm applying to a University program called Computer Graphics in Sweden. So I have this Art test I have to make and hand in. Right now I'm trying to think of some ideas of what to make that would imp…	16 Last	Andreas Mar 2010
Avatar Animator Podcast [URL="http://www.speakingofanimation.com/2010/03/podcast-avatar-with-richard-baneham/"]Richard Baneham Podcast[/URL] Great and very inspirational podcast on one of the animation leads on avatar. I …	5 Last	Flynny Mar 2010
Rate your company! Been reading about [URL="http://www.igda.org/quality-life"]QOL[/URL] recently, stumbled across this site [URL="http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=59579"]again[/URL]. [url]http://yourworkp…	3 Last	doc rob Mar 2010
3D Short Timeline? Working on a 3D short. I have to create a time budget for it. Basically it needs to give an idea of how long it will take for concept, script, modeling, texturing, rigging, etc all the way through …	8 Last	JacqueChoi Mar 2010
Test Drive Unlimited 2! [url]http://kotaku.com/5484611/test-drive-unlimited-returns[/url] I met a lot of Polycounters for the first time through the original Test Drive Unlimited. Super stoked to get our Polycount Test Dri…	9 Last	DarthNater Mar 2010
Things are looking up Just landed a short term contract with a local studio that I have worked with before. Going to spending the next 3 months making a flash game, should be good for the ole skill set. Not exactly long…	5 Last	seforin Mar 2010
Eyefinity. [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ati-eyefinity,2567.html[/url] nice, crysis at a res of 5760x 2160	6 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Mar 2010
The GDC accommodation thread aka Who's up for sharing accommodation? I'm a poh bastard and would like to find people to share a place with for the duration of GDC (if someone living in the area would be willing to put me up, I'…	3 Last	crazyfingers Mar 2010
Hot Dog! A Game Announcement A few polycounters had a hand in this, I'll let them chime in they want. Anyway, this is what's been going down last couple months at illfonic. [url]http://nexuiz.com/[/url] Check it out at GDC. :)	11 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Mar 2010
warhammer 40k - table top Anyone still play? went to a friends place the other day and they were playing. use to play back in the day, but mainly liked it just for the painting. was too young and impatient to actually play.…	27 Last	wasker Mar 2010
My guide good 3D artz and stuff BEVEL EVERYTHING SMOOTH EVERYTHING AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES Gotta have the normal or bump map intensity at like 20 SPEC EVERYWHERE, gotta have that intensity at 20 too. Check board texture looks goo…	174 Last	System Mar 2010
Luxology imageSynth [FONT=Arial]Hello. I have to make like 50 seamless and tileable textures from photographs and I was studying different options and methods and came across Luxology's imageSynth, which seems to do a f…	4 Last	Kovac Mar 2010
EA lets some Boom Blox'ers go. States "Bussiness as usual" [URL]http://kotaku.com/5484553/a-number-of-boom-blox-developers-let-go[/URL] [quote]"This is a routine event and not in any way related to EA's announced restructuring. Moving projects to leverage de…	8 Last	crazyfool Mar 2010
Concepts and Inspiration I have a folder of inspirational 3d/2d works and concepts, but lost it recently when my HD died. Now i need to replace the old stuff with new and hopefully more inspirational stuff - Give up your so…	5 Last	maltuna Mar 2010
What would make your workflow better? I've decided to focus a little more on programming and I need some help from everyone... I have no idea what the hell to create. This is where this thread comes in: What could I create to make you'…	41 Last	Kwramm Mar 2010
Age of Zombies! The trailer for the game i have been working on has been released! I was pretty much a solo artist on the project , minus some stuff at the start of production. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…	25 Last	Muzzoid Mar 2010
Closed Infinity Ward Has Not Received Royalties for Modern Warfare 2 [URL]http://www.bingegamer.net/2010/infinity-ward-has-not-received-royalties-for-modern-warfare-2/[/URL] Crazy article... :poly118: [B][/B]	2 Last	onnod Mar 2010
Pixologic UV Master [url]http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/features/UV-Master/[/url] what do we think of this?	3 Last	Rwolf Mar 2010
RESOLVED: Looking for a place to live while in the US Hey all, This is NOT a blog. I'm in the United States for another 5 months, and I'm currently looking for a place to live. I've been staying with a friend in Sacramento for the last few weeks, but …	4 Last	Emil Mujanovic Mar 2010
Congrats CANADA !!! [IMG]http://lowonoil.com/images/stories/Dec09/sidney_crosby_team_canada.jpg[/IMG]	50 Last	crazyfingers Mar 2010
Shameless plug... Today, is the big three-zero. (your time shall come too, Joe Wilson). :)	27 Last	[MILES] Mar 2010
UK Universities Hey, I've searched around but I figured I'd create a new thread to get a more up to date opinion. I was wondering what people thought of Teeside and Solent University? And if people could suggest an…	23 Last	Glode Mar 2010
Grooveshark -Prepare to have your mind blown! Taking this off my friends Blog (Bioware QA Designer!), He found an awesome music service called Grooveshark, read the post for a description. It has EVERYTHING!! [url]http://notme2000.blogspot.com/…	27 Last	PixelMasher Mar 2010
Addicting Mini Games in Video Games What are some addicting mini games you've had the pleasure of wasting time on? Why exactly were they addicting?	29 Last	DarthNater Mar 2010
New job, Texas here I come! Hey guys, I am very happy and relieved after the company I was, failed out, to get the a new job in the same week at Terminal Reality in Lewisville, TX. as Senior Environment Artist. I appreciate the…	57 Last	Quokimbo Mar 2010
do yourself a favor, take this class i am currently taking a character design class taught by the great Jordu Schell it is one of the greatest classes i have ever taken, its cheap(for what you get), and really fun. if your anywhere ne…	16 Last	arshlevon Mar 2010
Polycount of facebook? Is there a group or fan page on facebook?	3 Last	Hoopla! Mar 2010
Shutter Island Try and use spoiler tags, don't feel bad if you forget to. Who saw it? I went yesterday and thought it was pretty fucking cool. I loved the setting and generally like mindfuck movies so it was win-w…	15 Last	Firecracker197 Mar 2010
Beer So, after rarely if not ever enjoying beer, I have come to really enjoy the stuff. I've been trying to get variety packs from different brewers, I'm drinking one from a Sam Adams winter variety pack …	104 Last	Neo_God Mar 2010
UDK light mass - "swarm coordinator failed to be initialized" So, im trying to build-all in the feb build of UDK and i keep getting that message in the swarm agent log. and the Udk window stays in "collecting the scene"... but if i uncheck Lightmass it doesnt h…	0 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Mar 2010
What the **** happened to my Dominance War prices? Hey, I still didn't get most of my DW prizes and wonder if I'm the only one still waiting .. Sorry, for spamming but I already tried to contact gameartisans via contact page, email and facebook. C…	45 Last	D4V1DC Mar 2010
Comps, how important are they? In a medium to large studio, how much, if any comp work would a lower level prop artist be expected to do? im sure it depends on the lead and the project and all that, but does anyone have any exper…	32 Last	Cody Mar 2010
Robot Unicorn Attack You cannot handle this [url]http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html[/url]	54 Last	rumblesushi Mar 2010
Photo backup solution, massive storage? So, i'm looking for something like Dropbox, that i can just tag a folder and it will automatically backup all of my files. I want to be able to save a shit-ton of .RAW so i need to have a good deal o…	21 Last	PfhorRunner Feb 2010