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Closed mesh MIXER Demo of meshmixer, a new drag-and-drop geometry editing tool. Download for free at [url]http://www.meshmixer.com[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzM9h1ByI5c[/ame] this tool mix and blen…	3 Last	adam Dec 2009
Anyone go to the 2D or Not 2D Festival? (Seattle) Did anyone go to this? It was a one day festival at the IMAX theater at the Pacific Science Museum hosted by Tony White. I missed the last of it, had to leave at 5. I really liked a lot of the stu…	0 Last	Karmageddon Dec 2009
Bodies...The Exhibit [URL]http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/[/URL] Anyone going to go? Me and the wife went last night, and it was pretty cool! They had a smokers set of lungs next to healthy lungs, and different parts…	19 Last	bbob Dec 2009
Anatomy Figure I've been trying to find an anatomy figure but can't seem to find one online, does anyone have one and recommend anywhere that I could get one preferably in the UK. Thanks, Jay	2 Last	stoofoo Dec 2009
Text to speech to read websites while you work? I'm hunting around for a good text to speech program and or plug-in that will read web pages. I'm wondering if anyone else has looked into this? I'm using Vista and XP, the text to speech included i…	4 Last	mgladding Dec 2009
New Member here! -Introduction Hey Guys, I'm Jim, a highschool student. I've been looking upon these forums for modelers for my projects in the past and finally decided today to join as I'm starting to model myself. I've fooled …	10 Last	JaySmitt Dec 2009
So, Force Unleashed... One of my fave games on 360, seriously under rated and damn what FUN (Apart from having to re-earn all my powers AGAIN just to beat the game at hardest). Seriously, amazing game and I give props to t…	23 Last	Darth Tomi Dec 2009
New Wacom Bamboo Fun Hey there, I'm considering buying my girlfriend a Wacom Bamboo Fun for Christmas as she loves using my Intuos for her illustration work but the amount she will use it doesn't warrant the purchase of…	4 Last	Tom Ellis Dec 2009
Happy birthday Bitmap, Peppi and Queue! [IMG]http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd302/bruxblackhawk/550_chuck_norris_birthday_cake.jpg[/IMG]	23 Last	peppi Dec 2009
Got a 'secret' Siteground hosting voucher thingy.. Just got this in my email: 12 months of web hosting for $9.95. Considering it usually goes for about $80+, it's a pretty good deal, if you need some good hosting, now's the time. I just hope I can …	7 Last	Pedro Amorim Dec 2009
More jobs for the canucks? [URL]http://kotaku.com/5418343/thq-makes-a-move-into-montreal[/URL] Montreal is gonna end up stealing everything...	39 Last	blankslatejoe Dec 2009
Eat 3D Christmas Sale and finally Discount BUNDLES! For the rest of the year we are having a 10% off sale. The coupon excludes bundles and expires January 1st 2010. Coupon Code: CHRISTMAS DVD Bundles are something we get requested a lot and we are e…	7 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Dec 2009
Possibly the best sumo game out there Hey, Just watched this, and i must say i laughed for a good 10 minutes straight. God knows what ill be like intoxicated :) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8KAUoW0Juo[/ame] Then i found the Ho…	24 Last	Snipergen Dec 2009
Dawn of War 2 Ok, so, i know im like a year late for this. but i just got the THQ complete package on steam for an early xmas present, and DoW2 was the first thing i tried. loved the first one, was nervous about t…	9 Last	adam Dec 2009
Anyone remember? Anyone remember what movie this is? Been looking for it but simply can't recall it's title. [IMG]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2446/816q.gif[/IMG]	10 Last	Chunkey Dec 2009
Anybody any good with Flash...? I was going to post this in Technical, but it wasn't really modeller related so I posted it here, feel free to move if its in the wrong place, sorry in advance if thats the case. I just finished the…	4 Last	Figroti Dec 2009
New Guild Wars 2 trailer The art that comes out of ArenaNet always blows my mind. This is awesome work. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdr8HHJ-zU[/ame]	31 Last	nitzmoff Dec 2009
Salary Question :) Sounds so sweet!!!! init? Well, to be a bit more precise. What are Salary Brackets in Canada for Junior/fresh Grads, Mid-level, Senior/Lead jobs in art department? You can mention your own first hand…	14 Last	Ghostscape Dec 2009
Hello (My Introduction) Hello everyone; My name is Adeel, I am a student, finishing off my software engineer diploma. I am from Sauga, On, Canada. I have been using 3ds max, and Maya for 7 years now and finally come to a …	11 Last	JasonLavoie Dec 2009
Quake 3 turns 10 years old - has technology advanced as you once thought it might? Yesterday marked a decade of Quake 3 and, while that game did a lot to peoples futures, looking back at the past I started to think about what I thought games would be like around this time, today.…	118 Last	pior Dec 2009
3D Model viewer for iPhone? I was wondering.. why isn't there any model viewer for the iPhone / iPod Touch?. I know it's not the best screen to view models, because it's very small, but it's portable, you have internet access a…	0 Last	Mik2121 Dec 2009
Looking for Tokyo reference (attn: Tokyo residents!) Hi there, I'm currently gathering reference (or not as the case may be) for an environment project I want to do. The inspiration is going to be the kind of neighbourhood residential districts in To…	5 Last	richardanthony Dec 2009
Game design (and art) and audience compitency Hi guys, I wanted to get some different input on this. I'm DAMN close to finishing a small casual game that's based on Bloons -- that 2d balloon popping game (it's a ton of fun).. my game was a mark…	12 Last	Ghostscape Dec 2009
Is there a programming "equivalent" to PC? Hey! I'm just curious, is there an programming "equivalent" to the Polycount boards? There's lots of great information for game artists on these boards, but not so much for programmers. Thanks!	6 Last	Slum Dec 2009
amd phenomll xx4 965 be vs intel i5/i7? Hello guys + gals I am doing a pc build this holiday but i have a few questions. my main purpose of this pc will be for 3d modeling/rendering and games. i'm having a tough time deciding on eithe…	15 Last	ZacD Dec 2009
Threewave scaling back? Seems like Threewave might be [URL=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26385/Report_CTF_Pioneer_Threewave_Software_Lays_Off_Reorganizes.php]scaling back their team[/URL]. I know a few people from Pol…	6 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Dec 2009
Street View Coolness [url]http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pompeii,+italy+ruins&sll=40.716428,14.537315&sspn=0.061672,0.132351&ie=UTF8&hq=pompeii,+italy+ruins&hnear=&ll=40.748902,14.484834&spn=…	11 Last	metalliandy Dec 2009
Posting never feels right until the introduction is down. Alright, so I've been lurking Polycount for a while now and finally decided to start posting. There have actually been a few threads that I just thought about jumping in and replying to, but posting …	5 Last	ZacD Dec 2009
Donate and save some lives this Christmas season If you want to truly help someone this season, click on the link and pick someone or something to help. What is 10 or 20 bucks to us? It can save a life for someone else. [URL]http://www.oprah.com/pa…	5 Last	Joseph Silverman Dec 2009
Where are all the good 3DSMax Animation tutorials? It would seem that Maya is superior when it comes to animation. I use 3Dsmax but I can not seem to find any proffesional tutorials for it. All I see in gnomon is maya, maya, maya and more maya animat…	20 Last	.Murder Dec 2009
Second Bachelor I'm seriously considering going back to school and getting a second bachelor. I was wondering what everyone's thought's were. Would it be a waste of time? I have a degree in Game Art but can't see us…	50 Last	Gannon Dec 2009
free ubuntu stuff got a free ubuntu cd shiped lately , now , is there a way to have an ubuntu t-shirt or hat , mouspad or anything ubuntu-ed for free ? :)	1 Last	danshewan Dec 2009
Unreal Engine Portfolio Group. I'm currently looking at building my portfolio and wondering if there aren't others out there doing the same thing. My idea was to make a portfolio where everyone uses the specific talent they want t…	6 Last	Forgetful Dec 2009
Doing (weapons) reference research So, I'm making this cowboy/western/gunslinger character, and I realised I've never truly modelled a gun, properly, ever -- so why not do it right, huh? I do some generic research on the gun in quest…	9 Last	Ark Dec 2009
Where is the Iphone/mobile games industry heading? Just curious about others views on the longevity and viability of the Iphone/mobel games industry. What are peoples opinions about mobile games. - from a dev. stand point I'm interested in others o…	1 Last	acc Dec 2009
My latest and best photo realistic creation! Just had my first kid/girl on Tuesday. I know she is the greatest thing I have created in my life. [COLOR=magenta]Holiday Presley[/COLOR] 7.5 pounds 19 inches Hello world! [IMG]http://i111.photobuc…	31 Last	AnimeAngel Dec 2009
Dynamic tuning on the guitar? My strings don't often go out of tune but i'm real lazy when they do and can't be arsed tuning them back to correct pitch. I mostly play through heavy distortion so it's no biggy but it got me thinki…	11 Last	scourgewarper Dec 2009
Spirals & style Why is it that, a large portion of the time, when someone makes a piece that is in a cartoony, stylized... Style, they have spirals in the design? I'm not bashing the practice, I do it myself, but wh…	7 Last	swampbug Dec 2009
Baja Off road reference pictrues Hello polycount, sorry for my first post to be asking for something, but i am working on a game which requires some baja off road vehicles. But i cant seem to find any good pictures of them. the s…	5 Last	Quantum Gaming Dec 2009
Question about models in games. Hi! I'm just curious: If you have a model in a game, without the proper scripts you would be able to walk right through it, is that right? So if you want collision on that model, how would that work…	15 Last	Flaringo Dec 2009
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Free Game Developer Magazine Subscription? I can't help but feel that I'm missing something obvious, but is there any way to get a free print version of a Game Developer Magazine subscription as an industry professional? I was able to get it …	3 Last	Millah Dec 2009
Thoughts on freelancing while being full-time employee? What's your opinion on freelancing in your free time for another game company while being a full time employee? Is that considered unethical and may somehow do more harm than good to your image in th…	23 Last	Slipstream Dec 2009
Transitioning to School Recommendations please! Hey guys, relatively new to the boards, but have been getting my feet wet in modeling for 5 years (off and on). I would like to get into the industry after i transition out of the marine corp (end of…	0 Last	waedoe Dec 2009
Sharing My Modular Bits I've been reading through the UDK forums and noticed a lot of people were complaining about the lack of content included with it (ungratefuls). Anyway, in an attempt to help out my fellow programmers…	9 Last	DarthNater Dec 2009
Portable digital painting solution?(tablet PCs or other devices) Has anyone ever used a tablet PC for digital art? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&SubCategory=407&N=2034940407&SpeTabStoreType=3[/url] I am looking into options for a…	2 Last	breakneck Dec 2009
Hey guys, what was that browser based art program... With the limited pallette and brushes, kindof like artpad but way cooler? Was a recent thread, didnt turn up with any searches.	5 Last	PeterK Dec 2009
make an interactive 3d flash [URL]http://cast3d.org/[/URL] :thumbup: example at the page bottom [URL]http://cast3d.org/intro[/URL] i use blender, but didn't do stuff like this before , what do you think ? i use linux , do i …	7 Last	Richard Kain Dec 2009
The Best, Worst Game EVER! How the hell was this actually released to the public? hahaha [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB1zWEhgrLs&feature=fvw[/ame]	26 Last	Yozora Dec 2009
BattleField Heros in the toilet or finally making money? [url]http://kotaku.com/5416592/battlefield-heroes-is-practically-ruined[/url] Tell me you didn't see this coming...	11 Last	kwakkie Dec 2009