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Ethics for Our Time [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p776tJ8DUc[/ame] With all the fear mongering going on in the world, I think it's important to keep things in perspective. Cultivating compassion and living your …	7 Last	danshewan Oct 2009
Best graphics, game of the year? So guys, what would be the best graphics in game of the year in your opinion? If none on the poll just post here.	46 Last	bluekangaroo Oct 2009
It's October, it can only be desktop time. [img]http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8492/10112007020132vv9.png[/img]	98 Last	sir-knight Oct 2009
Machinarium Anyone else played this yet? I just finished the demo, and thought it was pretty good. Aside from the obviously awesome art style, the music is excellent, and the robot has loads of character. Lea…	0 Last	danshewan Oct 2009
Maya вот такой чудо-пакет	32 Last	rawkstar Oct 2009
Computer Games Graphics Found a very interesting video on youtube, this person talks about how computer games graphics have developed over his life time. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOmx0VBDi20&annotation_id=annot…	1 Last	Taylor Hood Oct 2009
are you in love with standardizing? 3d is such a versatile artform and it's one that expands in use and purpose on a daily basis. something can be purely sculptural or it can be rigged for animation or used as medical reference etc. In…	3 Last	DoomiVox Oct 2009
For those that Work from Home Hey, I was hoping to get some opinions from some of you freelancers / indies / other people that work from home... My girlfriend and I have been talking a lot lately about looking into finding a nic…	30 Last	motives Oct 2009
Comp (Hard Drive) help... please and thanks! Ok so... a week ago I dropped my external drive, and I noticed some files weren't working (I get this error about something to do with cycles) I can't check it right now because I have check disk run…	10 Last	bearkub Oct 2009
Website FTP Problems Hello polycount goers. I am having a problem setting up my own portfolio site. I am using a service called Easyspace.com and my problem is that I cannot get any images to load. I go into the ftp. Upl…	10 Last	Lamont Oct 2009
Extravasplosion!! I plan on attending. I wonder why no one from Gearbox made a thread about this? Their Victory Party for BIA/Samba was fun!! I expect this one to be as well! Are you going to need a VIP pass to get fr…	14 Last	AstroZombie Oct 2009
SpiderWoman: Agent of Sword I just caught up on this. Follows Jessicas story in the aftermath of Secret War. Bendis is writing. Likes! Maybe too saturated in Marvel modern lore to catch on with non comic book fans though. […	1 Last	Rens Oct 2009
Neotokyo Epic looking hl2 mod that was just released, thats loosley based on the universe from ghost in the shell. Only heard good things so far so fingers crossed it will be awesome. [url]http://www.neoto…	60 Last	Vrav Oct 2009
Caprica series I just saw this on Syfi. They will be starting a series called Caprica. Anyone else interested by this? [url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/episodes[/url]	8 Last	Frump Oct 2009
Looking for a tool that can read 3d data from video card I remember this tool being posted here a long time ago(about 2-3 years ago). It was basically a program that could read the data that was being sent to your graphics card, and 'hack' that data to exp…	14 Last	arrangemonk Oct 2009
DIG London (Ontario) [URL]http://conf.diglondon.com/[/URL] Just curious if anyone around the GTA area was planning on attending this. I'll most liking be going, but as of right now, by myself.	7 Last	rolfness Oct 2009
The Gnomon Workshop, Now Subscription Based The Gnomon Workshop has created over 300 DVDs and online tutorials - over 1000 hours of training - to educate, inspire and motivate artists around the world. Taught by leading visual effects artists,…	19 Last	IEatApples Oct 2009
Cryengine 3 videos [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4nQGtdRJEw[/ame] oops there's 2 parts... (i so knew that) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqa4RkVpDvs&NR=1[/ame] heres a couple cryengine 3 videos showing …	43 Last	Fearkage Oct 2009
Flashbang changes things up [url]http://blurst.com/blog/birthday-changes/[/url]	1 Last	blankslatejoe Oct 2009
Slipgate Ironworks downsized! [url]http://kotaku.com/5383644/romeros-slipgate-ironworks-hammered-down-mmo-project-still-on[/url] :( Time to bust ass on a new portfolio. Probably start on Monday. Until then, I'll be hanging with…	13 Last	Gav Oct 2009
Working Outside I'm wondering if anyone here, and I would be surprised by even a rare few.... but I was wondering if anyone works outside somehow, or in mostly sunlight. I have a... lets say condition (lol), in th…	30 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2009
Philly postman swipes 2,200 gamefly games [url]http://kotaku.com/5383305/postman-swipes-2200-gamefly-games[/url] [quote]... If you live in the Philadelphia area and had trouble receiving your GameFly rentals last year, odds are good that Re…	2 Last	Quokimbo Oct 2009
3dsmax 2010 & XP Updates Anyone have any issues with the latest MS updates and Max2010, I updated rebooted and now max crashes on startup. Just get past the logo. :(	8 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Oct 2009
Dropbox now on iPhone! [url]http://www.getdropbox.com/iphoneapp[/url] pretty awesome, can read/view files from your phone, or load videos and photos from your phone straight to your box. this is also a reminder for those…	15 Last	AlanSMitchell Oct 2009
local conventions listing? is there a list of shows/gatherings/conventions anywhere? id like to find all the 3d/2d/animation/software gatherings within 1 hour of LA/SF/San Diego (happening within the next 2-3) anything li…	1 Last	crazyfingers Oct 2009
Dragon Age: Origins Character Creator For those of you who don't have it already, the Dragon Age character creator is available for download at [URL="http://dragonage.bioware.com/"]dragonage.bioware.com[/URL]. I can't wait for this game …	26 Last	kanga Oct 2009
New Free Tutorial - Modeling a Car Rim in 3ds Max Hi Everyone, I hope some of you find some use for this free resource. :) In this demonstration Sergey Poltavskiy takes you through modeling a car rim inside 3ds Max. Everything from modeling the spo…	7 Last	Riki Oct 2009
have you ever... been googling for something, and end up on a forum, reading through the posts, and someone is posting extremely inflammatory, stupid and ridicolous assumptions, and you just think for yourself... jee…	19 Last	dejawolf Oct 2009
Framestore wants to get involved with games Saw this on gamesindustry.biz, thought it was quite interesting [URL="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/framestore-looks-to-games-following-dj-hero-success"]http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article…	0 Last	carlo_c Oct 2009
World of Goo sale: Pay whatever you think it's worth! If you still didn't play it here's a great chance(and an extraordinary one too) [url=http://2dboy.com/games.php][img]http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3056/43281528.jpg[/img][/url]	4 Last	Japhir Oct 2009
[discussion] The L4D2 Boycott It just 'ended' like this: [URL]http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/left-4-dead-2-boycott-abandoned-4-demise/[/URL] and I'm sitting here wondering.. that's great and all, but how the fuck does somethi…	49 Last	glynnsmith Oct 2009
TopoGun beta for Mac OS X announced Hi everyone, TopoGun 1.05 for OS X is ready and the betatesting will start in a couple days. Everyone who wants to join the betateam should register to the TopoGun forum and join the public Betatest…	1 Last	Rick Stirling Oct 2009
Closed Best Mother F****ing Demo Reel Ever [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSeTkb8n_hs[/ame] Just watch	4 Last	Emil Mujanovic Oct 2009
The Expendables Promo Trailer! Promo Trailer for Sylvester Stallones, The Expendables has been released, a homage to cheesy 80's action flicks! Check it out, it's all kinds of badass :D [URL]http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/10/13/…	14 Last	warriah Oct 2009
CS5 [url]http://cs5.org/[/url] not all that much just yet, but some interesting stuff is already on there.	33 Last	hawken Oct 2009
Calling all CG/VFX Artists ! Hello everyone I have a project where I have to write a paper about my future career(3d modeling/animation,CGI,VFX), and part of this involves doing an interview with someone in my profession and I …	3 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2009
New Seattle Studio: Cascade Game Foundry A bunch of ex M$ flightsim guys started another studio. You can read about it here: [URL]http://www.cascadegamefoundry.com/[/URL]	0 Last	jocose Oct 2009
theFREEhoudini Themselves-theFREEhoudini is a 39-minute hip-hop mp3 mix tape, off the anticon label. In the following link, you may obtain the mp3, and it's hella worth it. It's very interesting and, imo, energetic…	1 Last	Emil Mujanovic Oct 2009
japanese scientists says dreams can be read in the future [url]http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/12/scientists-extract-images-directly-from-brain/[/url]	56 Last	achmedthesnake Oct 2009
My life just got hacked :( Apparently, some douche bag hacked into my Aion accuont, and subsequently got my primary email which contains all my job contacts, CC info, bank info, passwords and logins for all the sites I visit. …	33 Last	dv8ix Oct 2009
SPACE TRADERS the game? Has Anyone Ever played Space Traders? I just would Like to know what you people thought of it. Or perhaps you never heard of it, you would like to check it out? Just write here what you thought o…	0 Last	dv8ix Oct 2009
Rock Tutorial? Just saw it the other day, one of the PC'ers made a nice little rock tutorial making base, zbrush, etc and had images and vid. Was going to forward it to another artist needing help and now I can'…	4 Last	Taylor Hood Oct 2009
Closed Marmoset Mod tools Beta release	0 Last	EarthQuake Oct 2009
PixelMagus - Hello :) Hello all, I'm PixelMagus, a 3D artist from the UK. I too share a passion for video games and video game art as I know all of you guys do. When I found this site I looked around and saw all the nice …	0 Last	Taylor Hood Oct 2009
Shapeways (Website with 3d Print service) Hey guys, [url]http://www.shapeways.com/[/url] I came across this the other day and thought it was pretty cool. This website will take your 3d models that you upload and create 3d prints of them - …	10 Last	Wells Oct 2009
To web or not to web? Hey guys. I've been recently pondering over if I should get a website portfolio or not. I have a few for and againsts in my head. Do you guys think its a good idea? For : Shows that you're dedicated…	18 Last	hawken Oct 2009
I Got Married! Hey all! Yesterday, October 3rd, I was married to my now wife Lupe! So awesome. This was by far one of the biggest steps in my life. We had a nice little ceremony in one of the local parks. The recep…	31 Last	Rory_M Oct 2009
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! My favorite time of the year, hope all the Canadian Polycounters enjoy the weekend :)	22 Last	JasonLavoie Oct 2009
Sculpture and it's relevance to game art Hi there, I've recently enrolled on a Life Drawing class to hopefully improve my character art skills. I've never taken any formal art classes since finishing school a few years back but I know it s…	6 Last	kat Oct 2009
Free Traditional Animation Programs? I'm looking for a program that will allow me to do traditional animation on the computer, w/tablet, blah blah etc. Free is preferred, cheap is alright, and expensive is fine too. It would be great if…	10 Last	Lamont Oct 2009