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Welcome to the world new Polycounter

My wonderful wife Rhea and I had our second child today. A little girl, bringing us to 1 boy and 1 girl. Haily Joan Moody was born this morning at 11:49am. 7lbs 11oz 19.5 inches long. Mom and baby…
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Luke_Starkie

Playing Half Life 2 with a real gun...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZCS-coZjY&feature=player_embedded[/ame] I believe these people are in the same office park as Vigil Games as the bridge you see at the beginning is at the entra…
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rolfness

max blastronaut

[url]http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/23807/max-blastronaut/videos/maxblastroonauts_trl_trailer_8609.html[/url] a guy i went to school with made this or something, check it out!
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JohnnySix

Aion and normal maps

Hey it seems people are getting excited about this game Aion, Ive looked at it a couple of times over the past year and dont really see much new or different but it could be great? Wasnt Aion going…
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ebagg

Zero Punctuation Contest

Checking up on my favorite on-line cartoon, I noticed that The Escapist is going to be accepting submissions for the next month and a half for a Zero Punctuation game design contest. [URL]http://www…
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Richard Kain

moving and getting to know ne people

right i moved to edinburgh about 7 months age but for various reasons only really moved here (heart and soul) in the last month, ive met alot of people through work bubble but im used to a large grou…
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Tumerboy

Machinarium

Looks amazing. [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwZBdWRSBRs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fkotaku.com%2F5331054%2Fnew-machinarium-trailer&feature=player_embedded"][/URL][ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u…
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Tumerboy

RIP John Hughes :(

Bueller? [url]http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006975.html?categoryId=13&cs=1[/url] [quote]John Hughes, director of culturally significant films such as "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's …
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Firebert

mario sunshine made real

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KczCp0OQ4[/ame] A litigious nightmare sure, but lawdy I want one !
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AmandaRose

looking for a piece of artwork

last couple of days i have been looking for a piece of 2d/3d artwork, it's a character made of steel with a kettle/chimney/oven in his belly, i have seen it over here only i'm not sure were. i couldn…
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Wahlgren

5 year old DOOM map :) FUTURE POLYCOUNTER

I know im so proud of my kiddo :) i have to show everyone :) my son is building maps for DOOM 1 :) [IMG]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c392/arechiga_tony/Aidan_Arechiga_DOOM_02.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]…
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Slingshot

Adam Berry

..has just finished his year as 'artist in residence' at a local gallery here in the Isle of Man. I just attended his one-man show and his work is just fantastic. [img]http://adamberry.net/main/gal…
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Gmanx

Crytek waves goodbye to Germany?

[B][URL]http://kotaku.com/5330374/crytek-threatens-to-leave-germany[/URL][/B] In short, German interior ministers are drafting on a proposal banning the production and distribution (and indirectly t…
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Kessler

Shapeways is doing 3D Stainless Steel Printing now

[url]http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-fabrication-is-here-shapeways-announces-stainless-steel-printing/[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_twsI4VG0&feature=player_embedde…
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JohnnySix

Gears of War movie trailer - Antipathy

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EnxQDtWbRI&hd=1[/ame] [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/antipathy-gears-of-war-shortfilm/325993?playlist=featured[/url] Some of the FX I created are in…
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[Deleted User]

artistic anxiety

I imagine that among the many artists on this site there are ones like me, who seemingly cannot finish any project they actually want to do. I'd even bet that there are those like me who have the abi…
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whipSwitch

See your name in Arabic

type your name in English and i will do it with the gimp with my tablet in Arabic , Example : Dhia eldeen el khawaldeh . and the word poly count . [IMG]http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6383/myname…
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ericamilhomem

Baking lights SUCKS!! Does your studio use dynamic environment lighting?!?

Just a micro rant but I've been 'stuck' using Unreal tech for the last 4 years and am getting pretty damn sick and tired of baking lights. Even using Beast just sucks. Looks great - but takes an f'…
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katzeimsack

MOVIE: Moon

[url]http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/14313551/moon/videos/moon_trl_040909.html[/url]
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Rick Stirling

AvP Video

[URL]http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/aliensvspredatorworkingtitle/video/6214401/aliens-vs-predator-marine-trailer?hd=1[/URL] Seeing that this is the 'Marine' video, they don't do a very good job …
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Sage

My Portfolio Has Been Hacked!!!!

Something has happened to my site. When you try to get to it, it says that it has been reported for badware. I went through Google's webmaster tools, and it showed me the site's it is redirecting t…
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Autocon

I haz job KTHNXBI!

Crazy last 3 days, friend txt me asking if I wanted a job. Told me 2-3 weeks MAYBE another txt the next day asking me what my website was Got a txt today to come in for a interview I start Thurs…
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AnimeAngel

PC STALL

[img]http://files.getdropbox.com/u/192198/2009_PCstall_00.jpg[/img] [url=http://files.getdropbox.com/u/192198/2009_PCstall_ScratchLayer_00.jpg]ScratchLayer_00.jpg[/url]
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teatime

Montreal whats its like?

just out of interest, who lives in montreal? any good, plenty of things to do etc, friendly people etc Is the cost of living really high?
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sir-knight

san andreas on pc

anybody download gta san andreas from Steam? It seems like the vehicle handling is really poor. cars just start and stop moving on a dime, turn like shit, etc. i remember gta III and vice city had…
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|Buddy|

Spotify

I figure theres a bunch of people here using spotify, so I thought it'd be a good idea to start a collab playlist for PC. If you don't know what spotify is, the chances are pretty damn slim that its…
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Rick Stirling

jet pack

[url]http://www.martinjetpack.com/the-martin-jetpack.aspx[/url] forgive me if its old, actually i dont care :)
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Parnell

building new system

so yeah after the sad death of my oversized egomaniac 20 inch laptop its time to build a new system (desktop this time) Been to pc specialist which seems to be a reasonable site This is the pc build…
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mdeforge

Stratagon ...?

SO ... i'm looking for companies close to me in the south florida region ... all i can find was stratagon because i had a friend who worked there. Anyone have any opinions about this company and is t…
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Jeremy-S

Unreal III --> $8

Looks like gogamer.com has unreal iii for $8 if you don't yet have it or missed getting it cheap on steam. Just FYI
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ElysiumGX

Siggraph anyone?

will be in new orleans looking at portfolios and such, anyone going?? i like siggraph, gives me the opportunity to meet up with 3d professionals that do other things besides games.. and the white pa…
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00Zero

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Video Game Review

Hey everyone, I just finished my review for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the Xbox 360. Check out all of my reviews on YouTube and SUBSCRIBE, and check out my newly badass-ified website and R…
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stevetamis

fat princess

anyone else playing it? thoughts? i think its awesome.
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imb3nt

Ebagg cake day!

Happy Birthday man! Now enjoy some delicious bag cake! [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/2076263979_9b05ec0e4b.jpg[/img]
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PeterK

hardcore gamer

what kind of traits or things that a gamer should have in order to be hardcore gamer. Do ppl who only only plays a few games a lot consider hardcore as to ppl who play more than several games a lot.…
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shotgun

7-year old driver gets video games taken away

On MSNBC this video is titled "No more video games for 7-year-old driver" [url]http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/32233707#32235174[/url] 7-year old kid refuses to go to church, so he steals …
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sama.van

Looking for Tutorial or documentation

Hi all, first post here. I am looking for a tutorial that covers working with Softimage, Zbrush and UnrealED, and parsing data between them for use in the UT3 engine (not actually how to create asse…
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teatime

Raven Squad

[url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-grindhouse-raven-squad/53540[/url] I can't stop watching this trailer.
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Zukriuchen

beating the summer heat (warning: there's balls in here)

Hey Polycounters Summer's heat has finally gotten to me. Today the high was 108 in portland, and I am sweating balls as I type this. Anyway, I wanted to ask, how you guys beat the heat in such clima…
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Ged

whats tje fpnt is the polycount lol called

hey i like the font for the polycount logo. what is it called?
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danr

Country Story

Hi guys! Playfish recently released a new little cutie game on Facebook! [url]http://apps.facebook.com/countrystory/[/url] I don't work for them, but I really like their games , then if any guys w…
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Rick Stirling

SIGGRAPH 2009 NEW ORLEANS

Who is going here? Im at Sheraton atm.
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o2car

GnomonWorkshop UK? ;P

Hey guys, I was just wondering if tutorial services such as Gnomon Workshop. That site, in itself, is extremley proffesional and offers the best training for 3D artists. It is indeed a shame I'm from…
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Mongrelman

MOVITS!

Just found out about this group and I'm really digg'n them. They're from Sweden I believe. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaeImQ0TSg]Video[/ame]
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joe gracey

Firefox color management

I was looking at a tekzilla daily tip and thought I would pass this on. [URL]http://revision3.com/tzdaily/2008-08-25ffcolor[/URL] when I switched this in my firefox config file it now looks the sa…
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Junkie_XL

Heart Rate Monitors

Anyone have any recommendations that they have used to workout at the gym or playing sports. I'm trying to decide between getting a Polar or a Timex. The polar watches seem more expensive than th…
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Talbot

Halo ODST = AWESOME

Seriously I didn't know how it was going to turn out but man it is looking fiiine, Bungie have added everything I wanted, darker setting, firefight ( :D ) and more ODST!!!!! Graphics look a tad bette…
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Rens

Club Voting Online - System Apaptions.

I just did a real quick search but most likely with the wrong search terms. Since many here are more internet savvy than the standard bear, thought ask in here. A club I belong to recently had voti…
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Cody

my new cintiq 21UX arrived!

gonna bike off to the postal office and pick it up in an hour or so :D
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Rwolf

more power to my rig....

hi guys...um upgrading my pc and where else to ask for info other than the pros i got a couple of options, can someone assist me please. first one, i7, problem is you can only have 8 cores, but how …
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silver_shadow

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