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Noisy neighbors (apartments) Recently moved for the new job (going great!), and I like the apartments I'm in. However, a neighbor apparently insists on playing oh-so-repetitive "rave/trance" music for hours on end. It'd be one…	39 Last	Jonathan Aug 2008
Tech Art Reel? Do these exist? I've been living in Austin for about 8 weeks now working with kids at a camp, teaching mostly Modeling With Maya and Level Design with UnrealEd. My first week here I had lunch with …	7 Last	Pedro Amorim Aug 2008
New Rage trailer! [url]http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53979[/url] Can't wait! :D It's looking fantastic. Also note the PS3 version will actually look better due to more storage! (better than the 360 version, …	45 Last	vahl Aug 2008
Closed Sourcing software well i just put together my new setup on newegg, and now im looking for where I can get 3ds MAX, maya, zbrush, and XSI... where did you get your copy? please help!	1 Last	Keg Aug 2008
Betacam SP This is a question regarding film transfer. I have to transfer a quicktime movie to a Betacam SP tape for an animation festival coming up. Does anyone here know anything about the topic/somewhere I…	3 Last	rollin Aug 2008
Boss characters: your thoughts? hi Everyone here's a chance to get your soap boxes out and have a rant :D i'm currently in the middle of a MSc Dissertation, for which i'm looking at the role of the boss characters in games, as par…	27 Last	Vailias Aug 2008
an interesting business model I dont know if Im just the only person to hear about this before, but I was just reading on gamasutra, (this article: [url]http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19370[/url] ) that t…	25 Last	EarthQuake Aug 2008
Holy poly, Savage2 for only 9.99$ this weekend! Sorry for the ad, but this is one of my favorite multiplayer games right now, and the special sale is really too good a deal to pass! [url]http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=app&AppId=1370…	2 Last	los Aug 2008
Holy environment art batman.. The state of P&P right now has put a smile on my face! [URL]http://boards.polycount.net/forumdisplay.php?f=42[/URL] After selling my car yesterday I was depressed, but now, yippee!!!!	13 Last	indian_boy Aug 2008
Cleaning up these forums Hey guys im not one to complain too much but recently for me these forums have gotten filled with stupid mindless post's like the one im writing now :S I know this post makes me somewhat a crybaby …	100 Last	Zephir62 Aug 2008
Silver Bullet - System Memory 64bit Modern Programs Different forum, but is there a silver bullet someone can link me to disprove the below. I have explained numerous times that 3d artistry does love memory, and working with multiple programs to shar…	11 Last	Toomas Aug 2008
Laptop Question + Reintroduction Hey guys. I've been busy with school this past year and haven't produced much (any) art, but lately the creative juices have been flowing and I've decided to commit more seriously to my artwork. I …	16 Last	JohnnyRaptor Aug 2008
Can I put this in my resume So at my current studio I was hired as an artist but have been moving toward a design position, getting to do more design on each project. We're working on a tech demo (short run through of an origi…	5 Last	Technobabel Aug 2008
Wolfenstein! [IMG]http://gameinformer.com/NR/rdonlyres/C08FCA18-E3B8-410D-9719-5C6A846C55C6/16216/cover.jpg[/IMG] The official cat is now out of the official bag. There are a few polycounters working on this gam…	50 Last	Armanguy Aug 2008
Japan was awesome.	7 Last	Yozora Aug 2008
$100,000 Jet Pack I know I want one... [url]http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/07/30/jetpack.unveiled.ap/index.html[/url]	3 Last	greenj2 Jul 2008
I love Sarah Jane (ZOMBIES!) [url]http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/20/votd-i-love-sarah-jane-zombie-short-film/[/url] Really well done short zombie flick. Worth the watch all the way through. Anyone else have shorts like this …	9 Last	Mister Sentient Jul 2008
Character and Enviroment freelance fee's One of my friends that i know is trying to make a game/mod to see if he can sell it to publisher i dont know his whole world domination plan yet but he asked me if i could post this so he can conside…	28 Last	Neox Jul 2008
Jon Jones kicked in the balls [url]http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?GAME=247&BHCP=1&VIEW=videos&PLAY=1246&bhcp=1[/url] It's neat they are actually using the developers to make advertisements.	7 Last	hawken Jul 2008
Happy Birthday ebagg! [img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/SgtStagger/FlyingCatRTBDAY.jpg[/img] Happy Birthday!	13 Last	Needles Jul 2008
Tron 2. Or Tr2n, if you must. Someone managed to sneak a video of the new Tron movie trailer from Comicon. Its about 100 metres from the stage and on a 45 degree angle, but its enough to get my nerdy senses tingling. Light Cycle…	20 Last	rooster Jul 2008
Real or CG? Can you tell? I'm sure you guys have seen these around, but I thought it was fun. It's a online quiz to see if you can tell the difference between photos and 3d renders. I got 12 out of 12, bi**hes [Yes, first …	56 Last	Illusions Jul 2008
Decent Digital Camera? I'm going on vacation soon to someplace over on that other continent, and I need to get a new digital camera so I won't have to rely on my shit memory in order to savour the trip. I'm willing to pay …	2 Last	Rick Stirling Jul 2008
Nice graphics...more please Although I've never fallen in love with the main character, this Wii game is a real beauty: (it took quite a while to download and the in-game footage is about midway into the video) [url]http://wiif…	5 Last	ElysiumGX Jul 2008
Printer problem The stupid printer I'm using seems to have gotten clogged. I have done the clean cycle nonsense several time. The only color that doesn't seem to work is that black one. I also just bought a new ink …	2 Last	Sage Jul 2008
Closed Stupid Mindless Post sup Armanguy I knew you couldn't resist clicking	1 Last	adam Jul 2008
The Dark Knight Just saw the midnight showing. Fuckin' awesome. Great performances all around. Ledger's performance was amazing. Perfectly portrayed the Joker as I see him. Harvey Dent was great. A great counter…	123 Last	Steve Schulze Jul 2008
Earthquake Anyone just feel that? 5.6 on the scale apparently. I'm in irvine on the top floor of a 15 story. I've never been in an earthquake before. Quite the experience! Hope everyone in the area is ok.	11 Last	clee101 Jul 2008
feeling good Yeah, I know personal threads a bit of mine field here. Babies, marriages, birthdays and so on. All in all we are just some geeks here on the internet. I wanted to share some joy. If thats ok; My l…	76 Last	SHEPEIRO Jul 2008
Happy Birthday Rooster!!! Have a good one bro!!	30 Last	Illusions Jul 2008
starting a game dev wow ,looks as though I am starting a game dev company. Can't give too many details right now but yeah I had always planned to go down this route and finding a good partner was always the problem. A…	30 Last	StJoris Jul 2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog [url]http://www.drhorrible.com/[/url] Joss Whedon musical with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion. 'Nuff said. This is fucking epic :D It's back up on Hulu for free viewing. [url]http://www.hu…	3 Last	Sarccasmm Jul 2008
3 days no sleep 1 art test down! yea got a art test from n-space went non stop on the test for 3 days -_0 Im a bit delirious right now but I think I really did a awesome job on the test....im not sure if im allowed to show this art …	12 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Jul 2008
Closed Did somebody CATS?! =^-^= [img]http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/funny-pictures-invisible-snowflake.jpg[/img]	9 Last	adam Jul 2008
San Diego Comic-con any polycounters going to be there? i'm flying out tomorrow to help some friends run their table and gawk at the hot cosplay chicks. table N1. stop on by and say hello.	10 Last	JacqueChoi Jul 2008
Cuil While the layout takes some getting used to (non list form), the ability to refine your searches via categorically clicking on a topic is very nice. Some popular searches even yield tabs along the to…	5 Last	Yozora Jul 2008
Faogen 2.0 preview [url]http://www.rusteddreams.net/faogen.html[/url] Anyone still using this? It's pretty cool, although I bought it before xNormal did ao. I'm not sure it's worth purchasing when competing products …	2 Last	Josh_Singh Jul 2008
Using professional work in a portfolio Hi, I currently work at a small studio and have been wanting to revamp my website/portfolio. I've done a great deal of work at this studio that I would like to be able to show to potential employers.…	5 Last	owlbot Jul 2008
titan quest poster i was looking for a titan quest poster for my room and i found this [i]awesome[/i] unofficial one. [url]http://www.zazzle.com/titan_s_quest_print-228777291663222478[/url] i know there are some devs …	10 Last	Crash Jul 2008
Advice needed for a good recruitment company Hi and thanks for visiting this post, I am currently employed at a game company, but am seeking to return home to be with my wife. i have sought out and am working with game recruiter, but they see…	7 Last	Rick Stirling Jul 2008
feeling bad for the sake of forum balance i set up this thread for all the pissed off, crunching, cynical gits who just want to spoil the happy happy loved up thread of awsomeness, dont post it there , post your…	75 Last	Sage Jul 2008
Vista still a no go? I've been using Vista a work for a while now and I'm interested in hearing from other people that have been using it for a while how their experience has been. Personally I see very little differen…	33 Last	Joshua Stubbles Jul 2008
What next? So, i'm still looking to land a dream job within the games industry, currently finishing on the polycount mod facade challenge. My question is what next? I'd like to be an environment artist. What w…	3 Last	pliang Jul 2008
Transition and industry questions... [COLOR=#cccccc][FONT=Verdana]Hello to all,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#cccccc][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#cccccc][FONT=Verdana] This is my first post here at polycount, and a long one (sorr…	13 Last	digitaldavinci Jul 2008
Closed nig I was just at the gas station with my brother while he was picking up chips and soda. I got really bored and started talking with the cashier about how everything is bigger in texas. dude we were hit…	4 Last	nacire Jul 2008
Article about the end of our world... sort of [url]http://market-ticker.denninger.net/[/url] My sister has been following this for a very long time. I always thought she was a bit obsessed with the issue. The thing is while I haven't been reall…	16 Last	pliang Jul 2008
Gyro Ball My wrist has started bothering me again. Playing Diablo 2 probably isn't helping any. Our sound guy suggested picking up a Gyro Ball and let me use his. [img]http://www.ringside.com/IMAGES/df.jpg[/im…	15 Last	[MILES] Jul 2008
Randy Pausch Died today of Pancreatic Cancer he was 47. Pausch received his bachelor's degree in computer science from Brown University and his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. He was a…	8 Last	[MILES] Jul 2008
Avatar The Last Airbender Season Finale SOOOO GOOD. Just Saw it. What a fun and well crafted series. My favorite cartoon in a long time. Makes me want to know more about future and previous incarnations of the Avatar. Anyone else catch it?	15 Last	aesir Jul 2008
Dynamic Architecture Came across this on a Arch Viz site I frequent. [url]http://www.dynamicarchitecture.net/home.html[/url] I hope the building doesn't spin that fast.	10 Last	Mister Sentient Jul 2008