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Call of Duty 4 E3 Trailer just found this on gametrailers.com and holy crap this looks like its gonna be one hell of a ride visually it looks absolutely stunning and even though i was doubtful about the middle east setting i…	20 Last	snap.crackle.pop Jul 2007
Laptop time (again) Again for you guys - first time for me. I'm looking at getting a new PC and going for a laptop rather than upgrading my desktop machine. I checked out the threads here, and found some valuable advic…	46 Last	Jesse Moody Jul 2007
New Silo Beta - new logo too [url="http://www.silo3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11274"]http://www.silo3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11274[/url] And...GO!	13 Last	IronHawk Jul 2007
Happy Cakeday Gavku! Happy Birthday Gavku! Drink beers, play some vids, etc... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]	8 Last	Emil Mujanovic Jul 2007
Burnt to a crisp. Need help! For the past 6 months I have been having a really hard time getting any inspiration, motivation, or ideas for anything game art related. Its been driving me absolutely crazy because while I normally…	19 Last	Ghostscape Jul 2007
Project sylpheed 360 Has anyone played this yet?.. I find it to be absolutely awesome, a japanese freespace in a gundam-esq	10 Last	notman Jul 2007
Forget the iTurd, I want one of these [url="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/design-concept/minimalist-cellphone-where-less-is-less-273261.php"]Minimallist Phone[/url] Now we're talkin'! [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]	17 Last	flaagan Jul 2007
Looking for a link There was an old photo reference thread going on here a while back. In it, somebody posted a link to BW portraits of native americans, all well lit and officially dressed. The gallery also had other …	1 Last	Josh_Singh Jul 2007
Got an internship Just got an internship at Redtribe in Melbourne, yay!, im starting on monday and im really excited about it, I had the interveiw 2 weeks ago and had'nt heard anything so I emailed them asking what th…	5 Last	IronHawk Jul 2007
Live Free or Rock On! GO. See it. I truly enjoyed seeing it. Even bringing McLaine's daughter into the plotline didn't tarnish it, it just made it more amusing. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]	27 Last	Jesse Moody Jul 2007
Attitudes about games I just read [url="http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/03/video.games.reut/index.html"]another article[/url] talking about how games are somehow destructive or inferior to other activities (like reading,…	92 Last	HarlequiN Jul 2007
Simpsons real life Kwik-E-marts Sorry for another Simpson's post, but thought that this was the most brilliant marketing for a movie I think I have ever seen! They are taking 6,000 7-11's around the country and turning them into a…	9 Last	xxbrightliesxx Jul 2007
July Desktop Wallpapers? Alright, my current desktop has grown stale. I need something new. Please post links to the original images rather than just screenshots of your actual desktop.	27 Last	chinups Jul 2007
Viking reference There's a Viking Festival going on here at the moment. It's one of those 're-enactment' type things, and a viking compound has been built on one of the beaches over here. For the most part, the authe…	1 Last	Malekyth Jul 2007
quadcore saw this on cgsociety : [url="http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=789466"]http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=789466[/url] and here is my question, right now i have a pentium D 3.4GHZ , is …	7 Last	Jesse Moody Jul 2007
Congrats to the newest monkey! Jack "Gauss-Chan-Fancy-Pants-Man" Monahan showed up earlier this past weekened, consumed many alchoholic beverages and oddly enough seemed to just show up and start messing with our tools, telling pe…	65 Last	indian_boy Jul 2007
Independence Day! Hope you all have a good one! [img]http://www.dinkels.com/site/pics/457/19790/75102/111483/Flag_cake.jpg[/img]	13 Last	The Umbrella Man Jul 2007
Doubt: New to Game Art Polys/Triangles.... Help Me Hai friends, I am new to game art. I want to know what is the difference between polys and triangles. If say I want to do a character with 1000 triangles or 1000 polys what is the difference and how …	5 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2007
Welcome to the HoloDeck For anyone who thought the HoloDeck from StarTrek wouldnt be seen in our lifetime, think again. [url="http://www.dailymotion.com/cluster/3D/video/x1kza4_realite-augmentee-total-immersion"]http://ww…	12 Last	Prs-Phil Jul 2007
3d packages and formats? Hey guys, can you list the 3d packages you know, and their default scene/object formats? Also, animation systems would be helpful. I don't know what they are for all the major packages, or if they a…	7 Last	Mongrelman Jul 2007
Monitors Hey, I'm looking to buy a new monitor for my home computer, but I'm not exactly sure what to look for. What kinds of contrast ratios and response times am I looking at to ensure I'm getting what I ne…	8 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Jul 2007
PCers in Austin!? Well it appears that I'm visiting my graphics designer uncle and my aunt down in Austin in August, it'd be sweet to maybe get together with any Austiners and have a sketch session or something. I'll …	1 Last	Option Jul 2007
I got my internship.... ...at LEGO! [img]http://marc.abramowitz.info/wp-content/l3p_lego_car.jpg[/img] I just finished my ba as an interaction designer and I made a game project, which somehow found its way to LEGO. So n…	19 Last	gavku Jul 2007
I went and got me a job.... Well, I graduated from school about 3 weeks ago, have had several interviews with various companies and was offered a job as a prop artist at my absolute top choice. If any of you are at High Moon, …	15 Last	Ferg Jul 2007
Vista is watching you... [url="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-about-the-WGA-20-Windows-Vista-Features-and-Services-Harvest-User-Data-for-Microsoft-58752.shtml"]http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-ab...oft-58752.shtm…	29 Last	Rob Galanakis Jul 2007
1408 I caught this sunday night. Wow, what a great movie. One of the only films recently that I would consider genuinely scary. All the teenage girls in the theater were either screaming or crying through…	5 Last	McIlroy Jul 2007
1upshow bioshock trailer [url="http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/12134"]http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/12134[/url] ken levine (creative director) is the shizzle. i love his games.. sys shock, thief (!!!).. he touches h…	20 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2007
images for insp folder(56k warning) ok, here we go just saw them in game and wanted to share with everyone as i heard, that works of Justin Sweet [img]http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7811/girlsportraitsid2conteyh7.jpg[/img] [img]…	15 Last	aesir Jul 2007
Woman gets owned on the Iphone! Hahaha, this one was great, for those of you that got an Iphone friday, I hope this didn't happen to you:) [url="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a76_1183278403"]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a76_1183…	16 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Jul 2007
Any cheap 3d schools? hey i just lost out on a co-op position at EA sports just because im not in school wich i think is really lam but i have been meaning to freshen up my skills i was wondering if there are any affordab…	37 Last	frettchen Jul 2007
Wii Games [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6248780.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6248780.stm[/url] WiiWare? haha. Anyhow will anyone be doing this / creating some projects? Looks pre…	25 Last	Parnell Jul 2007
importing a console? as it happens, rogue galaxy's PAL version was just delayed again! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] time to stop waiting for PAL releases, it seems, too many on my list anyway. so, just wondering…	14 Last	thomasp Jul 2007
Closed Where are the damn models? Is this not polycount? I came here to get models back for my great games from the past like UT2003/04 that I reinstalled 6 months ago. Your models section has been under construction that whole 6 m…	3 Last	bearkub Jul 2007
Siggraph Who all will be there? I'm going to be there, and we need to get a Polycounter dinner/lunch/both going for sure. [url="http://www.poopinmymouth.com"][img]http://www.mr-chompers.com/images/poop.gif…	3 Last	ThE_BirD Jul 2007
Advice for artists block We all get it. Creativity zapped away, staring at a computer monitor is rarely any help. This thread is to suggest ways to overcome artists block. Please make 2 suggestions that you have found to wor…	28 Last	[MILES] Jul 2007
[Video Art] [b]Hi everyone![/b] I am interested about all conceptual/experimental/amatory video installation and performance. Stuff, tips, links and etc... [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_art"]Wiki[/…	9 Last	moose Jul 2007
Create your own Simpson! Someone sent this out at work, and thought it was cool. Sorta like creating a mii, but with a simpson flair:) [url="http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/main.html"]http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/main.html[/ur…	44 Last	Richard Kain Jul 2007
What program? Hello there i just made an account here cuase a few days ago i saw the Samus vs master chief video and thought it would be cool to do those kind of things(i also plan to go to college for game design…	26 Last	EarthQuake Jul 2007
Forza Motorsport 2 Anyone else pick this up yet? I went out last night, picked it up along with the 360's wireless wheel. Damn, is it good. The wheel is by far the best I've used, on any system. It can be used with jus…	128 Last	Jesse Moody Jun 2007
Black Snake Moan Was able to catch it tonight - hoo man, good movie. Anyone else see this? It's like the Notebook... BUT FOR DUDES.	11 Last	BRUTICUS(CW) Jun 2007
Car battery(?) problems So my battery died a little less than a year ago, and i got a new one and its been fine since, but a couple days ago the battery light had came on, i didnt really think anything of it. And then when …	18 Last	masterofbater Jun 2007
Got a Job! :) I am now gaining experience in the professional field. I started a career at virtual 3d in Boca Raton, FL. They just changed their name to 3d Web Media. [url="http://3dwebmedia.com/"]http://3dwebmedi…	15 Last	IronHawk Jun 2007
Repetitive Wrist Action... No...not that repetitive wrist based activity... [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] I've recently gotten an internship pushing polys with a medical visualization company here in NYC. The curren…	13 Last	Gmanx Jun 2007
polycount search the polycount search feature sucks. HARD. it makes windows search look good. bah. i'm looking for, i think, qubism's abstract mechanical drawings. anyone know where they are?	26 Last	killingpeople Jun 2007
net neutrality gets raped by FTC.. No one has really talked about net neutrality in a while, but now, since the FTC has made its decision, I figure we can discuss when the internet is gonna start getting raped by our internet provider…	18 Last	Joao Sapiro Jun 2007
facebook yeah, whatever. whos on there then?	12 Last	Option Jun 2007
Skankercake! Happy Birthday, skankerzero [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]	26 Last	skankerzero Jun 2007
Toomas cake day! [img]http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/gallery/d/6556-1/BDayCake.jpg[/img]	10 Last	jgarland Jun 2007
Paid to Play? [url="http://kotaku.com/gaming/read/book-authors-looking-for-chatty-industry-peoples-273084.php"]http://kotaku.com/gaming/read/book-authors-looking-for-chatty-industry-peoples-273084.php[/url] Appar…	9 Last	IronHawk Jun 2007
What did you think of Pirates ?? (( Spoilers )) ? I thought it kicked ass , maybe the locker was a bit of a let down but the rest was cool [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I'll add more thoughts when more people chim in !	48 Last	indian_boy Jun 2007