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hi ho hi ho it's back to school I go last week I received an acceptance letter into BCIT for their Computer Systems Technology course (basically a programming course). I've hade more of an art based school so far with a drawing course a…	3 Last	Keg Jan 2006
Happy birthday to you! to who? JO420! Happy birthday dude, make it a good one!	7 Last	Cubik Jan 2006
Java is crashing my machine Lately my machine has been seemingly randomly crashing while browsing the internet. I've now determined that anytime a java app tries to run my computer crashes. I've tried uninstalling Java and ru…	4 Last	JonMurphy Jan 2006
Oops. Insider artist, "The Xbox360 is better." Looks like someones going to be feeling some heat at work today. Kotaku: On his webpage, Josh Robinson writes, I am a 27 year old 3D artist with 9 years of professional experience. I have been very …	34 Last	malcolm Jan 2006
Friday the 13th anyone had shit happen today? C: corrupted totally while recovering a CD with isobuster today, making win2k unbootable (no nt bootloader), so I reformatted C:, and reinstalled windows. luckily my wi…	33 Last	PaK Jan 2006
Happy Birthday Lee3dee! Happy Birthday, wish you much success in the future! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]	8 Last	ElysiumGX Jan 2006
Resume advice Polycount probably isn't the best place to ask about this, but it's the digital art forum I hang out in most frequently and I imagine some of you guys will have suggestions on how to handle my issue.…	8 Last	StrangeFate Jan 2006
Don't give out your card This is sorta general for all areas.. If you aren't going to reply to emails, don't give out the business card to random people interested in your company. It's just rude to do that. You could have…	19 Last	BIOS Jan 2006
need sound help:( hello all,i was wonderin if there was a way to change the sounds in q3 models? im not a model maker(of course)but i wanted to see if it was possible to swap sound files.ie.take the taunt/death sound…	7 Last	sal_manilla Jan 2006
relief mapping [url="http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~oliveira/RTM.html"]http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~oliveira/RTM.html[/url] check it out! pretty insane stuff. they have a demo that you can download and take a look at a few…	30 Last	PaK Jan 2006
Wacom with Paint SHop Pro - Settings? I know the program Paint Shop Pro (v7) well well, unlike Photoshop which I find differs so much. My trouble is that I have a Wacom Tablet which draws really well under PS7 but not Paint Shop Pro, it…	4 Last	Midnight Mick Jan 2006
Happy Birthday, Trogdor! [url="http://www.homestarrunner.com/trogday.html"]Keep on burninating[/url]. >:\|°\;/\| (this'd work better with a narrower font...)	2 Last	TomDunne Jan 2006
Mario Kart DS - Polycount GP I think we need a Polycount GP, I know i'll come last [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Maybe one night during the week, set a time and wifi [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Ladies and …	4 Last	aesir Jan 2006
Japanese Artwork of Western Games [url="http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/japanboxes/japanboxes.htm"]http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/japanboxes/japanboxes.htm[/url]	10 Last	Marcus Dublin Jan 2006
Question to those with shipped titles? Do you usually get given a copy of the game you have worked on or do you have to go out and buy it?	25 Last	Foehammer Jan 2006
Sin Episodes - Gameplay footage [url="mms://zdmedia.wmod.llnwd.net/a111/o1/1UP/sinep01_ces06_demofull_wmv_320x180.wmv"]mms://zdmedia.wmod.llnwd.net/a111/o1/1UP/sinep01_ces06_demofull_wmv_320x180.wmv[/url] looks like an average sho…	26 Last	neolith Jan 2006
Lugaru: Rabbits killing rabbits with panache This is a pretty kick ass little game, especially when you take into account it was made by one guy. The graphics aren't much, but you immediately forget that once you get a level or two in. The ma…	9 Last	Needles Jan 2006
What is HELL.com? The very first time I ever got the internet one of the sites I visited first was HELL.com. You know, just to see what would be there. Ever since I visited the first time, I've gone back once every fe…	12 Last	Joao Sapiro Jan 2006
Who's this? [img]http://home.comcast.net/~weiser_cain/Images/Nandesu.jpg[/img] Someone took this at an anime convention without checking to see what charater she was supposed to be. A little help?	16 Last	AstroZombie Jan 2006
FFIII for the DS [url="http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff3ds/screens/ff3dsss102105.html"]http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff3ds/screens/ff3dsss102105.html[/url] ~!!!!!	14 Last	hawken Jan 2006
Quite old, but I smile everytime I see it [url="http://gamma.dnsresolution.net/~studios/media/dave/russian_family.mov"]http://gamma.dnsresolution.net/~studios/media/dave/russian_family.mov[/url] Got any others that don't make you immediatel…	4 Last	nitzmoff Jan 2006
Optimus Maximus Feb 1st?? DELETED Post deleted by JO420	1 Last	Asherr Jan 2006
Huh? Well I guess 1/4 of us are Jailbirds! [ QUOTE ] It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity. In oth…	20 Last	Thegodzero Jan 2006
Teaching self maya. bwaaagggillyglyjaaargfunkit I locked myself in a dark room with Maya ple, lots of coffee and some exensive but woefully written books (cough, coughofficialaliasbooksshouldcheckstepscough) only popping out to grab a better boo…	44 Last	slammer Jan 2006
Looking to get a new comp My computer is ancient, was mid-range when I bought it back in 2000. So I'm looking to get a new comp, and I have an idea as to what I'm looking for but I'm not too sure on the specifics. My curren…	20 Last	PaK Jan 2006
Im Moving to the Netherlands!!!! Finally. After an 18 month spell of shitty non-game jobs Im back in the industry. Ive just been offered a position with Streamline Studios in Amsterdam. I am absolutely stoked.	13 Last	KRakarth Jan 2006
Maya crashed and now my scene file is gone :( Lucky i'm not working for a company and having this problem but my Maya just crashed, blue screened my computer, and now my scene file is gone. Is there anyway of recovering this file? ive just lost …	8 Last	Downsizer Jan 2006
Top Gear 'usa style' I'm sickened by [url="http://www.finalgear.com/news/2005/12/22/top-gear-usa/#more-226"]this[/url] . I want top gear with Jeremy and crew, not a trio of 'cliche americans'. This blows, and I hope th…	35 Last	SouL Jan 2006
Hostel Saw it late lastnight. Place was packed full. If you liked Saw or Saw 2 you will NOT like this movie. I found it to be boring and no where near it's hype. Was dissapointed.	4 Last	JKim3 Jan 2006
Looking for Maya Animators for new Maya book Howdy, folks, About a year ago, my first book came out and I'm happy to say that they're wanting me to do another. In my first, I had sidebars spread throughout that were simple interviews with Maya…	8 Last	mtmckinley Jan 2006
challenge -> competitons So I've been having a discourse with a Bearkub and few people about this idea, and it goes somewhat like this: We change "challenges" to competitions, with a 1st prize fished out from the streets of…	26 Last	Malekyth Jan 2006
party ³, Prs-Phil is back in buisness Ok, just got a call from PRS-Phil, he survived the arttest at Rabcat Entertainment, located in Vienna. Lets welcome him back after a half year of unemployment in the games industry again! And yeah,…	12 Last	Prs-Phil Jan 2006
sweet magnetic moving artwork [url="http://cosmos.hc.uec.ac.jp/protrudeflow/works/index.html"]http://cosmos.hc.uec.ac.jp/protrudeflow/works/index.html[/url] apparently its done by some complex process of dissolving minute iron f…	21 Last	neolith Jan 2006
For you Ultimates fans [url="http://www.ultimateavengers.com/"]http://www.ultimateavengers.com/[/url] Don't know if this has been posted here or not, just click the trailers link for a quick preview. From some of the shots…	2 Last	steady Jan 2006
Moving to cali I know a few of you know this already probably but everything is pretty much set up, ill be packing some of my stuff and shipping it out this week most likely and could be in San Diego as soon as fri…	28 Last	EarthQuake Jan 2006
Optimus Keyboard update dunno if this was posted in another thread. if so I apologise in advance. [url="http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/"]http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/[/url] "good things come in…	8 Last	Weiser_Cain Jan 2006
Underworld Evolution [url="http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/underworldevolution/"]http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/underworldevolution/[/url] Looks good to me, but I'm a sucker for vampire flicks.	8 Last	Wells Jan 2006
Dogwaffle, anyone? An alternative to Painter? Too simple to be useful? A dog flavoured waffle? Check it out - for £60, or $97 (US) it might just be worth a look. And it has an animation feature. [url="http://www.theb…	3 Last	Michael Knubben Jan 2006
Quad SLI [url="http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28569.html"]http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28569.html[/url] um, wow.	17 Last	drakino Jan 2006
King Kong Anyone else going at midnight tonight? I can't friggin wait, only 10 hours to go for us on the west coast! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] It's getting rave reviews so far, even more reason …	61 Last	Isis' Minion Jan 2006
Mario Kart DS Who's getting it? I went and reserved my copy on Sunday. I can't wait until this thing comes out! (Nov 14 in the US) We should make a Polycount avatar for it and have a PC Mario Kart clan. You can …	68 Last	danr Jan 2006
firestarter = birthday boy! happy birthday and happy lolzersmokers!! fsss those faggety bday cakes, i know what you like buddy.. she's not the cleaning lady's niece, but she'll do the job, i hope! [img]/images/graemlins/wink…	7 Last	Chunkey Jan 2006
Joke or Hyperdrive? [url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/06/hyperdrive/"]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/06/hyperdrive/[/url] One scientist and one retired patent officer have a proposal on how to create a h…	4 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2006
Website Help and such.... I am about to grad in a few months and believe it or not, our art school does not teach us how to build a wesite. I've bought a few books from the store, and I will say this, code really turns me awa…	6 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2006
READ THIS: Windows Security Issue You guys are probably well aware of this being rather more savvy than most of the people at the places I hang out and perhaps this has laready been posted somewhere here. Anyway, I've been cruising a…	0 Last	Steve Schulze Jan 2006
The cake has you, slum. Happy birthday meatwad. =]	5 Last	Neo_God Jan 2006
Paint skin weight tool I need some help. Hi I am completely new to this forum and Im just starting out making models with maya having mapped for over 4 years with ut up to ut2004.Im using the paint skin weight tool in maya following the tut…	4 Last	slammer Jan 2006
SilkTide - Let this web app rate your website! This is cool: [url="http://www.silktide.com/"]http://www.silktide.com/[/url] This is an automatic website quality testing application. It rates Marketing (How well marketed, and popular the websit…	34 Last	CheapAlert Jan 2006
it's per128's personality test time! go for it!!	9 Last	shotgun Jan 2006
Cheap Birthday! Sing a song of praise and rejoice, it's CheapAlert's birthday. A quarter century passed since a perverted wizard gave life to the stone statue he once was.	17 Last	Ninjas Jan 2006