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Connections and the merrit in the games industry.

I hear a lot about how connections are the most important part of landing a jobs in games/movies and how you dont need to be great you just need to be good enough and then have to be refereed. While …
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skankerzero

The Bard's Tale IV

[IMG]http://www.inxile-entertainment.com/images/bardstale4/bt4-homepage.jpg[/IMG] Hey folks! I'm sure this project deserves a thread here. Brian Fargo with inXile studio is currently running a Kick…
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BlvdNights

Toronto Meet-up // Friday, June 5th (?)

[B][COLOR="White"]Who?[/COLOR][/B] YOU! [B][COLOR="white"]What?[/COLOR][/B] Polycount [B][COLOR="Red"]BEER[/COLOR][/B] night! [B][COLOR="white"]Where?[/COLOR][/B] [URL="http://scotlandyardpub.ca/"]Sc…
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CandyStripes05

Nintendo rumor says next console will be Android-based

Take it with a pinch of salt but could be interesting. It makes perfect sense to me but then what do I know. [B]Nintendo rumor says next console will be Android-based[/B] [url]http://www.pcworld.co…
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vsmtmienbac

OTOY has announced the start of its OctaneRender Cloud beta for contestants of Render

OTOY has announced the start of its OctaneRender Cloud beta for contestants of Render the Metaverse competition. [url]http://home.otoy.com/otoy-opens-octanerender-cloud-beta/[/url] [vv]118621097[/v…
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littleclaude

Need Advice On Developing A Better Workflow

My workflow sucks and is in dire need of retooling. It takes me an awfully long time to complete a single project (and remains the only reason I'm currently stuck at a dead end job). I'm not sure if …
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drizs

Kickstarter: The Isle (Dinos vs Humans vs Cannibals)

Thought I give their Kickstarter a boost. Many of the people and artists involved in this are part of the team that got screwed over by Jig from the Stomping Land. They have a pre-alpha you can tes…
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FullSynch

If one has been looking for a desk mount for their monitor or graphics display...

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VHN8DPI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]Amazon.com: Loctek Full Motion Gas Spring Dual Arm Desk Monitor Mounts for 10 to 27-Inch (D5D): Computer…
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Lamont

Problem with crydev forum

Hello guys, I have a problem with the crydev.net forum. I need a login to use the cryeditor but I lost my password so I used the 'Lost my password' option. No mail was received. I tried creating a n…
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boredyx

Arc System Works finally sharing their process for Guilty Gear

Although it's not in-depth process. it's still interesting to watch. [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=21&v=yhGjCzxJV3E[/url]
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Muzzoid

Traditional sculpting viable alternative to zbrush?

Lately I have been getting alot of eye strain and visual snow from my screens. Even if I take long breaks or sleep, after just 1 hour of use they are bloodshot again. And thats with using gunnar glas…
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soulstice

Doing Game Art Test, advice please!

I'm doing an art test where I'm supposed to create a character from a real world person, then stylize it to match game look. I asked the company if it's alright to change it from the reference a bit…
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antihero

Monitors - For 3D and Gaming

I'm moving away from using my TV as my main monitor and I wanted to get a set of monitors to fulfill my needs... Two hopefully. Anyone have any suggestions? Looking for something to fulfill my nee…
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ZacD

LA Monthly Game Art Meetups?

Hey yall, MeshModeler (Javier Perez) and myself have been trying to organize a (monthly?) game art meetup similar to the WIGI or drink up but solely art focused for awhile. We have some ideas of wh…
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BlvdNights

.bik to mp3

Is there was a way to convert .bik files to .mp3 files? I want to convert the BF:V soundtrack so I can listen to it on my Zen.
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Pedro Amorim

Has anyone here who graduated/studying from AIE ?? Advice.. pls?

[FONT="Courier New"][SIZE="2"][SIZE="3"] I graduated last year May 2014 and I'm planning to further my study my 3d career [specifically in game arts since I'm into gaming] in Melbourne,Australia. H…
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almighty_gir

Fan art. Okay or not?

I'm looking for inspiration for making 3d models. I'm looking for concepts already drawn out so I can focus on texturing and modeling. Right now I'm thinking of either reimagining 2d art made for 16 …
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jewski-bot

Register for MODO 901 Live!

MODO 901 is on its way: join our live event today before it starts! The full schedule and details on how to register can be found [URL="https://www.thefoundry.co.uk/events/live/modo901/"]here[/URL].…
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Quotidian

Reusing graphics card?

So i plan on building a new PC but i had a sneaky idea. I was thinking of buying the graphics card first (h
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ZacD

Racing game suggestions?

I forgot how much I loved racing games. I've been playing GTA online on PC and all I do is race and checkout my sweet cars. I loved the shit out of almost every F-Zero game, Mario Kart, Extreme-G, …
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Brendan

Concept Art - where can I get it?

Hi guys. I have, maybe, a silly question but.. Im looking for a place where i can get Concept art for modeling. I mean is it ok to just google "knight concept art", take one you liked and model it? W…
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soulstice

Deadpool the game

[url]http://deadpoolgame.com/#!/home[/url] Trailer is out for this game! I am going to wait for more info on it but it does look pretty cool. What are your initials thought on this game?
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LastActionHero

Mock Interview - Portfolio Review [vimeo - Isaac Oster channel]

[vv]114316191[/vv]
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Fwap

Camera and lighting direction tutorials

Thought it would be useful to add camera and lighting direction tutorials. What resources do you find useful? Book, - [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Film-Directing-Shot-Visualizing-Productions/dp/…
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littleclaude

Those bad habits...

So a while back i suddenly got a crave for energy drinks, caffeine or anything that got me going a bit (not coffee). I mainly started using it because i always was so tired when i came back from work…
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WarrenM

Windows 10 and 3Dsmax/games

Hia guys,today a little windows sign popped up on my screen offering me to sign up for windows 10 download once its out. Since google wasn't much of a help I wanted to ask around if any of you guys h…
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DrunkShaman

World War II: Loss of Life Visualized

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVzfOmt4Tg[/ame] This is pretty sobering to watch.
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kanga

Alternatives to articy:draft?

I just found this: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaKkHHjVPtU"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaKkHHjVPtU[/ame] Looks pretty amazing for game dev, i wonder how much does is worth because t…
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Shrike

mixamo and adobe

hmmm. [url]http://blog.mixamo.com/mixamo-joins-adobe-to-bring-3d-to-the-creatives-of-the-world?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=18030965&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JrEKLPgtdCMVZMiGvX86RU4vmhiJ5…
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heboltz3

KUNG FURY, Official movie free release, here it is.

KUNG FURY, Official movie free release, here it is. Not sure how to embed? *thank you "Torch" so you have to take out "t=1807&" I see :nerd: [url]www.youtube.com/watch?t=1807&v=bS5P_LAqiVg[/url] …
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DanglinBob

Polycount banners linking directly to Featured artwork thread ?

Wouldn't it be cooler ? It's a bit frustrating to see nice pics and stuggling to find back their thread.
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adam

OrcaHQ - Job Listings Aggregator

Found this tool from Reddit [url=http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/37cy2m/orca_6000_game_industry_jobs/]/r/Gamedev[/url] that checks all game studio's job postings and lists them with filters …
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mmxart

What matters most: Clean HD 60 fps game or High Quality graphics?

Whenever judging a game's visual quality, there are a lot of things to consider. In my opinion, I separate the graphics into two separate categories before judging the game visual quality as a whole…
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skyline5gtr

Closed Have you ever used Quixel DDO? I need your opinion! (nice and short student survey)

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ninsei

Monster Girl Challenge/Contest/Civil War ?

So long awaited (at least for some of us) MonMusu (Monster Musume- Monster Girl) anime is coming next season I thought maybe a little event for the celebration/workout for anyone interested. So I …
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Francois_K

Wiki-human - Dedicated to the studying the human skin

[B]Dedicated to the studying, understanding, challenging, and sharing knowledge of Digital Humans.[/B] Its totally open source and free to download. I saw this at [URL="http://www.fmx.de/program201…
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iadagraca

Digital Human League: first free data

Don't know if this has been posted here yet but the group Digital Human league are releasing a free scanned head model for anyone to download, materials and shaders (pre-rendered). Anyone who's inter…
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Spiffy

Do you obsess over a part of your workflow?

I've been working on some UV maps for the [I]past week[/I], and I'm beginning to wonder if there's something wrong with me. I just can't stop adjusting it until it's almost a textbook unwrap. Grante…
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DavidCruz

LOD software

Hi there polycounters ! Here's my problem, I've been looking for a LOD generator software around the forum without success. I know there's a free software with a black interface, I recall having se…
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Neox

Polycount Colour Survey

Hey guys. Earlier in May, I started a thread about drawing cartoons. Not for portfolio work, but out of hobby. One thing that concerned me was the approach to colour. Because cartoons have fallen by…
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JordanN

Interactive Tour of the worlds largest cave - Great Reference!

Sharing for you enviro folks! Very cool website. [url]http://www.nationalgeographic.com/news-features/son-doong-cave/2/#s=pano48[/url]
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gsokol

Maya 2015 vs. Modo 801 vs Blender

Hi, i am using Mac OS X, so i can't use Max. I started couple of months before with Maya 2014. I had feel that Maya is best and other programs like Blender/Modo/SoftImage are just little brothers. To…
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DireWolf

Australian Employement scene

Fllowing the shut down of 2K Aus, its kind of prevalent that our game industry is a little dry atm and I was just wondering what you guys suggest to us new kids on the block looking to get started ca…
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Kurt Russell Fan Club

Live - 2015 EXPOS

For anyone who missed it, there was some great talks. [url]http://livestream.com/uhanimation/expose[/url] [URL="http://livestream.com/uhanimation/expose"][img]http://i.imgur.com/O2YSxmc.jpg[/img][/U…
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littleclaude

The Witcher 3

Sweet Jesus. Game looks nuts. Reviews are pretty great also. [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehjJ614QfeM[/ame]
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xvampire

Maya grid units for UE4

Does anyone know what these settings should be to match UE4: Length and Width: ? units Gridlines Every: ? units Subdivisions: ? Thank you.
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ZacD

Freelancers - how do you get paid?

For those of you who work with international clients, how do you typically get paid? I'm adding a section to the Freelance page on the wiki, about how clients send payments to freelancers. [url]htt…
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blankslatejoe

Brainstorm Mentorship is back!!! Join us & at your own pace!

[URL="http://brainstormschool.com/"][IMG]http://img.ymlp.com/f31p_BANNER_8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [CENTER][B]BRAINSTORM SCHOOL - UNINSTRUCTED MENTORSHIP [/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][COLOR=#ff6600]S[/COLOR…
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BrainstormSchool

Env Art Portfolio Question - LOD

I am currently building my environment artist portfolio. My goal: 12 pieces with a good layout like this: [url]http://www.clintoncrumpler.com/[/url] My question(s): Is it worth having LOD breakdowns…
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beefaroni

Get to Zero - iOS & Android mobile game

Hey all I hope you don't mind me plugging this, after years of working in AAA games I've finally dipped my toes into indie mobile games development. I partnered up with a friend who is a programmer …
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FullSynch

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