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East Coast Game Conference Hey guys, anyone here ever been to the East Coast Game Conference? It's obviously not as big as GDC but for some of us out on the East Coast it seems like a relatively cheaper option. Anyone ever bee…	2 Last	commador Feb 2015
How do you create non-stiff character ?? (sculpting) You know, like, during production/sculpting process. Making a nice character that feels weighted, and alive makes the piece look rly good even in early stage of character creation. Otherwise it just …	31 Last	Fomori Feb 2015
Character Portfolio Dilemma Hey guys! I have a portfolio conundrum I need opinions on. What is the most effective way to present dynamically posed game ready assets? I've been modeling all of my characters in A or T pose and th…	6 Last	antweiler Feb 2015
Need a Good Video Downloader It's relevant because I normally download tutorials from youtube so I can watch them offline. But lately YTD Video Downloader hasn't been working with Youtube. And the timing is bad because Zbrush R7…	5 Last	ZacD Feb 2015
Indie Developers Advice Thread Indie Developers Advice What are your best tips and advice for anyone considering going independent? From your experience could you tell us about any pitfalls, tools and pipelines, peaks and trough…	20 Last	littleclaude Feb 2015
Law and Order SVU: Temple Tap Edition Hey everyone! [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11483203/Heroic%20Stand/temple_Tap/Friendly%20Pose_small.png[/img] I can finally make a full public announcement! But Temple Tap Will be on…	7 Last	ysalex Feb 2015
Xnormal vs Other Baking options So i just used xnormal tu bake my normals and ambiant occlusion maps for the first time and i really liked the speed of it and the feel. And i was wondering if there are any other options out there t…	31 Last	erroldynamic Jan 2015
Ram - how much do you really need? This always throws me off because I know that some programs like Zbrush (32-bit) can only use something like 4 gb of ram. I'm just wondering what the sweet spot is for artists, where it's not overki…	40 Last	ysalex Jan 2015
selling my 3d Coat v4 and Zbrush 4r6 Both has been sold. Thanks for the attention everyone. Orda For more information about the software please visit: 3dCoat [url]http://3d-coat.com/[/url] [url]http://3d-coat.com/forum/index…	8 Last	Orda Jan 2015
Getting work writing for games? I'm trying to get my portfolio ready to hunt down a job in games, and my skills aren't all visual. I've written copy professionally and I've done a lot of personal fiction writing and roleplaying w…	11 Last	KeirKieran Jan 2015
Houdini Events in Australia Hi guys - for those of you in Australia and want to see what Houdini is about (yeah these are film-centric but feel free to hit up Jeff Wagner for questions on Houdini+games), there will be 3 events …	0 Last	Fifa Jan 2015
Cover Letter Mistaken... What should I do...? Hi guys... I may need your suggestions... I guess a lot of job seekers may come across the similar situation with me so I desperately need some suggestions for it. I send out a job application yester…	7 Last	tharle Jan 2015
Boston/New England Polycount Meetup Thread Hi Folks, If there was ever a Boston/New England meetup thread, it seems to have vanished into the depths of polycount, so I figured it was worth starting a new one. There was some expressed interes…	4 Last	beefaroni Jan 2015
Wacom 27QHD and Companion 2 The new Wacom Cintiq was unveiled at CES 2015. The features that stand out to me are the controls now on a remote control and the 2560 by 1440 screen resolution. Better start saving. [ame]http://ww…	43 Last	Count Vertsalot Jan 2015
Digital Tutors - 72 Hours free Looks like Digital Tutors is giving free trials of their service now. Go get it! [url]https://www.digitaltutors.com/11/register.php?inf_contact_key=0bbb1affb19b2cce3d6dc251bc70688bead7d08c0788c22f4f…	2 Last	Joel Gafford Jan 2015
Need for 3D modeling tutorials ? Hi all, My name is Mike and I model and animate in Autodesk Maya, mainly props and scenes for animated movies, games, shorts etc. In addition I create 3D modeling tutorials on modeling, animation, d…	5 Last	Marshkin Jan 2015
Global Game Jam 2015 thread! I figured I'd make a general thread for anyone going :D [URL="https://globalgamejam.org/"]Link to Global Game Jam site[/URL] Starts January 23rd - 25th! This would be my very first game jam and i'…	26 Last	iadagraca Jan 2015
Cover Letter Critique Hello everyone. I'm looking to apply for a qa tester position at telltale and I feel that I haven't been making my cover letters right. Thank you in advance for the critiques Jonathon Kaufman 2355…	11 Last	IchII3D Jan 2015
Battlefield: Hardline Happy to finally talk about what myself and a few other Polycounters here at Visceral and DICE have been working on. :) I know it's different from the traditional Battlefield title, but I think fans…	59 Last	Sean VanGorder Jan 2015
SculptGL - A WebGL Sculpting App So, uh... I was just randomly checking my facebook, when I came across this link on my old sculpting professor's post. Wow, it's pretty cool, I'll have to check it out more tomorrow. [URL="https://s…	1 Last	Ged Jan 2015
Some GDC discount codes Hey there guys, [url=https://www.facebook.com/ArtIsAVerb][img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t31/202719_538664669575085_1769123395_o.jpg[/img][/url] If you plan on going to …	3 Last	nekilverma Jan 2015
Printing Software Manuals arghhh I have somewhat a rant, ever since the dawn of PDF manuals, getting PDF manuals printed has become a headache rather then a Joy. In the past you got a manual or you could request to buy a manual, si…	0 Last	CreativeSheep Jan 2015
Closed Unreal 4: Well, I'm impressed! [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf045VYP3z4[/ame] This is mastery! Can't tell how much stuff in there is baked but still, for some real-time stuff, this is great example of U4 is capable of! …	3 Last	OBlastradiusO Jan 2015
Opinions on using laptop for asset creation? Howdy, I'm normally not a fan of these "what computer should I get" threads, but I'm wondering what y'all's opinion is on using a laptop as a primary content creation device. I don't use a Wacom …	11 Last	Justin Meisse Jan 2015
Grey Goo [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/290790/[/url] Anyone else playing it? Its from the guys at Petroglyph (a lot of old C&C developers). Great to see that someone is still making good old RTS gam…	11 Last	ambershee Jan 2015
Modeling ideas for newbies Anybody here have some ideas for newbie 3d modelers?	9 Last	low odor Jan 2015
Colorful (low poly) world war II references My team and I are discussing making a world war II game, and being that im the only artist on the team we want to do it in a low poly style. My usual work is bright and colorful, and I am wondering i…	6 Last	Harry Jan 2015
Being a good lead I have a second interview tomorrow for a lead position. Although I am a lead now, the team is small, and I was working with them before being put in the position of responsibility. So I have some apr…	25 Last	Jeremy Mitchell Jan 2015
Best Game Programing Course Online? I understand polycount is mostly artist types (myself included) but I was wondering if anyone ever took a games programming course online that they felt was worth the money or at the least wasn't a s…	8 Last	LMP Jan 2015
Lars Andersen: a new level of archery [ame]http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG-ly9tQGk[/ame] He is the perfect guy for a zombie apocalypse, silent so not to draw attention but yet deadly with lighting speed for when there are a few too ma…	9 Last	Will Faucher Jan 2015
Some Questions Hey guys, This is my first post, and if this is in the wrong section or perhaps this has been asked (too) many times, I apologize. I'm an aspiring 3D artist, and I consider myself decent at modell…	2 Last	PyrZern Jan 2015
Zbrush Question If my dad purchases a single-user license for me from his computer, am I able to install it on my computer? Or is it already tied to his computer at the time of the purchase? Thanks.	2 Last	Greg DAlessandro Jan 2015
Looking to team up for the TOWER challenge! Anyone up for teaming up for this great contest?? I can model and texture, but I can't come up with an idea!! :p And it would be a great experience for me to work with someone else from Polycount! Pl…	2 Last	Justin Meisse Jan 2015
Autodesks 2015 let the games begin... [url]http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-maya/features/new/gallery-view[/url]	204 Last	thomasp Jan 2015
Quadro/Tesla vs GeForce for Game Dev Hello, The popular opinion is that GeForce cards are for gaming and Quadros for "professional" use and CAD. I don't adopt any of this opinions. I believe that at a certain level of designing, or f…	7 Last	microzett Jan 2015
Dreamwork's massive layoff... At first, we weren't sure on how this would end... [url]http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/dreamworks-employees-face-major-layoffs/?doing_wp_cron=1421728245.5123419761657714843750[/url] But…	29 Last	ambershee Jan 2015
In-game characters over CG animated background Loot exactly at 6:50! [url]http://youtu.be/7mddMqjfOdM?t=6m49s[/url] For s ps1 game this hols up pretty well. Final Fantasy 7 and 8 had alot of these and they always felt epicly amazing! Or just…	2 Last	easterislandnick Jan 2015
LF Adults to help me frame what's going on in my career at the moment [B][U]The Succinct Summary:[/U][/B] [I]Can someone give me some reassurance, and a framing of what exactly is going on in my life at the moment? Or if this is the reality, or what IS the reality, of …	41 Last	Tits Jan 2015
Wiki haaaaalp! I would really love some help with our wiki. Anyone have a little time here and there to spare? We moved last summer to a new wiki software, which really speeds things up a ton (the old one was hell…	37 Last	Eric Chadwick Jan 2015
Polycount Tower [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pc_tower.jpg[/IMG] Woo! A pet project of mine for some time is now live: [url]http://www.polycount.com/tower[/url] We really wan…	25 Last	peanut Jan 2015
Houdini 14 is here! Feature List -> [URL="https://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3044&Itemid=417"]http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3044&Itemid=417[/URL] New Vide…	32 Last	Kwramm Jan 2015
Windows Holographic [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThCr0PsyuA[/ame] Microsoft, what have you done to my reality. I still can't believe this. I'm so feeling like reality isn't reality. My perception of reality ha…	34 Last	littleclaude Jan 2015
Seeking Professional Advice Dear Polycount, I'm seeking some advice from professionals or anyone with some experience in the game industry, particularly in environment art. To get you up to speed, this is my current situation…	43 Last	KeirKieran Jan 2015
looking for translators... Heyya everybody , let me introduce you to [URL="https://getfestify.com/"]festify[/URL] a project some of my friends started recently they are currently looking for volunteers to help with the trans…	0 Last	AshuraDX Jan 2015
32 Bit displacement map vs 16 bit Hello, i have read quite a lot about this issue on net, but i have few questions i didnt find the answer to. The main advantages for using 32 bit displacement maps over 16 bit is: 1) The absence of …	5 Last	ysalex Jan 2015
Help with Zapplink Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this. I tried for a long time to find a solution without resorting to asking for help. This is my an example of what happens when I use Zapplink in Zbrush …	1 Last	pior Jan 2015
Anyone try fusion 360 yet for modeling complex hard surfaces? Hi all! Since there seems to be a high number of forward thinking individuals here on PC I figured I would ask around to see if anyone has experimented with [URL="https://www.tsplines.com/products/wh…	5 Last	artquest Jan 2015
THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE INVENTION OF THE GAME CARTRIDGE [URL="https://www.fastcompany.com/3040889/the-untold-story-of-the-invention-of-the-game-cartridge"]http://www.fastcompany.com/3040889/the-untold-story-of-the-invention-of-the-game-cartridge[/URL]	0 Last	WilliamVaughan Jan 2015
Alternative to Marmoset Toolbag? Anyone know a free alternative for a program similar to Marmoset for good renders? Thank you.	13 Last	JonathanLambert Jan 2015
Unreal Dev Tour: Boston, Montreal NEXT week. I feel like it's my obligation to post about this here: [url]https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/migs-east-coast-dev-tour[/url] Next week Epic Games is doing a developer tour of the East Coast on the…	20 Last	blankslatejoe Jan 2015