the Escape: A Polycount Challenge

adam · Mar 2013

We are EXTREMELY happy to announce today our next 10-week-long epic event: the Escape: A Polycount Challenge. This challenge is completely unlike anything we've ever attempted before at Polycount and we cannot wait to see what the Polycount Community creates for their own depictions of an escape.

Along with this incredible challenge we have some amazing sponsors: handplane, Marmoset Tool Bag, Quixel and Valve Software who are offering some incredible prizes to the winners: Up to 60 licenses may be rewarded as a result of this contest, plus a number of surprises for the community as the event unfolds.

What are you waiting for? Head on over to the challenge page and get started!

This challenge ends on May 12th, 2013 @ 23:59 EST

DavidBrumbley · Mar 2013

oh yes!

cmtanko · Mar 2013

Ahhhh Interesting.... I'm in (just need a concept artist to team up with

)...

JacqueChoi · Mar 2013

Niiice!

XD

Bek · Mar 2013

Crivens!

ScudzAlmighty · Mar 2013

SO interesting:)

tristamus · Mar 2013

WOW. This is gonna be fucking incredible.

RoxyPox · Mar 2013

Hmmmm Would creating an animation in Source Filmmaker count so long as I created all my own assets?

Eoq · Mar 2013

Hnnnghh, this is awesome! Good Luck everyone! : ))

Digital_3d · Mar 2013

What are you waiting for? Head on over to the challenge page and get started!......
Ya ya...... Chill....... Just finish this Dota 2 game.

sipher3325 · Mar 2013

Sweet mother of god...this is going to be epic.

Sweetface · Mar 2013

Woooooooooo this is awesome

chaosblade · Mar 2013

Awesome!

uncle · Mar 2013

This makes my juics flow!

Tits · Mar 2013

Hell yeah!

TrevorJ · Mar 2013

Sweet, would love to team up with some peoples for this challenge

Fred2303 · Mar 2013

Wow!! cant wait to see the teams!

Rens · Mar 2013

so happy to see this!

BubblegumTate · Mar 2013

I'm in. I'm really excited to get started on this. It's going to produce ridiculously good results from everyone here.

DashXero · Mar 2013

Interesting. There is no clause in the contest brief that states that all assets must be created for the express purpose of this contest. Which could mean that those of us with character/environment work or even character/environment work in-progress don't have to throw away everything and start from scratch...

Is the absence of that clause a blatant omission?

gillmeister74 · Mar 2013

Aw Yeah! Just in time!

kolayamit · Mar 2013

love this...so awesome..

matthewtardiff · Mar 2013

I will be making my contribution through character animation in a playable demo that I will capture for use in the entry, if that is acceptable. I'll be using Maya for animation, UDK and I'll be working with a programmer who will handle all the script writing. Even if animation does not qualify under the terms, I'm still going to pretend it does and create a thread to show the progress.
My animations will be focusing on hero, cannon fodder and a boss.
I will execute in UDK through the AnimTree, UnrealScript, Kismet and Matinee.

The rig will be a single hierarchy that follows the guidelines in the UDN pages.
Anyway, I look forward to making this happen. I'm waiting to hear back from the programmer regarding his availability. Otherwise I'll have to tackle it myself.