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Re: Instructors you would like to learn from?
Damn dude, thank you. Made my day. I was hesitant to do get involved in this thread because I didnt' want it to seem like I'm showing who my favourites are here at Polycount. The truth is I think there's a metric shit ton of talent here, but when it comes down to individuals I think are invaluable in their skillset and… -
Re: HLSL magic
Yes sir! First of all, read Ben Cloward's site, www.bencloward.com . Then, get a copy of ShaderFX for 3dsmax to fool around in, or alternatively you could probably mess around in the UE3 shader node tool. But I would recommend ShaderFX. This will allow you to get the hang of building shaders without actually coding and you… -
Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix are looking for artists like you!
The need for content has been higher than ever with competing streaming platforms spending billions on original content. According to Digital News Daily, “Amazon’s increase in its video budget continues the trend of internet companies entering the media business in a big way. Netflix is expected to spend as much as $8… -
Re: Learn Maya if you already know 3ds max
I see you're rant and I'll add one of my own... I agree, for modeling it doesn't make much of a difference, when you get a little deeper into the pipeline like animation or scene building it starts to get a bit more important. The axis orientation is a pain for modelers because they have to rotate their model, its a… -
Re: Noob Learning Challenge, Dark Aribeth (NSFW)
19. Baking: Cleanup Before getting stuck into the texturing stage you may want to tidy up some of your bakes. When you dilate your textures (dilation expands the borders of your textures, Ill mention more on this below) you may notice streaks around the edges which look like artefacts. These are very common so dont… -
Re: we found THEM!!
I'm afraid they still have teeth and clout. Consider this as the opening salvo against the "liberal media" specifically the Pulbic Broadcasting act of 1967. Come next congressional cycle they'll be debating deep and meaningful cuts to the government. First on the chopping block? Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS,… -
Re: Every Game Studio Thats Opened Since 2006.
Cool beans, we are up to N64, I'm an old Rareware boy from the Golden Eye days so its a number close to my heart :) 1. 24caretgames - opened in the summer of '08. 2. 2D Boy (World of Goo) 3. 2XL Games Phoenix, Arizona USA 2006 4. 343 Studios Kirkland, Washington USA 2009 5. 4A Games Kiev Ukraine 2006 6. ACE Team (Zeno… -
Re: new television
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 1499 Canadian at Futureshop. May have dropped in price by now. I researched this shit for a long time too and Aqous seemed the best for games, if you're looking at LCD tv's for games make sure you buy 37" or above. The smaller sets generally have lower responce times which means ghosting in… -
Re: So how much DO you know about your programs?
[ QUOTE ] Oh and with regards to managing large complicated scenes, as far as I can tell, Max is just as capable as Maya? Is there anything in particular you're referring to here? [/ QUOTE ] The rock solid referencing system for one, especially in regards to characters. On the project I'm currently working on I've made… -
The future of game development
Hello people I am staring to get nervous about technology (or lack of), maybe its my age but I think something more sinister is happening. I am sure you have read the win 8 critique and I have tried win 8 on a laptop and yes I gave it a chance but I just cant gel with it and I wont even bother trying to do any serious…
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