Hi guys - I'm new to polycount (in terms of creating an account anyway) so I'll start my introducing myself. (Please tell me if I'm posting this in the wrong place; I'll move it)... My name is Ross Hildick. I'm 25 and just graduated from Bournemouth University, England after studying a Computer Animation Arts BA(Hons)…
Hey everyone, Note if you are one to hate on facebook and twitter, please be respectful. About a year ago I started working on a project, a social network. In the beginning we had a pretty simple idea. But today, Rendezvous is a platform where people can create forum posts about anything and other people can chose to…
I wasn't sure because of the forum rules if this was appropriate to post. If you feel like it doesn't comply or is not useful for the members here, please delete the post. Anyway, Earlier today we at FlippedNormals launched our second product: FlippedNormals Lighting Scenes - V-Ray for Maya & MODO Take a look at our…
Hey everybody! I've been working on a gaming related charitable initiative for a while now and thought I'd share the idea here - perhaps some of you might be interested in this! GoodGamer combines two ideas: 1. Donate money by buying items for your favorite games. We collaborate with 3D artists who donate between 25% and…
High i jsut graduated last week and put a demoreel together and made a site for myself: I was hoping i could get some comment and criticism on everything and anything... i would like some peoples opinion on weather, the work i have to date is good enough to be doing this professionally yet, at a decent studio. and just and…
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London Polycounter's! Lee and I have decided to move the next London Polycount meet from the old approximate date of Jan/Early Feb to the new date of March 8th as it coincides nicely with the end of GDC. We have spoken together at length about the possibility of booking a room this time around as the meets have become…
First, check out my example of what I'm talking about with "Vertex Normal Splits", in case I'm calling this the wrong thing: Attachment not found. Sphere #1 on the left was converted to a poly, and detached to elements on the top/bottom hemispheres. Sphere #2 has Edit Normals thrown on to show the vertex normals being…
Freelance Illustrator/cartoonist for Educational Games A small educational game start up in LA is looking for a Illustrator or Cartoonist to create excellent 2d assets. The position has potential to become a full time job. Responsibilities Create concept drawings through final asset that are appropriate for the project …
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/25/136646918/paypal-co-founder-hands-out-100-000-fellowships-to-not-go-to-college?ft=1&f=1001 Looks like more and more people are starting question the time and money pumped into a degree. I like the general thrust of his argument, students need to wake up, not play it so safe…