Hello, I read this post stream just today and thought I'd respond. The course is running again from September 17th 2012. I've made a promo video which explains in detail what the course contains and also contains (at the end) some rendered images of the house which is the focus of the course. It will give you some idea as…
Besides looking at baking with mental Ray.. maybe dissecting these two old convert to file scripts might give you some ideas? Download copyConvertSolidTx.mel and performConvertSolidTx.mel ( not sure if they still work ) old school: The original Gamasutra article circa 2001:…
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Freelance The following numbers are averages, posted by Polycount members. All numbers are in USD unless stated otherwise. Freelancer TypeUS Day RateUS HourlyOverseas Day RateOverseas HourlyIndividual contractor$300/day *$37.50/hr *$250 - 375/day$31.25 - 47/hrLow-end art…
Here's a flashy announcement that's going to burn your eyes regarding next month theme: As demanded by members, Next Month Theme is going to be choose Randomly and Anonymously ! Each of you is invited to answer this survey => https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F2TTK9B <= and add up to three theme. On may 30th the theme will be…
Hehe. Like I said, it's really awesome for the person who gets the love. But the way they do payments in the game, a lot of our revenue ends up coming from chest shares. We don't even have to have our item opened from the chest, just having the item in the chest earns us money every time a key is used. Now that I think of…
Unfortunately most lenses for interchangeable lens cameras are fairly expensive (200-400 for a regular lens, 400-800 for a mid-range lens and 800-2000+ for pro type lenses). Getting into interchangeable lens cameras isn't exactly a cheap hobby. Buying lenses used is a good option, I buy almost all of my lenses used (lenses…
Looks like Google is focusing on AI that will talk to you in an intelligent way once its finished giving you directions, emails, images and kittens on Youtube and so on. Integrating day to day life with gamification sounds like the way to go? Also looks like he shy's away from VR but is much more down…