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Game Industry

EricChadwick — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:54:20 GMT

‎How to Get In

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EricChadwick — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:48:22 GMT

‎Examples: fix for defunct optimizing-megascans-materials

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 * [https://polycount.com/discussion/168727/im-finding-it-impossible-to-land-a-job I'm finding it impossible to land a job] Polycount Forum thread.
 * [https://magazine.artstation.com/2017/07/game-recruiters-application/ What Game Recruiters Really Think About Your Application] by [http://polycount.com/profile/discussions/Gav Gavin Goulden].
-* [https://polycount.com/discussion/157738/game-industry-recruiter-taking-in-questions Game Industry Recruiter Taking In Questions] Polycount Forum thread.
+* [https://polycount.com/discussion/157738/game-industry-recruiter-taking-in-questions/p1 Game Industry Recruiter Taking In Questions] Polycount Forum thread.
-* [http://polycount.com/discussion/134547 Getting that first job] Polycount Forum thread. Good advice for an artist trying to enter a game studio.
+* [https://polycount.com/discussion/134547 Getting that first job] Polycount Forum thread. Good advice for an artist trying to enter a game studio.
 * [https://polycount.com/discussion/89972 Getting into the Game Industry (Inspiration of a different kind)] - Polycount Forum thread. Amazing thread full of information from working game artists about how they got into the industry.
-* [https://athey.deviantart.com/art/Game-Industry-Advice-to-studen-145619882 Game Industry Advice to students] -  by [http://athey.deviantart.com/ Athey Moravetz]  A great article by a 5-year veteran game artist about what it takes to get into a game artist job. Very straightforward and accurate.
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091207145650/https://athey.deviantart.com/art/Game-Industry-Advice-to-studen-145619882 Game Industry Advice to students] -  by [https://www.mobygames.com/person/225824/athey-nansel-moravetz/ Athey Moravetz]  A great article by a 5-year veteran game artist about what it takes to get into a game artist job. Very straightforward and accurate.
 == Being a Developer ==

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 == Examples ==
-[[image:Optimizing_Megascans_Materials.jpg|thumb|600px|left|Storing five textures into two RGBA bitmaps. See [https://www.brynnhooper.com/post/optimizing-megascans-materials Optimizing Megascans Materials] ]]<br clear="all"/>
+[[image:Optimizing_Megascans_Materials.jpg|thumb|600px|left|Storing five textures into two RGBA bitmaps. See [https://web.archive.org/web/20241111073608/https://www.brynnhooper.com/post/optimizing-megascans-materials Optimizing Megascans Materials] ]]<br clear="all"/>
 [[image:TM_Mask_Example.jpg|thumb|600px|left|A channel-packed texture using Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha channels to store four texture masks. See [https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/Rendering/Materials/HowTo/Masking/index.html Using Texture Masks] from the [https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/ Unreal Engine 4 Documentation].]]<br clear="all"/>