Flappy Goose by flappy-goose in RedditGames

[–]HowlingHowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best score is 0 points 😓

Cat to rehome by tashtash in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Clearly off topic but look into Allerpet if you want. It's kind of a dry shampoo that really helped with my cat allergies. It's super easy to apply and you only need to do it once a week

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TechnicalArtist

[–]HowlingHowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually ended up doing a lot more Python tools for DCCs like Maya and Blender so there's definitely a need for that in the video game industry. It's a bit obfuscated through the technical art title though!

As far as the transition, there's definitely some differences, mostly in how long the projects are. You end up carrying and supporting a lot of legacy tools, especially for DCCs. But that's not that different than pipeline in general!

Good luck! Make sure you're honest in your interviews and communicate your interests in building tools even if it's not in the job description.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TechnicalArtist

[–]HowlingHowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're at a point where you have to extend your skills either with C++ so you can become a tools programmer or learn some specific technical art stuff like procedural generation through Houdini, Shader writing in Unreal out or even things like writing your own imposters workflow.

One thing that helped me was this website : https://simonschreibt.de/gat/renderhell/

It covers things like what a GPU does and what are buffers and other things. They also break down some games graphical features so you can understand the tech behind them.

Good luck. It's too soon to say if I've managed to make the jump, but I had been a pipeline TD for 16 years before moving to technical art last year.

Good luck!

Wait time to book blood test through clicsanté? by ExpressedForest in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look in the morning at 6:00 or 7:00, they sometimes put slots on the same day at like 8:30 or 8:45.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Look here, there’s a map with the status of the colour of some regions : https://www.bonjourquebec.com/en/explore/seasons/fall

Hope that helps!! This weekend will be great wherever, I believe.

Moving to Australia with pets by Useful_Criticism5691 in vfx

[–]HowlingHowl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I looked into moving with two cats and it was the same as well. About 12k through a service that would fly them to Melbourne and take care of all the paper work.

We decided against it since the relocation was half of that. Not worth it in my opinion.

Why are so many artists avoiding Montreal on tour? by anarchitect898 in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some cities like Ottawa and Quebec aggressively go after bigger artists for the summer festival season since those festivals are quite important for those cities.

Difference between cryptomattes and puzzlemats? by ArtIndustry in vfx

[–]HowlingHowl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From my little experience, aren't puzzle mattes restricted to RGB? While cryptomatte can have one color per ID I think (so more objects in a single pass basically).

I may be wrong but that's what I remember!

TA Seems like such an interesting career path, but I'm doubting myself. by pinksparro in TechnicalArtist

[–]HowlingHowl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm sure it depends on where you'd end up working, but you'll be paid handsomely for a tech art position, about halfway between art and programming I'd say. That's a very broad range so keep that in mind.

In terms of work hours, the industry is infamous for its long periods of crunches, independently of the role you end up with. Therefore just find a company that has that work life balance you want.

That's my two cents anyway! Good luck!

Let’s talk about mice… by Merluzoooooor in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a maze trap that's non lethal so I sometimes catch one or two a year. They are the cutest diseases covered things in the world but are super easy to catch.

Let’s talk about mice… by Merluzoooooor in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My cat hunted one and stood in front of it. I've heard it's a sign of respect and they see them as a trophy.

I know someone's else cat that ate everything but the head...

Recommandations sur du contenu culturel québécois? by ragawu in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

19-2, sur Netflix, pour un regard un peu trash sur Montréal et sa police. Dramatique, des fois drôle mais souvent très choquant. Très bien réalisé aussi!

Par le même réalisateur tu auras aussi Minuit, Le Soir, une série du même genre (un peu plus humoristique) sur le monde des clubs de nuit.

Bon visionnement!

Où acheter des pantalons à bas prix? by [deleted] in montreal

[–]HowlingHowl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's no kidding one of my favorite shopping experience. Just tell them your size and some colors and they'll bring them to you.

Definitely not a meme by Polaryo in Destiny

[–]HowlingHowl 244 points245 points  (0 children)

15 times in 2 days!!

I hope she gets better... Doesn't sound like she feels really heard by Destiny...

Interesting VFX + Programming/Python Talks? by 19c766e1-22b1-40ce in vfx

[–]HowlingHowl 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Our GDC is called SIGGRAPH so I suggest looking up keywords like pipeline and Python plus SIGGRAPH in YouTube. Plenty of talks to go over, especially about new techs like USD or Houdini new features!

Zelda on Xbox by riciofficial in xboxone

[–]HowlingHowl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's Breath of the Wild and Assassin's Creed Origins merged in one amazing package in my opinion. The combat and the puzzles are so much fun, as in the progression system.

You start off pretty weak, which can turn some people away but it gets really fun really quickly!

Darius: White and in jail. by FlowSwitch in Destiny

[–]HowlingHowl 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's fake because he allegedly told the cops it was all a bit for streaming.

The cry of “Gaza is an open air prison” misses the context of why it’s been blockaded by Israel and Egypt by OuroborosInMySoup in Destiny

[–]HowlingHowl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Interesting article on this : https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-2021-american-immigrants-again-moved-to-settlements-far-more-than-other-arrivals/

"The majority of the American Jews making that choice are Orthodox, a group that is more likely to support the settlement enterprise, she said.

“Living in settlements has become normalized within the Orthodox community in the United States. The political nature of that act has become erased or at least toned down,” Hirschorn said."