<s>
Polycount	B-Application
is	O
a	O
website	O
and	O
community	O
of	O
professional	O
&	O
hobbyist	O
artists	O
that	O
specialize	O
in	O
creating	O
3D	O
art	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Risch	O
and	O
Ted	O
Shockey	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
Q2PMP	O
(	O
Quake2	B-Application
Player	O
Model	O
Pack	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
user	O
created	O
Quake	B-Application
2	I-Application
plug-in	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Polycount	B-Application
was	O
known	O
mainly	O
for	O
Q2PMP	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
main	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
show	O
off	O
Quake	B-Application
2	I-Application
player	O
plug-in	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
starting	O
at	O
2005	O
,	O
numerous	O
FPS	O
games	O
have	O
gotten	O
incredibly	O
confounded	O
to	O
make	O
custom	O
player	O
model	O
substance	O
for	O
,	O
Polycount	B-Application
stays	O
a	O
fundamental	O
network	O
where	O
specialists	O
and	O
experts	O
the	O
same	O
sharpen	O
their	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
of	O
Polycount	B-Application
is	O
the	O
Forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famously	O
genuine	O
in	O
investigate	O
,	O
our	O
locale	O
of	O
expert	O
and	O
specialist	O
craftsmen	O
have	O
been	O
posting	O
,	O
teaming	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
helping	O
each	O
other	O
like	O
no	O
other	O
3D	O
workmanship	O
site	O
since	O
Polycount	B-Application
started	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polycount	B-Application
is	O
widely	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
community	O
forum	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
wiki	O
for	O
resources	O
for	O
3D	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
front-page	O
news	O
section	O
covering	O
contests	O
,	O
interviews	O
and	O
spotlighting	O
resident	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polycount	B-Application
was	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mann	B-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
Store	O
update	O
for	O
Valve	O
's	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
partnered	O
with	O
game	O
studios	O
such	O
as	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
Riot	O
Games	O
,	O
Valve	O
,	O
and	O
Torn	O
Banner	O
Studios	O
to	O
host	O
contests	O
for	O
creating	O
video	O
game	O
art	O
assets	O
and	O
concept	O
art	O
for	O
well	O
known	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
Chivalry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polycount	B-Application
is	O
also	O
home	O
to	O
Greentooth	O
,	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Battlefield	O
3	O
,	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
,	O
Overwatch	B-Application
,	O
Overwatch	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Satellite	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
,	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
till	O
today	O
,	O
Polycount	B-Application
is	O
still	O
quite	O
active	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
community	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
