Shawn Olson Creative Arts
Art, Poetry, Photography, Writing and 3D
Greetings Earthling. Welcome to my creative portal. My name is Shawn Olson. I'm a creative jack-of-all trades who has years of experience in 3ds Max, game development, web development, journalism, photography, graphics and parenting. You may know me as a technical artist for Black Mesa or as the developer of Wall Worm if you came here as a game developer. I now also work on USD workflows and capabilities in 3ds Max and Maya at Autodesk. All opinions here are my own.
If you need help with any of these things, then I'm your guy:
- Problem Solving
- 3D Environments
- 3D Assets
- 3ds Max pipelines
- Game Design
- Documentation
- Journalistic Coverage
- Application Education
- Web Application Development
If you must know more about me, feel free to read A Short Biography. But more importantly, enjoy the various photos, poems, editorials and scripts across the site.
I always enjoy feedback from visitors. Feel free to send me an email with any comments, ideas, praise, criticism or corrections. Of course you can always interact with me on the Wall Worm forums or other 3D forums where I haunt.
Latest Articles
Adieu Cringe
2003 is coming to an end with the final Cringe show. This year my mother died, my friend John Hart died, and my favorite band broke up.
Amazing Challenge II
The second maze in the Amazing Challenge.
Cringe Last Show I
Cringe went on stage for the last time on December 19, 2003 at the Alrosa Villa.
Cringe Last Show II
Cringe went on stage for the last time on December 19, 2003 at the Alrosa Villa.
Amazing Challenge I
The first maze in the Artistic Network Amazing Challenge.
Always Welcome Inn - Winter
Some photos of our second visit to the Always Welcome Inn near Killbuck, Ohio.
How I Broke Three Trucks
A tale about my time working in a boiler repair shop.. and how I broke three different trucks.
Rock Music IS Folk Art.
Essay tracing path of folk music to modern rock.
A Perspective on Futurism
Compilation of facts and thoughts on futurism origin and effects.
The MTV Generation
Media giants hook the public on self-gratifying entertainment all in the name of freedom of speech.