Shawn Olson Creative Arts

Art, Poetry, Photography, Writing and 3D

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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

The New American War

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Essays, commentaries and cartoons about the American War on Terrorism arising after September 11, 2003.

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Free Useful Javascripts

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Links to articles that give free javascript code or javascript examples.

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In the Mind

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Essays and personal accounts about the clash of reason and superstition.

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Ambush Bugs

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Jul 30, 2013

Photos of the Ambush Bug... a predatory insect that waits in the pedals of flowers for unsuspecting prey.

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ambush bug, toc

Alias X

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Photos of rock band Alias X.

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Insurance

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Skeptical essays about the insurance industry.

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Self

A Collection of Self-Reflections
Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Apr 24, 2013

Poems analyzing myself.

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self, myself, self-reflection

Skywind

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Photos of Minnesota-based rock band Skywind.

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Golden Retriever Photos

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Photos of my golden retriever Dewey.

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Cringe Photos

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 6, 2013

Photographs of Columbus rock band Cringe, including interviews, live concerts, promo shots and practice photos. This is the largest online collection of Cringe photos.

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Wall Worm plugins and scripts for 3ds Max