Shawn Olson Creative Arts

Art, Poetry, Photography, Writing and 3D

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Leopard Frog Photo

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

February 23, 2007 Newsletter

Posted on Feb 22, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

February 23, 2007 Newsletter.

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February 23, 2007 Newsletter

A Perspective on Patriotism

Posted on Jan 25, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Essay about patriotism, nationalism and America.

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patriotism, patriot, patriots, nationalism, america, culture

Whispers in the Wind

Posted on Jan 9, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Poem about enjoying the beauty of life. It's too brief to forget to enjoy it.

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wind, poem, life

Cyber Trial Lawyer or Cyber Bully?

Posted on Dec 12, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

I just got an email draft of a lawsuit against me for $7 Million dollars.

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law suit, manchester who's who, cyber trial lawyer

Observation on Trust in Society

Posted on Dec 10, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Essay about trust in personal lives, culture and global civilization.

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trust, trusting, trustworthy, trustworthiness

Worry Warts

Posted on Nov 30, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Essay about worry, stress and humanity. Why you should stop stressing out. There's no need.

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worry, worrying, worrisome, worries, stress

White Bees

Posted on Nov 23, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
white beewhite beewhite bee

Photos of hairy white and black bees with green eyes.

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bees, bee, white, black, green

Spiders

Posted on Nov 8, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
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Photos of spiders in Ohio and Misssouri.

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spiders, spider photos, arachnids

New Word Search Maker

Posted on Nov 5, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

I have created a totally new Word Search Puzzle Generator.

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word search maker, generator, puzzle, webonizer

Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on Oct 26, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011

Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness.

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natural rights, happiness, philosophy
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