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
Walking Stick Insect
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Photos and video footage of a Walking Stick (Stick Insect).
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
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Photos and video of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird.
A Trip Down Hoopty Lane
An American Hoopty adventure to fix a van that turns into a car hater's nightmare.
Young Praying Mantis
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Photos of some young praying mantises.
Hayden Olson Born
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![Don, Ethan and Hayden Olson](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3688_1_1366_3_don-ethan-and-hayden-olson.jpg)
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Hayden Michael Olson was born on June 28, 2007.
May 24, 2007 Newsletter
![John Dalmas and Books](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3681_1_1362_2_john-dalmas-and-books.jpg)
![Mat Marcum of Bullet Jones](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3682_1_1362_3_mat-marcum-of-bullet-jones.jpg)
![Face of Phantom Memories](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3666_1_1347_1_face-of-phantom-memories.jpg)
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May 24, 2007 Newsletter with talk about John Dalmas, Golden Retrievers (and panthers), Bullet Jones and Philo.
Mountain Lion
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Photos and video of the Mountain Lion, also known as the cougar, puma and panther.
Greg Oden, Buckeyes and Basketball
Commentary on collegiate basketball, American colleges and professional sports.
Return to Norton Middle School
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.
New Counter-Strike Maps
New custom CS maps are here -- de_stonerhenge and de_welfare_square.