Shawn Olson Creative Arts

I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1873/moving_to_montreal.html

My fight against cancer.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1872/cancer.html

Cartoon about what can happen when you don't listen well.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1869/the_catheterized_cat.html

Slideshow of Photos and a little about my cousin and dear friend Chris Himes, who died on April 26, 2019.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1868/adventures_with_chris.html

Poem about loved ones lost.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1867/echoes_of_the_lost.html

An essay about the need for more philosophy (love of wisdom) in an age of growing xenophobia.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1866/reflections_and_infections.html

Editorial on negativity and entitlement amongst online communities.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1865/but_words_will_never_hurt_me.html

A short overview of the life of my friend John Dalmas.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1864/a_little_about_john_dalmas.html

Essay on education in the modern digital age.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1862/education_in_the_digital_age.html

Discussion on using attribID in custom attributes inside 3ds Max, including pros, cons and solutions.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1861/updating_custom_attributes_to_use_attribid.html

A little story about a crazy neighbor.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1860/crazy_neighbor.html

Example MAXscript for collecting random subsets of an array based on a percentage.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1859/selecting_a_percentage_of_a_collection_randomly_in_maxscript.html

Cartoon about people with negative outlooks.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1858/wrong_side_of_bed.html

A short profile of Barry Childs-Helton from a fan.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1855/barry_childs-helton.html

Some thoughts on passion and humility.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1853/passion_and_humility.html

Photos of Christian Pugh, who graduated in June 2015.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1852/chris_graduates.html

A solution for DOT products of two normals that result in -1.#IND when passed to acos().

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1851/the_dreaded_-1ind.html

A solution for the error 'The security header is not valid' in OpenCart when using PayPal Express Checkout.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1850/fix_for_opencart_error_the_security_header_is_not_valid.html

Cringe Bassist Ryan Butcher has died.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1849/later_dude.html

Random stories about some funny events in my life. Some became funny after the fact.

http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1848/good_times_or_better_stories.html