Computer Art
![Cthulu Image](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/304_1_Shawn_cthulu.jpg)
![Dark Visage](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/302_1_Shawn_visage.jpg)
![Hairy Beast](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/305_1_Shawn_hairybeast.jpg)
Samples of my art designed on a computer.
J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center turns 40
History of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, a refuge for many children and teenagers in the Hilltop, a community on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson.
Birds and Other Denizens of the Outer Banks
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![grackle](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4468_213a1737.jpg)
Photos of birds, dolphins and sites in the Outer Banks.
New CS:Source Map de_tension
![de_tension wooden bridge](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3926_1_1453_1_de_tension-wooden-bridge.jpg)
![de_tension waterfall mist](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3927_1_1453_2_de_tension-waterfall-mist.jpg)
![de_tension campsite](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3928_1_1453_3_de_tension-campsite.jpg)
![de_tension crystal tunnels](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3929_1_1453_4_de_tension-crystal-tunnels.jpg)
![de_tension bombsite B](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3930_1_1453_5_de_tension-bombsite-b.jpg)
![de_tension campsite](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3931_1_1453_6_de_tension-campsite.jpg)
![de_tension wooden bridge](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3932_1_1453_7_de_tension-wooden-bridge.jpg)
![de_tension two bridges](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3933_1_1453_8_de_tension-two-bridges.jpg)
My return to mapping is official with the remake of de_tension for CS:Source. This new map includes a novel mapping technique developed by Andrew Penry and myself called Dynamic Mapping.
Orangebox Breaks Some Custom Maps
After Valve updated Counter-Strike Source to Orangebox, many custom maps have missing textures. Even worse, some maps now even crash CS. Here is what I did to fix de_tension.
Preparing Your Website
Considerations when starting a web site.
November 18, 2009 Newsletter
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![well shark cartoon](/media/1/image/png/tiny/3924_1_1450_1_well-shark-cartoon.png)
![de_tension wooden bridge](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3932_1_1453_7_de_tension-wooden-bridge.jpg)
![Portrait of a jumping spider](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3904_1_1444_6_portrait-of-a-jumping-spider.jpg)
![Ambush bug extending arms](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3911_1_1445_6_ambush-bug-extending-arms.jpg)
![Hayden Holding Mantis](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3894_1_1443_1_hayden-holding-mantis.jpg)
November 18, 2009 Newsletter with a discussion on social networking sites like Facebook. Links to latest projects.
Reading Problems
Common reading problems.