Shawn Lawson Shawn Lawson is a computational artist and researcher creating the computational sublime. As Obi-Wan Codenobi, he live-codes, real-time computer graphics with his open source software, The Force.

He has performed or exhibited in England, Scotland, Spain, Denmark, Russia, Italy, Korea, Portugal, Brazil, Turkey, Malaysia, Iran, Canada, and the USA. He received grants from NYSCA and the Experimental Television Center, and he has been in residence at CultureHub and Signal Culture.

Lawson studied at CMU and ÉNSBA. He received his MFA in Art and Technology Studies from SAIC. He is an Professor Art at ASU.