Ariane
@arianeb.com
Visual novelist, 3D graphics artist, and solo indie game developer.
Runs Date Ariane Games, and arianeb.com and dateariane patreon. Loves video games, any kind of art, photography, science, and history.
Runs Date Ariane Games, and arianeb.com and dateariane patreon. Loves video games, any kind of art, photography, science, and history.
Been thinking about what has become my annual AI blog post. I think it turned out OK. Thank Oolon Colluphid for the headline idea.
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2025: Where AI Went Wrong
Time magazine announced “The Architects of AI” as the person of the year. I had to laugh. Yes, these tech bro fools were one of the most influential in making headlines this past year. …
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December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Been thinking about what has become my annual AI blog post. I think it turned out OK. Thank Oolon Colluphid for the headline idea.
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My holiday picture for 2025. More info at www.patreon.com/posts/2025-h... (free post)
The 2025 Holiday Picture | dateariane
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December 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
My holiday picture for 2025. More info at www.patreon.com/posts/2025-h... (free post)
My updated Date Ariane 2.0 preview continues with something in the bedroom. #visualnovel #3Dart
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My updated Date Ariane 2.0 preview continues with something in the bedroom. #visualnovel #3Dart
Another picture of Ariane drinking, this time at a bar.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Another picture of Ariane drinking, this time at a bar.
Ariane has a friend named Rebecca that gets invited over for drinks. I redesigned her too. #3Dart #visualnovel
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Ariane has a friend named Rebecca that gets invited over for drinks. I redesigned her too. #3Dart #visualnovel
From Date Ariane 2. Ariane enjoying a soak in the hot tub. #3Dart #visualnovel This is what Date Ariane Remastered will become on it's 2.0 update early 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
From Date Ariane 2. Ariane enjoying a soak in the hot tub. #3Dart #visualnovel This is what Date Ariane Remastered will become on it's 2.0 update early 2026.
From Date Ariane 2. Eating at the Drive-N-Dine. Making a new version was a bit of building new sets for Daz Studio and converting old sets for Daz. The Daz rendered images look a lot better.
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From Date Ariane 2. Eating at the Drive-N-Dine. Making a new version was a bit of building new sets for Daz Studio and converting old sets for Daz. The Daz rendered images look a lot better.
"Whispers From The Star" is from what I can tell the first AI driven Visual Novel. Not written or illustrated by AI, but the main character is literally an AI chatbot. I watched several people play the game, here's my impression.
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The First “AI” Visual Novel shows the flaws in the concept
Being in the Visual Novel development community, quite a few have wondered if it would be possible to integrate AI into a visual novel game. Instead of choices to choose from, an AI engine would be…
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October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Whispers From The Star" is from what I can tell the first AI driven Visual Novel. Not written or illustrated by AI, but the main character is literally an AI chatbot. I watched several people play the game, here's my impression.
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Date Ariane Remastered 2.0 update of the week (Yes that name is too long and redundant) #3dart #visualnovel
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Date Ariane Remastered 2.0 update of the week (Yes that name is too long and redundant) #3dart #visualnovel
This weeks update picture: Standing in a park.
October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This weeks update picture: Standing in a park.
After announcing Date Ariane in DAZ Studio, thought I'd share a new pic each week until it releases.
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
After announcing Date Ariane in DAZ Studio, thought I'd share a new pic each week until it releases.
I am updating my most popular game Date Ariane Remastered with new Daz Studio graphics. Here is the official announcement. #visualnovel
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Early Preview of Date Ariane Remastered 2.0 (aka Date Ariane 2) | dateariane
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October 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I am updating my most popular game Date Ariane Remastered with new Daz Studio graphics. Here is the official announcement. #visualnovel
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Want the real truth about "Tilly Norwood"? She's just a variant of “default generic AI face” girl that come up whenever you prompt "Pretty woman" into Stable Diffusion.
Here's some AI generated realistic images, and three in other styles with exactly the same face.
Here's some AI generated realistic images, and three in other styles with exactly the same face.
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Want the real truth about "Tilly Norwood"? She's just a variant of “default generic AI face” girl that come up whenever you prompt "Pretty woman" into Stable Diffusion.
Here's some AI generated realistic images, and three in other styles with exactly the same face.
Here's some AI generated realistic images, and three in other styles with exactly the same face.
Autists, like myself, are sensitive to many things. Most of us are empathetic and anti-authoritarian and won't obey rules unless they're explained to us. Yes, we have weird stims, and weird interests, but neurotypicals are not superior in any way.
September 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Autists, like myself, are sensitive to many things. Most of us are empathetic and anti-authoritarian and won't obey rules unless they're explained to us. Yes, we have weird stims, and weird interests, but neurotypicals are not superior in any way.
Back to game pictures, been really busy making new pics.
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Back to game pictures, been really busy making new pics.
Quote of the day:
"There's a kind of beauty in AI making the ads that uBlock Origin blocks."
"There's a kind of beauty in AI making the ads that uBlock Origin blocks."
September 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Quote of the day:
"There's a kind of beauty in AI making the ads that uBlock Origin blocks."
"There's a kind of beauty in AI making the ads that uBlock Origin blocks."
An experiment with assets I haven't used yet.
September 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
An experiment with assets I haven't used yet.
After my Microsoft went viral, I decided to write a full blog post on the topic.
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The urge to stop supporting Microsoft and Google
Let’s face it. The Internet has become shit. Between AI slop, robots posting and robots responding to boost engagement, this is becoming evil incarnate. I can’t stop them but I can̵…
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September 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
After my Microsoft went viral, I decided to write a full blog post on the topic.
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Picture of the Week. Ariane in a Restaurant.
September 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Picture of the Week. Ariane in a Restaurant.
The failure of the gaming industry, the failure of AI, and the failure of politics all have the exact same cause.
The "people in charge" only listen to "investors" instead of their (potential) customers.
This is why capitalism is dying to technofeudalism.🧵
The "people in charge" only listen to "investors" instead of their (potential) customers.
This is why capitalism is dying to technofeudalism.🧵
August 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The failure of the gaming industry, the failure of AI, and the failure of politics all have the exact same cause.
The "people in charge" only listen to "investors" instead of their (potential) customers.
This is why capitalism is dying to technofeudalism.🧵
The "people in charge" only listen to "investors" instead of their (potential) customers.
This is why capitalism is dying to technofeudalism.🧵
I'm not sure why but my Microsoft 365 account did not renew. Oh well...
Taking the opportunity to "de-Microsoft" myself.
OneNote > Joplin
OneDrive > pCloud
MS Office > OpenOffice
Outlook > Proton Mail
Copilot > Nothing!
(Wondering if it's time for Linux) 🤔
Taking the opportunity to "de-Microsoft" myself.
OneNote > Joplin
OneDrive > pCloud
MS Office > OpenOffice
Outlook > Proton Mail
Copilot > Nothing!
(Wondering if it's time for Linux) 🤔
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I'm not sure why but my Microsoft 365 account did not renew. Oh well...
Taking the opportunity to "de-Microsoft" myself.
OneNote > Joplin
OneDrive > pCloud
MS Office > OpenOffice
Outlook > Proton Mail
Copilot > Nothing!
(Wondering if it's time for Linux) 🤔
Taking the opportunity to "de-Microsoft" myself.
OneNote > Joplin
OneDrive > pCloud
MS Office > OpenOffice
Outlook > Proton Mail
Copilot > Nothing!
(Wondering if it's time for Linux) 🤔
My new pictures of the week come from a project I have not officially announced, but my Patreon knows all about it. You can also see old pics of the week in my Gallery. #3dart #visualnovel arianeb.com/2025-picture...
August 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
My new pictures of the week come from a project I have not officially announced, but my Patreon knows all about it. You can also see old pics of the week in my Gallery. #3dart #visualnovel arianeb.com/2025-picture...
For the record.
AI boom began 2022, thanks to GPT-3
AI bust began 2025, thanks to GPT-5
True or not, this will become the historical myth.
AI boom began 2022, thanks to GPT-3
AI bust began 2025, thanks to GPT-5
True or not, this will become the historical myth.
August 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For the record.
AI boom began 2022, thanks to GPT-3
AI bust began 2025, thanks to GPT-5
True or not, this will become the historical myth.
AI boom began 2022, thanks to GPT-3
AI bust began 2025, thanks to GPT-5
True or not, this will become the historical myth.
August 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM