William Ahrens
@milespr21704790.bsky.social
3D-artist, Archvis lover, Studied indie-game dev.
(The profile background was my first Archvis project.)
(PFP was by kopeht on deviantart)
(The profile background was my first Archvis project.)
(PFP was by kopeht on deviantart)
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Hey, here's all my work and some links.
I've made animations, props, characters, an environment, vehicles + made small game prototypes in Unreal Engine 5.
I'm looking for an internship either remote/ in Belgium.
www.linkedin.com/in/william-a...
www.artstation.com/williamahrens
I've made animations, props, characters, an environment, vehicles + made small game prototypes in Unreal Engine 5.
I'm looking for an internship either remote/ in Belgium.
www.linkedin.com/in/william-a...
www.artstation.com/williamahrens
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"It’s not a PR issue, it’s an ethics issue." -- The Head Horse
Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
One Game Publisher Is Pushing Back Against AI Art With Contracts That Ban It: 'It's Cancerous' - Kotaku
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
"It’s not a PR issue, it’s an ethics issue." -- The Head Horse
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Hooded Horse's CEO has banned AI art at a contract level, even for placeholders.
"I fucking hate gen AI art... ‘no fucking AI assets... it's cancerous"
(Read more: Kotaku)
"I fucking hate gen AI art... ‘no fucking AI assets... it's cancerous"
(Read more: Kotaku)
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Hooded Horse's CEO has banned AI art at a contract level, even for placeholders.
"I fucking hate gen AI art... ‘no fucking AI assets... it's cancerous"
(Read more: Kotaku)
"I fucking hate gen AI art... ‘no fucking AI assets... it's cancerous"
(Read more: Kotaku)
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Look how nice this is.
Look at it.
Look at it.
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Look how nice this is.
Look at it.
Look at it.
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Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
One Game Publisher Is Pushing Back Against AI Art With Contracts That Ban It: 'It's Cancerous' - Kotaku
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
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DELL EXEC: Consumers are “not buying based on AI. In fact I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them understand a specific outcome."
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
Dell seems to be the first to realise we don't actually care about AI PCs
"What we've learned over the course of this year, from a consumer perspective, is they're not buying based on AI."
www.pcgamer.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
DELL EXEC: Consumers are “not buying based on AI. In fact I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them understand a specific outcome."
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
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Patrick Dane, longtime games and entertainment journalist and News Editor at This Week in Videogames, has died in a motor vehicle accident. He was 34 years old.
Patrick Dane, This Week in Videogames News Editor, Dies
Patrick will be remembered for his passion and enthusiasm for his work and the games industry, and as a cherished colleague and friend.
thisweekinvideogames.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Patrick Dane, longtime games and entertainment journalist and News Editor at This Week in Videogames, has died in a motor vehicle accident. He was 34 years old.
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humans thread, starting with the 3 amigos: Shotgun Trenchknight, Pistol Trenchknight, and Rocket Trenchknight
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
humans thread, starting with the 3 amigos: Shotgun Trenchknight, Pistol Trenchknight, and Rocket Trenchknight
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Gamedevs in 2026 trying to develop games for $6000 potato PCs with 256MB of RAM
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Gamedevs in 2026 trying to develop games for $6000 potato PCs with 256MB of RAM
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January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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They gave Balatro an 18+ only rating because it had poker cards in it.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Just had to check
December 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They gave Balatro an 18+ only rating because it had poker cards in it.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
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My series from VIZ, Status Royale is a (e)sports manga that takes place in the near-future! It's about a Rowdy Girl rounds up a gaming team to take on the top player in the world: her Ex-Bestie🎮💫💥
It's one of my most collaborative comics, as I was able to hire/delegate parts to talented creatives.
It's one of my most collaborative comics, as I was able to hire/delegate parts to talented creatives.
October 3, 2024 at 11:03 PM
My series from VIZ, Status Royale is a (e)sports manga that takes place in the near-future! It's about a Rowdy Girl rounds up a gaming team to take on the top player in the world: her Ex-Bestie🎮💫💥
It's one of my most collaborative comics, as I was able to hire/delegate parts to talented creatives.
It's one of my most collaborative comics, as I was able to hire/delegate parts to talented creatives.
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getting over stinking winter flu. Pottered around with this in Blender. I have a very occasional lucid dream of drifting over beautiful landscapes and through the clouds. Sounds a bit soppy but I get a bit teary thinking about it
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
getting over stinking winter flu. Pottered around with this in Blender. I have a very occasional lucid dream of drifting over beautiful landscapes and through the clouds. Sounds a bit soppy but I get a bit teary thinking about it
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So, Sam Altman is Syndrome, right? Someone without abilities, angry at the world for it, training machines on the those with abilities, then getting rid of them, with the goal to make tech that makes him huge profits.
“When everyone is special, no one is.”
“When everyone is special, no one is.”
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
So, Sam Altman is Syndrome, right? Someone without abilities, angry at the world for it, training machines on the those with abilities, then getting rid of them, with the goal to make tech that makes him huge profits.
“When everyone is special, no one is.”
“When everyone is special, no one is.”
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Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
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Develop “concept art”?? 💀 💀 💀
All the image models solely rely on stolen work of countless of artists to function at capacity.
Using them not only is deeply unethical but puts the company at risk.
Not worth it and I truly hope ( hell, I’m begging) that they reconsider 😭
All the image models solely rely on stolen work of countless of artists to function at capacity.
Using them not only is deeply unethical but puts the company at risk.
Not worth it and I truly hope ( hell, I’m begging) that they reconsider 😭
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Develop “concept art”?? 💀 💀 💀
All the image models solely rely on stolen work of countless of artists to function at capacity.
Using them not only is deeply unethical but puts the company at risk.
Not worth it and I truly hope ( hell, I’m begging) that they reconsider 😭
All the image models solely rely on stolen work of countless of artists to function at capacity.
Using them not only is deeply unethical but puts the company at risk.
Not worth it and I truly hope ( hell, I’m begging) that they reconsider 😭
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For our next game update: I made an anti-AI placeholder for fun, but since @alexstrook.bsky.social liked it it so much I made it into a real color variation for a poster 🫡
Never used AI for anything in our games, and we're not going to start anytime soon
Never used AI for anything in our games, and we're not going to start anytime soon
December 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
For our next game update: I made an anti-AI placeholder for fun, but since @alexstrook.bsky.social liked it it so much I made it into a real color variation for a poster 🫡
Never used AI for anything in our games, and we're not going to start anytime soon
Never used AI for anything in our games, and we're not going to start anytime soon
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Orrig Tries Tea (2/2)
I am not allowed to publish DotL pages on its website nor my patreon for various reasons, but stay tuned for some news later this week. ;)
I am not allowed to publish DotL pages on its website nor my patreon for various reasons, but stay tuned for some news later this week. ;)
June 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Orrig Tries Tea (2/2)
I am not allowed to publish DotL pages on its website nor my patreon for various reasons, but stay tuned for some news later this week. ;)
I am not allowed to publish DotL pages on its website nor my patreon for various reasons, but stay tuned for some news later this week. ;)
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Remember how biased and leading the questions were in favour of the AI companies? And this was still the response.
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Remember how biased and leading the questions were in favour of the AI companies? And this was still the response.