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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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.
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🚨 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)
🧵 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨 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)
🧵 1/2
- 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)
🧵 1/2
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🐺🥕🍅🥦
Intermarché "Unloved"
Intermarché "Unloved"
December 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🐺🥕🍅🥦
Intermarché "Unloved"
Intermarché "Unloved"
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Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
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A few years ago I had a partner who was a former roboticist. Through her I became acutely aware of how much of public-facing robotics is now is pure theatrical smoke and mirrors horseshit intended to dupe credulous tech press and VCs.
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A few years ago I had a partner who was a former roboticist. Through her I became acutely aware of how much of public-facing robotics is now is pure theatrical smoke and mirrors horseshit intended to dupe credulous tech press and VCs.
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First base layer for my jade material! Got a lot of fidgeting to do and vertex painting once I got my other versions made but just seeing it like this has given me a huge boost to keep it going!
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
First base layer for my jade material! Got a lot of fidgeting to do and vertex painting once I got my other versions made but just seeing it like this has given me a huge boost to keep it going!
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NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
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It’s actually up to governments to regulate AI and stop it from destroying lives.
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s actually up to governments to regulate AI and stop it from destroying lives.
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Latest progress on the Mage props:
-the backpack is done
-the journal is done
-I have started working on the alchemy ingredients and other secondary items
#Blender3D #B3D #3Dart #gameart #lowpoly
-the backpack is done
-the journal is done
-I have started working on the alchemy ingredients and other secondary items
#Blender3D #B3D #3Dart #gameart #lowpoly
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Latest progress on the Mage props:
-the backpack is done
-the journal is done
-I have started working on the alchemy ingredients and other secondary items
#Blender3D #B3D #3Dart #gameart #lowpoly
-the backpack is done
-the journal is done
-I have started working on the alchemy ingredients and other secondary items
#Blender3D #B3D #3Dart #gameart #lowpoly