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)
Pinned
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
Reposted by William Ahrens
until we return, paradise interred
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
until we return, paradise interred
Reposted by William Ahrens
Had fun this evening kitbashing together a shipyard station idea.
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Had fun this evening kitbashing together a shipyard station idea.
Reposted by William Ahrens
Moonlit Library pixel art diorama in #Crocotile3D
#gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #spooky
#gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #spooky
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Moonlit Library pixel art diorama in #Crocotile3D
#gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #spooky
#gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #spooky
Reposted by William Ahrens
September 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reposted by William Ahrens
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Reposted by William Ahrens
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Reposted by William Ahrens
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Reposted by William Ahrens
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
Reposted by William Ahrens
little more, getting pretty close to done
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
little more, getting pretty close to done
Reposted by William Ahrens
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 4/4]
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 4/4]
Reposted by William Ahrens
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 3/4]
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 3/4]
Reposted by William Ahrens
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 2/4]
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 2/4]
Reposted by William Ahrens
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 1/4]
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Jellybean Juice #8 [part 1/4]
Reposted by William Ahrens
Sneak peek at some development artwork for a new project. THREAD (1/?)
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Sneak peek at some development artwork for a new project. THREAD (1/?)
Reposted by William Ahrens
Sorta on an unintended hiatus with my platformer thats been bumming me out but #MetroidvaniaMonthJam is here to bring back my motivation! My goal/hope is to package up what I mostly already have into a lil metroidjam game and springboard back into regular progress again
#GameDev #3DPlatformer
#GameDev #3DPlatformer
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Sorta on an unintended hiatus with my platformer thats been bumming me out but #MetroidvaniaMonthJam is here to bring back my motivation! My goal/hope is to package up what I mostly already have into a lil metroidjam game and springboard back into regular progress again
#GameDev #3DPlatformer
#GameDev #3DPlatformer
Reposted by William Ahrens
day 53!!!! woooo Consume Me got nominated for the Games For Impact Awars at #thegameawards this year!!!!! I’M SO EXCITED TO GO BACK TO LA AND EAT PRIME RIB AT TAM O’SHANTER 🤤🤨🙂↕️🥩❤️🔥✨ it’s on my list of top 10 favorite meals i’ve ever eaten in my life #gaming #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #tga
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
day 53!!!! woooo Consume Me got nominated for the Games For Impact Awars at #thegameawards this year!!!!! I’M SO EXCITED TO GO BACK TO LA AND EAT PRIME RIB AT TAM O’SHANTER 🤤🤨🙂↕️🥩❤️🔥✨ it’s on my list of top 10 favorite meals i’ve ever eaten in my life #gaming #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #tga
Reposted by William Ahrens
Hear me out. Every time you share wrong answers you are helping to sabotage the LLMs that will eventually scrape your answer. But also it is a completely true thing that we used to store files in vending machines to keep them cold while away from home.
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hear me out. Every time you share wrong answers you are helping to sabotage the LLMs that will eventually scrape your answer. But also it is a completely true thing that we used to store files in vending machines to keep them cold while away from home.
Reposted by William Ahrens
No genAI at Kaizen Game Works either, in Promise Mascot Agency or Paradise Killer.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
No genAI at Kaizen Game Works either, in Promise Mascot Agency or Paradise Killer.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
Reposted by William Ahrens
Spooky Doorway doesn't use gen AI. I actually don't know a single dev who does. All the problems in The Séance of Blake Manor were handcrafted by me.
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Spooky Doorway doesn't use gen AI. I actually don't know a single dev who does. All the problems in The Séance of Blake Manor were handcrafted by me.
Reposted by William Ahrens
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Reposted by William Ahrens
A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.