Hello everyone,
I'm the sole developer behind Witch Yarns Studio, and I create NSFW games. I have a topic I'd like to discuss with you all, and I'm genuinely curious to hear your thoughts.
When creating visuals for my games, I use AI as a tool. However, I don’t simply take AI-generated images and place them directly into my games. I spend a lot of time refining these outputs, making necessary adjustments, and enhancing them. Despite this, many people seem to criticize me just for using AI, and I don’t fully understand why.
Game development isn’t just about visuals—it’s about coding, storytelling, music, and more. Visuals are just one part of the process. But when I use AI for the visual aspect, it feels like people see me as someone who doesn’t put in any effort. The reality is that I invest a lot of time and energy into ensuring that my AI-generated images meet a certain standard, so I don’t overwhelm my players with low-quality content.
When I mention that I use AI in my visuals, it’s as if people think I’m creating entire games without any real effort—like I just told ChatGPT to "make me a game" and it did all the work.
I support AI usage within certain limits. As an indie developer, I unfortunately don’t have the budget to hire an artist. But AI gives me the chance to realize my vision and bring my creative ideas to life. What am I supposed to do? Should I learn how to draw? If your answer is "yes," then does that mean we should all stop using translation apps and learn every language we want to translate? It's a similar argument.
Of course, working with a professional artist would be ideal and would probably lead to better results. But what should creative people who can’t afford to hire an artist do? I’m a creative individual, and I love making things. AI helps me with that. I don’t want to spend my time dreaming of the day I can work with an artist—I want to create now, despite my limitations.
That’s all I wanted to share. I’m really interested in hearing your opinions.
Best regards, Witch Yarns Studio