David Stark

@Zarkonnen
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I make games about bad things happening to tiny simulated people. He/him.
Websitehttps://www.zarkonnen.com/
Airships: Conquer the Skieshttp://www.zarkonnen.com/airships
Swiss Game Hubhttps://www.swissgamehub.com/
More Gameshttps://zarkonnen.itch.io/

What happens when the maintainer of one of the tiny pillars of the modern infrastructure edifice depicted in the famous KXCD comic retaliates against AI? Spolier: you won't like this

> Some decade-long acquaintances have publicly condemned me. Others just ignore my reaching out. From now on, it will be much harder for me to have talks accepted in “neutral” conferences. It will also be harder to find a new job in case I ever need one

https://blog.johanneslink.net/2026/06/09/the-jqwik-anti-ai-affair/

WIP individual parts animations for Biomechanoid Repair Shop. #pixelart
I'm tempted to start inserting nonsensical sentences with overused AI-style turns of phrase into my posts. That's not just an iguanadon - it's cheesecake. And it's going to change the way you lick the moon.
The Airships: Conquer the Skies discord server keeps getting bothered by scam bots, so member of the community Edgar made this excellent fan art translating the scam into the game's universe.
Sketching out various shapes biomechanoids could have in Biomechanoid Repair Shop, inspired by organic shapes like skulls, sea creatures, and more. #gamedev
Remember that "Columbus" means "pigeon", so it's Chris Pigeon, famous explorer, and the District of Pigeonia, and the Pigeony High School Massacre.
Someone who's actually competent at audio mixing should make a mashup of Crying at the Discotheque and Discotheque Necronomicon.

Made these Home Office posters informing citizens about some new rules that are being enforced in the #Filton case.

Print files can be downloaded here:
https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/single-post/filton-25

Every time I inject one of those Mounjaro pens I think of the Predator healing animation in the 2000 AvP game.
This is one of the most impressive #IOCCC entries I've ever seen:

https://www.ioccc.org/2025/cable/index.html

Hoooooly shit