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Alanna Okunan occasional newsletter about video games (and sometimes crafting)
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What I'm Up To Lately
knit.city on display at the Clive Davis Gallery in March, 2026
Not too long ago, I quit my job as an editor after twelve years in journalism and enrolled at NYU ITP to learn to make new kinds of things. I graduated in May, after two years...
I Built a Game Inside a Dollhouse
Since I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with miniatures. Not dolls, per se, but what my mom called “setups:” arrangements of tiny furniture and items to create little scenes. As a child I made them from popsicle sticks and polymer clay,...
Play 'Last Defense Academy' to lose track of time
I took a week off between the end of one summer campus job and the beginning of another. During my vacation, I started The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, a new visual novel (and then some) out from Too Kyo Games. And that’s when time c...
Build a box. Then, build another box.
Photo: Ray Wang
Hi! I’m Alanna Okun, a writer, crafter, and programmer living in New York City. I recently left a twelve-year career in journalism to pursue a master’s degree in creative technology. I’ve been teaching myself to make games...
How to knit a breadboard
On the right, the original threadboard, clocking in around 12in x 9in / 30cm x 22cm; on the left, the tutorial threadboard, about 7in x 5in / 18cm x 12cm.
Hi! I’m Alanna Okun, a writer, crafter, and amateur programmer living in New...
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