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Author: Alyssa Wejebe

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A still from Jaws featuring actor Roy Scheider in front of the mechanical shark puppet.

Tracking a Mechanical Shark

By Alyssa Wejebe • September 16th, 2022

Alyssa follows the adventures of Bruce, the mechanical shark in Jaws.

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A Dog and Her Friend and the Lockdown in Between

By Alyssa Wejebe • August 11th, 2022

Alyssa imagines Isabelle’s friendship with Doomguy while remembering the first year of lockdown.

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NOS-4-A2, a robot character from the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command tv show, extends bat-like wings made of energy from his back.

Do Robots Feast on Electric Sheep?

By Alyssa Wejebe • July 8th, 2022

Alyssa looks back on robotic energy vampire NOS-4-A2 from Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

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In a screenshot from a Kirby videogame, a pink marshmallow-like fellow wears steampunk gear while taking on a large bat wearing what looks like a hockey mask.

Dreaming of Dream Land

By Alyssa Wejebe • June 14th, 2022

Alyssa remembers the time she shapeshifted into a bunch of creatures and decimated an airship with her brothers before escaping on a sentient cyclops wheel.

An image of a white persons hand holding a brush as it paints a workbook in gouache. This is a still from this: https://www.mossery.co/products/sibylline-meynet-gouache-art-kit

Framed by Flowers: An Interview with Illustrator Sibylline Meynet

By Alyssa Wejebe • March 5th, 2021

Meynet’s art feels delightfully reminiscent of Art Nouveau, like Alphonse Mucha’s illustrations.

Building an Arcade in Button City

By Alyssa Wejebe • October 8th, 2020

Save the arcade!

Playing With Shadows in Projection: First Light

By Alyssa Wejebe • October 1st, 2020

Unwinnable speaks with Michael Chu, director of Shadowplay Studios, to discuss Projection: First Light’s historical influences, nonverbal approach and more.

Finding Emotional Absurdity in Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance

By Alyssa Wejebe • August 26th, 2020

“It started…we just took the image of a raptor – a velociraptor – and put him in a letterman jacket.”

Behind the LudoNarraCon 2020 Poster: An Interview with Leonie Yue

By Alyssa Wejebe • May 6th, 2020

For many folks, their first exposure to LudoNarraCon was the poster. We talk to the artist.

Become a Raccoon Detective in Backbone: An Interview with Developer EggNut

By Alyssa Wejebe • May 5th, 2020

Don’t get in the way of a raccoon detective on a case!

The Flower Collectors: An Interview with Gregor Eigner

By Alyssa Wejebe • May 1st, 2020

Solve a mystery from your balcony.

Expanding the Second LudoNarraCon: An Interview with Chris Wright

By Alyssa Wejebe • April 30th, 2020

We chat with Chris Wright about LudoNarrraCon’s past, present and future.

Cozy in the Cafe: Kris Antoni Hadiputra on Developing Coffee Talk

By Alyssa Wejebe • April 29th, 2020

Lattes and quiet conversation.

Dungeon Crawling in a Dating Sim: An Interview with Victoria Tran and Tanya X. Short

By Alyssa Wejebe • April 28th, 2020

Date your weapons!

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Picking Fruit in Hyrule: Playing Breath of the Wild Like It’s Animal Crossing

By Alyssa Wejebe • February 21st, 2020

If you’re sick of emptying your pockets to Tom Nook and microtransactions, another Nintendo mainstay may be exactly what you’re looking for.

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