Studio Ghibli-Inspired Gaming Setup

Name: Alissa Pabon

Location: Puerto Rico, US

Occupation: Gaming Content Creator, Twitch Streamer, Fashion Designer

Room size: 16,3 m² (175 ft²)

Cost of the setup: ~$3K

Social media: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Twitch

Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

My name is Alissa. I’m a 24-year-old Latina from Puerto Rico.

I create gaming content and stream on Twitch. I also own a small apparel business.

I have a fine arts bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design. It gives me a background in marketing, creativity, and trends. My degree also helps me see and appreciate things from an artist’s perspective.

I fell in love with gaming content creation because it’s an outlet for my creativity.

By doing something I love and enjoy, I can inspire others to find their own outlets, create their cosy spaces and develop unique lifestyles.

Boho, natural, green, plantcore, Ghiblicore — no words can sufficiently describe this eclectic, maximalist battlestation

I’ve been playing video games as a hobby since I was a child. I’ve always gravitated to chill, cheerful games like Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, Mario, Kirby, etc.

In 2020, the new Animal Crossing game came out, and I immediately got it and fell in love with it.

The COVID-19 pandemic started at that time, so I had some free time on my hands to spend on my hobby.

That’s when I decided to create an Instagram account dedicated to Animal Crossing to share my love for the series.

It became my main focus as the whole world was put on hold for more than a year.

I got really into the gaming community and started watching gamers stream on Twitch.

As of September 2022, Nintendo Switch is one of the top five best-selling game consoles in history — over 111 million units sold (Sony’s original PlayStation sold 102 million units)

I wanted to share my love for gaming with a community that felt the same way.

It was important to belong to a group of people that shared my passion for gaming and cosy vibes while supporting one another.

At that time, I decided to buy my first PC setup so I could become a Twitch streamer on the side.

Eventually, I expanded my gaming content creation to more social platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Take us through your setup

Item	Model
Monitor	HP 27er 27″ Full HD 1080p IPS LED (T3M88AA), White
Monitor mount	HUANUO Dual Monitor Stand Mount
Speakers	Creative Pebble 2.0
Headphones	Logitech G435
Keyboard	Moffi Wireless Keyboard, Bluetooth 5.1,6-10m, Green
Mouse	Seenda Wireless Mouse 2.4G, Olive Green
Chair	Beast, Medusa Racing-Style
Desk shelf	IKEA Linnmon, White
Web camera	XPCAM 1080P
Microphone	TKGOU: M799B

The inspiration for my desk setup came from Studio Ghibli’s aesthetics.

It all started with the key item in my space, the Moffi green keyboard. I built my whole setup around it.

Since I feel connected to the green colour, I made sure to use it as much as possible throughout my desk setup.

I also do love Studio Ghibli’s animation cosy vibe so I decided to try to incorporate it into my space as well.

I was heavily inspired by The Secret World of Arrietty and Kiki’s Delivery Service. That’s why I added all those plants and natural things to my battlestation.

Video games are an endless source of inspiration for Alissa — she cites Animal Crossing as one of her favourite titles

It took almost a year to create my space. I was buying things little by little with the income I was getting from content creation.

Another key item is an artificial moss wall I put above my desk. I have a YouTube video about how I made it, just in case you’d like to check it out.