jeeyonshim
Jeeyon Shim is an award-winning game designer, multimedia artist, and outdoor educator based in California. She is known for a prolific body of work with lyrical prose, innovative mechanics, and a consistent ability to create transformative connections between players and the world around them. Her work has been featured on Polygon, Shut Up and Sit Down, and multiple times on Dicebreaker, among other publications. In August 2021 she received the Diana Jones Emerging Designer Award in its inaugural year, making her the first designer to win distinction in the program. In October she and Shing Yin Khor received the IndieCade Best Live Action Game award for their collaboration on Field Guide To Memory. She likes dirt, animals, making things with her hands, and green growing things.
Want to get in touch? Reach out to me at:
hello [dot] jeeyonshimgames [at] gmail [dot] com
Upcoming Projects: The Snow Queen
Stay tuned for updates in the near future by following Jeeyon on Twitter (@jeeyonshim)!
Awards and Notables
Diana Jones 2021 Emerging Designer Award
Big Bad Con 2019 Keynote Speaker
IndieCade Best Live Action Game
Press and Media
Polygon: Interview with co-designer and collaborator Shing Yin Khor, by Nicole Carpenter
Shut Up and Sit Down: Field Guide To Memory (Solo RPG Trio)
Sidequest: Interview with Jeeyon Shim and Shing Yin Khor
Dicebreaker: The Last Will and Testament of Gideon Blythe Feature
Dicebreaker: The Shape of Shadows Feature
Interviews and Podcasts
Ludology 244: Games Brought to Life
What Am I Rolling?, episodes 79, 80, 81, and 82: Field Guide to Memory
