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jeeyon.bsky.social
jeeyon shim 심지연
@jeeyon.bsky.social
Writer and game designer, former outdoor educator, multidisciplinary artist, mushroom forager in the wintertime. Winner of Diana Jones Emerging Designer Award and co-winner of Indiecade Best Live Game.

Support my work: patreon.com/jeeyonshim/membership
hey i’m alive, i’ve just been v sick for a while and in and out of urgent care the last couple weeks; hoping i’ll be in better shape after christmas, thanks for being patient while i recover 💛

found footage of me playing catch up once i’m better attached below
December 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
this is my favorite scam text i've ever received
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sometimes my friends ask me what I mean when I say Onion snuggles “aggressively” so I got photo documentation
December 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
you can’t see it in the full shot but another saffron crocus bloomed today 💜
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
nine weeks in
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Not quite there but getting closer!
December 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Roast duck, wild chanterelles, confit potatoes, winter fruit salad. Managed to get this meal on the table the literal moment my partner walked in the door for our visit and he looked at me and said “how did you DO that” the same way I do during a stage magician’s show
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The physical edition of my solo game, Psalms for the Undertow, is now available for members of the Dirtgoblin Zine Club! Members get editions that include experimental materials. In this case that's a two player mechanic I'm currently testing, printed on vellum, and a piece of handmade paper (1/2)
November 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
today while i was mushroom hunting i asked my friend if she could smell that "delightful fruity scent" and then remembered that old field guides say golden chanterelles emit a scent like fresh apricots. a few minutes of poking around later and i unearthed one the size of my entire head
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
madly typing as fast as i can to finish a long design diary essay before my partner arrives for his visit and there's no point in hiding that this is not going to be fully edited in time
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I need to figure out how to get better alignment when I couch the outermost sheets, you can see along the edges where I didn’t line them up quite right. But with some luck I’ll be able to improve that and get even better translucence on the next couple tests
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Paper turned out a touch more opaque than I’d like, if I want to evoke that caul fat look, but the texture is basically what I wanted. Some unexpected integrity testing showed me it’s also pretty sturdy, so that’s nice
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I'm working on my Patreon zine club members' rewards today, and I accidentally printed one of upcoming zine covers on a sheet of black cardstock. I kind of love the effect of that black-on-black, barely visible toner. (Shades of Esoteric @jdragsky.bsky.social 🖤)
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Six months ago I bought some of this specialty paper on steep discount bc it looks like caul fat, perfect for the cover of my zine club reward. Anyway now it's winter and the only way I'm getting this shit to adhere to paper is by making that paper myself and embedding it in each sheet, pray for me
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Finally finished this move in LEVIATHAN, my in-dev mech pilot game. The Bonding Moves push characters towards moments of healing and intimacy, either emotionally or physically. The one exception is when they're on the brink of death.

To support more #LEVdev, join my Patreon! patreon.com/jeeyonshim
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Anyone know what type of foam this might be? It’s very dense and firm, and was the insert for a USB-A to USB-C adapter, not sure how much that narrows it down lol this might be a long shot
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Making more progress in early stage dev for LEVIATHAN, today honing the table materials. The most productive, fruitful, and downright fun focus group session so far, home game group remains unbeaten (apologies in advance to @windienine.bsky.social for my usual quality of organization in notetaking)
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I had a bunch of stale potato chips left over from a pot luck and tried using them in a torta espagnole, it worked really well!
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
i forgive him
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
violence :(
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
portrait of a tyrant
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
six weeks in
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
i’m in hell
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Friends from high school + anyone who went to a high school that also did the Millard Fillmore trivia hunt, do you remember how the questions and search procedure were set up? (I mostly remember staying up all night in the school library and using a microfiche machine for the first time)
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
bowl of brown
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM