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Joelyn is a universe-driven writer who weaves puzzles into her stories and games, rewarding the observant with side quests and secrets behind the scenes. Using play, she loves building worlds and documenting mythos, boosting imagination and creative problem solving.When not writing, she finds way to experience and immerse herself in the architecture of lore through visual novels, escape rooms, puzzle hunts, life simulations, and presentations on the future of work and sustaining creative careers.
Areas of Interests and Skills:- Storytelling - Writing across mediums (prose, games, comics, profiles, process documentation)
- World-Building - Experience building (escape rooms, puzzle hunts)
- Creative / Critical Thinking - Practice through play and experiential storytelling
- Future of Work - Practice-based study on sustaining creative careers and passion-fuelled labour
JewelVerse
What happens when other parallels have the solutions we need?
Or when we make contact?Sometimes, the stories of these encounters come from the people we see in plain sight.
A cybersecurity student, an ex-lawyer turned diplomat, or an ex-counterfeiter just out of jail.These are their stories.
What I do...
Reviews / Advertorials - Escape Rooms and Immersive ExperiencesGame / Experience Design - Participatory / Interactive Experiences in your pocket!Documenting Lore - Every character, world, organisation, profile, has a story that powers their being. Let me help you document your origin stories.
a glimpse of how i do...
The Escape Artist SG: The Last LionOne of the best limited edition Escape Room experiences I’ve played in Singapore - a combination of a Puzzle Hunt and Escape Room in one of Singapore’s historical buildings. This was definitely one of my favourite reviews to both play through and write later on.
JewelVerse Cipher ZinesWhat happens when other parallels have solutions we need? Or when we make contact?The JewelVerse Cipher Zines peeks into this fictional universe and the stories behind these people. Perhaps, you can also join in their mystery solving. If you're game!Find out more about the JewelVerse!
How I Created my Cipher ZinesThanks to my deep dive into the world of escape rooms, specifically for solo or at-home play, I decided to try combining my interest in escape rooms and puzzles with my current creative writing practice. Here’s an insight into how I created my Cipher Zines - some of the first avenues into my fictional universe!
More coming soon! In the meantime, check out my cipher zines on Itch.io or download my bibliography here!
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