years of experience
Interactive DirectorCreative TechnologistSingapore / Earth
00 / Who
LEONLIM
I create interactive work that asks people not only to look,
but to move, choose, and discover.
A PRACTICE IN PARTICIPATION01 / ∞
01 / What
I am interested in the moment an audience stops watching.
The work begins when people enter it.
Interactivity turns an audience into participants. Meaning is not delivered all at once; it unfolds through movement, choice and attention.
Technology should support that encounter quietly. When the system feels natural, the experience - not the machinery - is what stays with people.
completed projects
hours of sleep every night
days till my next birthday
02 / Where8 projects in view
Experiences
shaped through participation.
Museums, games, public spaces and virtual worlds - each developed by listening to what the story, the setting and the audience actually need.
WORKSHOP / PROCESS / TEAM03 / Why
Presence over spectacle.
I see interactivity as a medium through which art can be fully experienced rather than merely observed. Where traditional forms invite reflection from a distance, interactive experiences invite presence, agency, and participation.
What interests me most is how interactivity transforms perception. When people are invited to engage, to decide, to move, or to respond, meaning is no longer delivered but discovered.
My practice brings together art, storytelling, systems, and human behaviour into a single expressive form. The aim is not spectacle, but resonance: technology recedes, allowing presence, emotion, and personal interpretation to take centre stage.
04 / Wecognition
Notes from outside.
2026GovMediaNational Museum of Singapore recognised at GovMedia Conference & Awards 20262023Marketing-InteractiveMaking SPace for virtual experiences with real-world impact2020Bonus Stage · 9/10“The story is also one of the game’s strongest features.”2020Eurogamer“An impressive achievement. There’s wit and warmth and even tenderness here.”2020GameByte · 8/10“Fun, engaging and a great way to spend a couple of evenings.”2020Indie Hive“Compelling narrative and satisfying puzzles.”2020IGN Southeast AsiaWhat Does It Take to Make a Good Game? Self-Taught M'sian Dev Shares His Secret2020IGN Southeast AsiaHack Your Way Through Big Corporations with GREYHAT, a M'sian Indie Game2019AsiaOneThis nostalgic Rubber Wrestling game gets a delicious Raya update
Your impossible brief
has been waiting for Leon.
For immersive installations, interactive worlds, cultural experiences and ideas without an instruction manual.