The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords.
As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.
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After 3 years away from The Sims 4, it's finally the game I've been waiting to play
I've just opened up The Sims 4 for the first time in three years ... More about the sims The Sims design mastermind Will Wright says the first Sims ever made were "too good" at staying alive ...
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The Sims 4 Could Set the World on Fire With an Unusual Take on Future DLC
The Sims 4 DLC has taken on many forms and given players ... then sequel DLC may be its best route forward. Created by Will Wright and Maxis, and published by EA, The Sims is a long-running ...
The Sims design mastermind Will Wright says the first Sims ever made were "too good" at staying alive and needed to be stupider for the game to be fun
According to The Sims mastermind Will Wright, the original life sim had to be dumbed down as Sims' autonomy was simply "too ...
Jericho Sims trade for Delon Wright doesn’t address Knicks’ biggest need
And while Wright brings defensive tenacity, his addition doesn’t necessarily address New York’s most pressing issue: a lack ...
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‘The Sims’ turned players into gods. And farmers. And vampires. And landlords.
The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream when it was released on Feb 4, 2000, with Wright pulling inspiration from biology, architecture, comics and psychology to dictate the rules of his ...
The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world
Now, 25 years from its debut, The Sims is one of the best-selling video game series of all time, with an active community of superfans known as Simmers. The latest instalment, The Sims 4, has been ...
Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: 'Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot'
As part of the 25th anniversary of The Sims, the New York Times spoke to the original game's lead designer Will Wright, who gave some insight into how its AI was programmed. Part of the inspiration ...