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A lot of the interesting issues and dynamics within a city occur over things such as socio-economic issues or ethnic issues. But they require a much... →
I find it refreshing to unplug from it for a while. You kind of forget how deeply you get embedded in it.
On vacation, I totally unplug. I don't bring a laptop with me.
Because now it's the fans out there that are entertaining us, the developers, with their creations!
The Sims is kind of an interesting case because we had all these expansion packs. We were able to incrementally add on and explore without invading... →
And so from that, I've always been fascinated with the idea that complexity can come out of such simplicity.
Everybody has a different definition of the good side.
For me, what's a more important question is how we get at least the option of more diverse experiences in this media.
I typically go overboard when I research new projects.
It used to be that you knew your neighbors and maybe your coworkers - the people in your physical vicinity.
Players like to know that they've discovered things that even the designers didn't know were in the game.
And every now and then people find the bugs, and they interpret those as cool failures in the Sims terms. For them it's like a treasure hunt, you... →
Also, after people play these Sim games, it tends to change their perception of the world around them, so they see their city, house or family in a... →