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 ...
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.
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 ...
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‘The Sims,’ gaming’s ultimate social sandbox, turns 25
The original launched in February 2000 and spawned one of the most successful franchises in video game history. NPR's Susan ...
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‘The Sims’ turned players into gods. And farmers. And vampires. And landlords.
“A long time ago, I decided that game design is applied psychology,” Wright said. Even before The Sims was released, developers invited people to create custom content, providing basic ...
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How The Sims accidentally invented the cosy game genre
building on the formula introduced by Sims creator Will Wright all those years ago. For 25 years, The Sims has proven that games can be different. They don’t need conflict, challenge or even ...
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The 25 best Sims games for The Sims 25th anniversary
The Sims franchise turns 25 this week, which is a huge milestone in and of itself, but did you know just how many Sims games ...
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‘The Sims’ Turned Mere Mortals Into Gods. Twenty-Five Years Later, the Addictive Computer Game Is Still Going Strong
The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to ...
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The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world
The Sims was never supposed to be a hit. Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they weren't convinced by his idea of a "virtual dollhouse". A so-called life ...