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 ...
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As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.
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 ...
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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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Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: 'Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot'
Credit: Electronic Arts 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.
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How The Sims' endless customization fostered one of gaming's most diverse player communities
Created by one of the industry's few auteur game-designers, Will Wright, The Sims 1 was released on the cusp of the ...
The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world
One of the most famous - stranding your Sim in a swimming pool without a ladder - remains a popular meme to this day.UK-based ...
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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.
“I never really thought of The Sims as inherently optimistic,” Wright, 65, said. “I always thought of The Sims as slightly sarcastically nostalgic for a past that never really existed.
Long-Gone Classics The Sims 1 And 2 Are Finally Coming Back To PC [Update]
Fans of The Sims have their hopes up that the original two games will finally be remastered for modern platforms after ...