SOMETHING OF MAGAZINE: THE SIMS

Life in a video game: 150 milion people around the world have a version of the sims video game. Will it be top of your Christmas list this year?

 The father of The SIMS is a man called Will Wright. In 1989, he created a game called SimCity. In the game, players could build and control an entire city. Two years later, he had another idea. This time, his game was abuot people. This "simulation" of life was called THE SIMS.

A SIMple idea

Will Wright's inspiration for The Sims came when a fire destroyed his home in 1991. He had to start his life again with no possessions. "What do you buy first" Will says. "You get a toothbrush and underwear, then a place to stay, later a new car..."
In Wright's new game, THE SIMS, it was possible for players to make their own houses and fill them with cool possessions like televisions and swimming pools. Wright called it his digital dollhouse".

What is the SIMS secret?

When The Sims first came out in 2000, it sold ten million copies in its first week! Today it is sold in 60 countries and in 22 languages.
The sims' secret ingredient is that it is based on reality. Players control their Sims and make them do all the things that we do: eat, drink, go to the toilet, sleep, get jobs and have families.