|
The Sims
''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and Video game publisher, published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and is one of the List of best-selling video game franchises, best-selling video game series of all time. It is also part of the larger List of Sim video games, ''Sim'' series, started by ''SimCity (1989 video game), SimCity'' in 1989. The games in the ''Sims'' series are largely sandbox games, in that they lack any defined goals (except for some later expansion packs and Video game console, console versions which introduced this gameplay style). The player creates virtual people called "Sims", places them in houses, and helps direct their moods and satisfy their desires. Players can either place their Sims in pre-constructed homes or build them themselves. Each successive expansion pack and game in the series augmented what the player could do with their Sims. Development Game designer W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Simulation Game
Life simulation games form a subgenre of simulation video games in which the player lives or controls one or more virtual characters (human or otherwise). Such a game can revolve around "individuals and relationships, or it could be a simulation of an ecosystem". Other terms include artificial life game and simulated life game (SLG). Definition Life simulation games are about "maintaining and growing a virtual life", where players are given the power to control the lives of autonomous people or creatures. Artificial life games are related to computer science research in artificial life. But "because they're intended for entertainment rather than research, commercial A-life games implement only a subset of what A-life research investigates." This broad genre includes god games which focus on managing tribal worshipers, as well as digital pet, artificial pets that focus on one or several animals. It also includes genetic artificial life games, where players manage populations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
