Players like to know that they've discovered things that even the designers didn't know were in the game.
Will WrightIn an online community, there's this kind of social economy between the community members. Some people have status because they make cool skins or that's a good website that's visited a lot, but there's no real gameplay there.
Will WrightBecause now it's the fans out there that are entertaining us, the developers, with their creations!
Will WrightA 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 more elaborate model of human behavior.
Will Wright