I think the idea of having a game based on reality is compelling right off the bat because everyone has some experience with the subject of the game.

Computer and video games represent one of the most important new media developments of this generation. Unlike many other forms of entertainment they offer players the opportunity to explore, be creative, learn through interaction and express themselves to others. It is vitally important that we protect and nurture this new art form so that it can reach its full potential. Like most new forms of artistic expression that have come before (music, novels, movies), the primary critics of video games are the people that do not play them.

Also, after people play these Sim games, it tends to change their perception of the world around them, so they see their city, house or family in a slightly different way after playing.

I think the idea of having a game based on reality is compelling right off the bat because everyone has some experience with the subject of the game.

Television is a very different thing from video games. It's kind of hard for me to compare.

Players like to know that they've discovered things that even the designers didn't know were in the game.

Because now it's the fans out there that are entertaining us, the developers, with their creations!