Comments on: MySims http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Grand Text Auto » Ian Horswill Blogging! http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/comment-page-1/#comment-121383 Grand Text Auto » Ian Horswill Blogging! Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:42:11 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1459#comment-121383 [...] omputer science meets arts-and-entertainment lab whose members included Robin Hunicke (now MySims design lead) and Rob Zubek (of Breakup Conversation fame), and administrator of a progr [...] [...] omputer science meets arts-and-entertainment lab whose members included Robin Hunicke (now MySims design lead) and Rob Zubek (of Breakup Conversation fame), and administrator of a progr [...]

]]> By: Neko - chan http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/comment-page-1/#comment-113161 Neko - chan Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:55:20 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1459#comment-113161 This game is sooo cute looking! When you see it it's like it's a whole other game than the other Sims games, but the characters act the same! It's pretty cool... EA's really outdone itself this time! This game is sooo cute looking! When you see it it’s like it’s a whole other game than the other Sims games, but the characters act the same! It’s pretty cool… EA’s really outdone itself this time!

]]> By: Grand Text Auto » GDC 2007 Recap http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/comment-page-1/#comment-112455 Grand Text Auto » GDC 2007 Recap Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:52:42 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1459#comment-112455 [...] ork to it, and how they evolved the game design to appeal to the Nintendo Wii audience for MySims. They finally got rid of managing if your Sims need to pee! Thank goodness. Michael [...] [...] ork to it, and how they evolved the game design to appeal to the Nintendo Wii audience for MySims. They finally got rid of managing if your Sims need to pee! Thank goodness. Michael [...]

]]> By: The Dude http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/comment-page-1/#comment-112172 The Dude Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:29:27 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1459#comment-112172 AWWWWW! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS GAME! IT IS THE BEST EVA! AWWWWW! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS GAME! IT IS THE BEST EVA!

]]> By: andrew http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/comment-page-1/#comment-110846 andrew Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:51:37 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1459#comment-110846 Ha. Ah, but don't forget our Facade collaboration was borne as we strolled away from an outdoor hottub with views of the mountains in Snowbird, Utah in 1998 or so, at Microsoft's Lifelike Characters Conference. (8 years later we'd return to Snowbird to win Slamdance, across town.) Not that I'm a big Microsoft fan, or a <a href="http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F30B1EF83D540C728CDDA80894DF404482" rel="nofollow">recipient of a free laptop for being a blogger</a>, but the Vista was pretty good from that hottub and presumably from the cruise boat. ;-) Ha. Ah, but don’t forget our Facade collaboration was borne as we strolled away from an outdoor hottub with views of the mountains in Snowbird, Utah in 1998 or so, at Microsoft’s Lifelike Characters Conference. (8 years later we’d return to Snowbird to win Slamdance, across town.)

Not that I’m a big Microsoft fan, or a recipient of a free laptop for being a blogger, but the Vista was pretty good from that hottub and presumably from the cruise boat. ;-)

]]> By: michael http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/comment-page-1/#comment-110843 michael Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:44:44 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1459#comment-110843 I was at the Microsoft Game Cruise last week - I presented a paper that Jim Whitehead and I wrote about the issues of designing an undergraduate game degree. I must confess that the game cruise was a surprisingly good time, and quite valuable as a forum for discussing game education. While I was IMing with Nick a few weeks ago about the game cruise, he called the conference Micro Mouse; and I certainly understand how the conjunction of two giants of global capitalism might make one uneasy. But I have to say that the Microsoft Game Cruise is shaping up to be <i>the</i> venue for the discussion of game education. And kudos to them for creating a family friendly conference forum. For those of us with families, the conference travel gauntlet is remarkably unfriendly towards family life (I know, we're all supposed to be maried to our ideas). So, the combination of great game education venue (admittedly for CS-centric programs, not game studies), family friendly, and networking on beaches in the Bahamas, taking time out to sip froofy drinks and swim in the crystalline ocean - I'm sold. I was at the Microsoft Game Cruise last week – I presented a paper that Jim Whitehead and I wrote about the issues of designing an undergraduate game degree. I must confess that the game cruise was a surprisingly good time, and quite valuable as a forum for discussing game education. While I was IMing with Nick a few weeks ago about the game cruise, he called the conference Micro Mouse; and I certainly understand how the conjunction of two giants of global capitalism might make one uneasy. But I have to say that the Microsoft Game Cruise is shaping up to be the venue for the discussion of game education. And kudos to them for creating a family friendly conference forum. For those of us with families, the conference travel gauntlet is remarkably unfriendly towards family life (I know, we’re all supposed to be maried to our ideas). So, the combination of great game education venue (admittedly for CS-centric programs, not game studies), family friendly, and networking on beaches in the Bahamas, taking time out to sip froofy drinks and swim in the crystalline ocean – I’m sold.

]]> By: scott http://grandtextauto.org/2007/03/02/mysims/comment-page-1/#comment-110834 scott Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:48:52 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1459#comment-110834 The whole microsoft game cruise on the disney boat just creeps me out for reasons that I can't fully explain. No offense to Robin, or anyone involved. The avatars are supercute, don't get me wrong, and also really nothing against the game cruise generally. But I studied the itinerary, and something about the mandatory life boat drill, followed by dinner, followed by living the dream, in this context, just disturbs me no end. The whole microsoft game cruise on the disney boat just creeps me out for reasons that I can’t fully explain. No offense to Robin, or anyone involved. The avatars are supercute, don’t get me wrong, and also really nothing against the game cruise generally. But I studied the itinerary, and something about the mandatory life boat drill, followed by dinner, followed by living the dream, in this context, just disturbs me no end.

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