I've been reading Gee's book, watching everyone in my family play Sims (I now have to negotiate as to when I can get the disk back....) and have learned so much about the game, the "tricks", and goals that I really want to start over from scratch.
I was reading Debby's blog and saw that she was having a blast with her family, letting everything run amuk.
I suppose I worry what will happen to the family if I just let them go.
Then I wonder what the heck is wrong with me and that I"m taking this WAAAAY too seriously!
If I were to start over now, I'd know what rudimentary items MUST be in the house. I'd know about the "life meter" or whatever its called that monitors the Sims' needs. I'd watch time more carefully (it moves so fast) and make sure my Sim were ready for work. The biggest one, that I just learned that EVERY SIM CAN IMPROVE HIM/HERSELF BY READING MAGAZINES. All Sim knowledge is learned through reading. (I think that is a phenomenal message!)
I would then get a bookshelf (I"m getting smart) so that my Sim could:
- learn to cook more than mac n cheese or a tv dinner
- get a better job
- socialize
and so much more.
I never knew that. I could not understand why I had such limited options when I clicked on the things I wanted to do. Why can't I cook more than mac n cheese? (That was really bothering me)
I honestly feel like I get the game now. Will I take the leap and start a new Sim? Why not? I'm sure the family I created will be fine without me. I turned free will back on. Worse case, they'll get constipated because of all the mac n cheese and TV dinners.
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I think that you are really advance in your game. Going back and start a new Sim's, well i think that if you want to try it, might be good with the knowledge that you have now it might be helpful and maybe funny. Who knows? Learning through reading i think that is a great idea in a game to teach our children how important is reading. Today we have student who hates reading. Maybe playing Sim's and learning this, might reinforce them to become better readers. I'm glad that your Sim's cook and socialize. Wao! but how many things can you do with your Sim's. It's amazing. I never thought that in a game you could do so many things. I think that it's cool to do things like that. I wish you good luck this week trying to find a way to cook something different. I think that you are doing a good job with a game of this type. I think i wouldn't be able to do it. Maybe or maybe not. Who knows?
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