OK…that headline’s a bit of a bait and switch, I admit it. Really, talking about the Sims 3, which is coming in 2009, but I couldn’t help admiring the avatars and builds.
Which reminded me of a post by Jean-Ricard, one of my favorite bloggers on gadgets and attractions and all things virtual, that the quality of content over at places like Renderosity and the 3D Studio is setting a different benchmark for user-generated content than is seen by all but the best content creators in SL.
Back to the Sims, the home page for the new version highlights features that include (sound familiar?):
What if you had to live your whole life in one location … and then one day, suddenly, you could step outside and go anywhere in the whole neighborhood?
The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to create unique Sims and immerse them in your own living neighborhood of endless possibility!
New Seamless, Living Neighborhood—Your Sims explore the living neighborhood freely.
New Create A Sim—Create any Sim you can imagine.
New Realistic Personalities—Every Sim is now a truly unique person, with a distinct personality.
New Unlimited Customization—Everyone can customize everything.
This sounds really good. I really love the photographs. Are those photos from the Sims 3?
Hello, my name is Jukia, I am a Simmer and creator for Sims downloads that other Simmers can download and put in their game. I create things like new objects and such. So far I haven’t really moved on to the Sims 2.
This new Sims game sounds wonderful, I am just afraid whether it is going to be too big for my computer (aghem laptop). The Sims 2 game tends to skip and lag and the load time is too long. What do you think?