The Huffington Post - Living in Sim With Sims 3 coming out next month, it seems worth pondering. Sims, to help the uninitiated, is a sophisticated and addictive life simulation game. Millions of people are immersed in it, as well as in Second Life and World of Warcraft. Me and my kids were once avid players of Sims. Then one day a Sims character got into her hot tub, became drained of life force and never got out. Her flesh-like hand rigor mortised to her silly umbrella drink. I was concerned about her, but more concerned about my children being exposed to this low life force person. Later on that year, I happened to interview the creator of the Sims universe, Will Wright. I told him that a dead Sims lady in her hot tub was freaking out my kids. He laughed, said it was a just a bug and asked that we try to ignore her. I stopped playing Sims. But perhaps Sims is still playing me. more at the Huffington Post
