Maxis' online version of The Sims.
Subcategories 7
Related categories 6
Sites 6
BellaOnline: The Sims Online Walkthrough
Full walkthrough for the game, including how to make money and how to meet sim needs.
TSO Explosion
Includes screenshots and game information.
A Real-Life Debate on Free Expression in a Cyberspace City
"The recent decision by the game's owner, Electronic Arts, to terminate Mr. Ludlow's account--forever erasing his simulated Sims persona--has set off a debate over free expression and ethical behavior in online worlds that is reverberating in the real one." By Amy Harmon. [New York Times] [Registration required.]
(January 15, 2004)
The Dark Side of Digital Utopia
"How would people act if they were freed from real life laws and social constraints? A new, interactive computer game offers just such a scenario - with some disturbing results." [BBC News]
(December 22, 2003)
The World is Owned by EA
"These are problems that crop up when people begin to behave in a world as if it were free; when it fact it is paid for and therefore owned by a corporation. It's simulated freedom." News and reader comments. [Game Girl Advance]
(December 14, 2003)
Game Revolution : The Sims Online Screenshots
4 screenshots and a short Electronic Arts factsheet on the game which includes game overview and features.
(May 21, 2001)
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