This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. For this series' final entry, we're ...

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Stardew Valley and The Sims redefined how players experience alternate realities. These titles transformed niche management into a global cultural phenomenon. From mobile hits to console classics. The ...

The Sims works great as a playground for taking your OCs, or even pre-established characters, and building little worlds for them where all sorts of shenanigans can take place. Except sometimes, you ...