I play Sims and I’m an aspie, is that weird?

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lucas173451
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09 Oct 2017, 4:52 pm

And my Sims act neurotypical



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09 Oct 2017, 9:31 pm

I don't think it's weird. The Sims are fun. Wouldn't it be interesting though if they programed ASD Sims???



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10 Oct 2017, 1:47 am

I'm another Aspie who plays The Sims. I started playing as a kid, when there was only the original Sims (I think before there were even any expansion packs), and still play today.


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10 Oct 2017, 7:28 am

Why would an Aspie playing The Sims be weird in any sense of the word?


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10 Oct 2017, 7:36 am

I played The Sims for years, I really enjoyed it.

And about them acting NT -- needing a lot socializing or they suffer -- it's not that different from being able to enjoy watching movies and TV shows where all the characters are NT but I'm enjoying the story anyway.

I mostly enjoyed building the houses and making them how I wanted them to be. Keeping the occupants happy was an annoyance, lol. I was more into the houses.



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10 Oct 2017, 12:56 pm

No way. I play Sims too.


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10 Oct 2017, 1:02 pm

There is an autistic sim youtuber but I don't know his name.


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11 Oct 2017, 3:12 pm

I also play The Sims...until I get depressed about the implications that I'm playing a life sim. :lol: In TS3 creating an Aspie Sim wasn't too hard with the Neurotic + Loner traits; I wish they'd bring back Neurotic in TS4.


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11 Oct 2017, 3:17 pm

I've been a total "simmer" for years now. I don't think it's that weird for aspies. In The Sims games virtually building relationships, getting good jobs, getting married and having kids is usually a lot easier and more rewarding than it is in real life. And a lot more fun, too. :P Even if your Sims have aspie-like traits (loner, geeky, childish, hot-headed), they can still have happy and productive lives if you want them to. Of course, you also be cruel and see what happens when you completely mess things up, but I'd almost rather do that to real people. :twisted:

I have a channel on YouTube under the username Simaginary Friend. It contains videos of games from the Sims 2 to 4, The Sims Medieval and Spore. I'm planning to get the Sims 4 Dogs and Cats when it comes out next month. :)



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14 Oct 2017, 11:58 am

I used to play the sims. I don't think it's weird for an aspie to play sims, after all a lot of aspies like video games.



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14 Oct 2017, 1:06 pm

Keladry wrote:
I don't think it's weird. The Sims are fun. Wouldn't it be interesting though if they programed ASD Sims???

Yeah, I've thought of something similar before - it would be cool to have a game similar to the Sims, but with Aspie characters. You could choose your characters' autistic traits and special interests, and you'd have to take care of their need to stim, help them avoid sensory overload, etc. :D

And no, I don't think it's weird.



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15 Oct 2017, 8:49 pm

TheAP wrote:
Keladry wrote:
I don't think it's weird. The Sims are fun. Wouldn't it be interesting though if they programed ASD Sims???

Yeah, I've thought of something similar before - it would be cool to have a game similar to the Sims, but with Aspie characters. You could choose your characters' autistic traits and special interests, and you'd have to take care of their need to stim, help them avoid sensory overload, etc. :D

And no, I don't think it's weird.



That would actually be pretty cool. I wish they would do that! (but then there probably wouldn't be enough interest in it overall for them to develop it ;( )



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16 Oct 2017, 3:53 am

TheAP wrote:
Keladry wrote:
I don't think it's weird. The Sims are fun. Wouldn't it be interesting though if they programed ASD Sims???

Yeah, I've thought of something similar before - it would be cool to have a game similar to the Sims, but with Aspie characters. You could choose your characters' autistic traits and special interests, and you'd have to take care of their need to stim, help them avoid sensory overload, etc. :D


As cool as that idea sounds, the problem with it is that it's an idea that's not likely to attract a large audience. Or worse yet, if it did somehow attract a large audience, it'd be the "wrong" kind of audience, so to say. With the rather nasty stigma that's still attached to autism and Asperger's to this day, I can't see too many good things that would follow.


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16 Oct 2017, 8:34 am

whatamievendoing wrote:
TheAP wrote:
Keladry wrote:
I don't think it's weird. The Sims are fun. Wouldn't it be interesting though if they programed ASD Sims???

Yeah, I've thought of something similar before - it would be cool to have a game similar to the Sims, but with Aspie characters. You could choose your characters' autistic traits and special interests, and you'd have to take care of their need to stim, help them avoid sensory overload, etc. :D


As cool as that idea sounds, the problem with it is that it's an idea that's not likely to attract a large audience. Or worse yet, if it did somehow attract a large audience, it'd be the "wrong" kind of audience, so to say. With the rather nasty stigma that's still attached to autism and Asperger's to this day, I can't see too many good things that would follow.

Yes, I know. I just thought it would be interesting.



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16 Oct 2017, 9:03 am

TheAP wrote:
whatamievendoing wrote:
As cool as that idea sounds, the problem with it is that it's an idea that's not likely to attract a large audience. Or worse yet, if it did somehow attract a large audience, it'd be the "wrong" kind of audience, so to say. With the rather nasty stigma that's still attached to autism and Asperger's to this day, I can't see too many good things that would follow.

Yes, I know. I just thought it would be interesting.


Fair enough.


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16 Oct 2017, 9:09 am

Keladry wrote:
I don't think it's weird. The Sims are fun. Wouldn't it be interesting though if they programed ASD Sims???


You could build-in some traits yourself, when creating a new character in the game. In the creation section where you choose greater or lesser degrees of sociability, among other things, you could just give them very low need for that kind of thing. You will get a Sim who doesn't fade away and die just because you didn't get other Sims to knock on his door and hang out with him, lol. It can be useful anyway to set up a Sim with low needs for the usual things, as it's easier to keep that Sim content.