Comments on: Maxis “Actively Pondering” Disabilities for The Sims 4

By: archedmaid

archedmaid — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:02:00 +0000

If disabilities get added I’d hope it would add more than just wheel chairs, hearing aids, and sign language, I’m 6″ 5 and know mostly people in the 4″ 8 height range, I’m not disabled, but tall people problems, my friends and family though who are full adults and require stepping stools to do most things thats very real

By: Oops! Tea In Your Coffee.

Oops! Tea In Your Coffee. — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:44:00 +0000

represented aka forced diversity.

By: Oops! Tea In Your Coffee.

Oops! Tea In Your Coffee. — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:41:00 +0000

anna the snowflake.

By: Oops! Tea In Your Coffee.

Oops! Tea In Your Coffee. — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:33:00 +0000

please no.

By: Dove

Dove — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:04:00 +0000

STDs wouldn’t be added to keep it kid friendly but if cancer was a new death, there are people who’d be into that (and it could have an interesting impact on Vampires, for instance.) The hard part is adding it in a way that would be entertaining while keeping it respectful. That’s a fine line and I agree they probably wouldn’t implement cancer for that reason. It’s also why mental illnesses/differences are probably a long ways off; there’s still drama surrounding autism and whether it’s a natural state (autistic people would say yes but others might say no.) Hell, they only recently renamed the insane trait into erratic but it kept the straight jacket icon. (lol Super sensitive guys.)

It’s much, much easier to put a Sim in a wheelchair or on crutches from a cultural standpoint; they just have to work out the logistics for in-game coding.

By: Crastinal

Crastinal — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 07:03:00 +0000

I totally agree.

But there are people with special needs that would like to feel represented in the game; it all depends on how it would be implemented.

The one thing that ticks me the wrong way is the idea of switching disabilities with a mouse click, something that cannot be done IRL. But then I have to remember The Sims is a toy, not reality. The gender update in ’16 was a big step in the right direction: people who want it play with that, people who don’t want it just don’t.

By: Crastinal

Crastinal — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 06:54:00 +0000

I don’t know how to feel about this.

By: christina

christina — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 20:22:00 +0000

Everyone plays their game differently. Some like the “perfect world” thing, but others, like me, enjoy injecting a bit of realism. I’m disabled and like the idea of this, not only because it would better represent the real world, but because I enjoy the sense of control the Sims gives me…which I and others like me often do not have in reality. I agree that older sims should get more attention, but disabilities aren’t limited to older people.

By: Alphys

Alphys — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 13:30:00 +0000

Here’s hoping this becomes real someday

By: Zaarin

Zaarin — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:26:00 +0000

I don’t see how they conflict. Have you never seen people with disabilities in kids’ media? Can media not be both light-hearted and deal with serious issues?