![]() "But even in the early stages, I was communicating with Jessica and the team that she worked with, to collaborate a little bit and share learnings about representation of sexuality, gender, and games in the industry in general."Ĭroft, senior game designer at Maxis, nods towards The Sims’ long history of being on the forefront of representing same sex couples, and notes that the desire to see this representation has always been there, both internally and among the community. "The customisable pronouns tool was built by our team that does updates to the living game itself, and then sexual orientation happened on the game pack side of things," Faciane explains. Speaking to, Maxis associate producer and lead on the pronouns feature John Faciane says that conversations about how to implement the options, specifically the pronouns update, had been going on since before he joined the firm four years ago. The latest update seeks to address this, giving users the tools to give their Sims preferred pronouns and specific sexual orientations. ![]() ![]() Since its inception, The Sims franchise has been a beacon of inclusivity for gaming, a space that has let players create and simulate their own characters in great detail.Īs the series has evolved, the choices on offer have become more and more granular, not just giving players ways to change hairstyles, clothes and personalities, but allowing them to form open-ended relationships with characters without boundaries.īut while The Sims 4 gives players this unrivalled freedom, expression cannot happen if everyone is a blank canvas. ![]()
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