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TenebrousGloom
Seasoned Hotshot
7 months ago

Contextual Photography & Pose Selection

I think players would really appreciate more two-sim poses that tell a story.  This would pair really well with the implementation of pose selection. To avoid clipping problems that would come with mismatched poses, body poses could be set but have face variations. For an example: Sim A has their arm around Sim B's shoulders. You can change Sim A's face to look excited, proud, drowsy, smug, etc. Sim B's face can look excited, proud, drowsy, smug, annoyed, sarcastic, etc.

When taking photos of another sim, it would be great to get some touristy poses. Flipping a peace sign, pointing or gesturing in some direction.

It's jarring that teens and adults can't take selfies with babies, infants, toddlers, children, or pets (while they can with a pumpkin lol).
If a sim is holding an object, I find it disappointing that they put it away to have a photo taken!  Sims holding objects--a football, an icecream, a book, a drink, etc-- could enable contextually appropriate poses.  I would have loved to get a photo of my sim holding his diploma when he graduated from university or holding his baby for the first time. 

It's great fun to make a record of the lovely memories you have of your little computer people, and I think options like these would make photos feel more genuine and unique.

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  • connellhayward's avatar
    connellhayward
    Newcomer
    4 hours ago

    The idea of contextual poses would make the photography system feel much more connected to what is actually happening in a Sim’s life. A pose that changes based on whether someone is holding a diploma, baby, drink, book, or sports equipment could turn an ordinary screenshot into a genuine memory.

    I also really like the idea of giving each Sim separate facial expressions while keeping the body pose fixed. That would make group photos feel much more natural without creating a huge number of incompatible animations. Small details, like one Sim looking proud while another looks embarrassed or amused, could add a lot of personality.

    It reminds me of the way photographers think about storytelling in a real photo session. Even a simple portrait can feel completely different depending on the expression, interaction, setting, and relationship between the people in the frame. That same principle could work beautifully in The Sims. A studio such as Love Studios Nyc Photo & Video Studio in Manhattan, where portraits and visual storytelling are central to the work, is a good real-world reminder of how much expression and posing can change the feeling of an image.

    Selfies with younger Sims and pets would also be a welcome addition. Those little family moments are exactly the memories players tend to want to preserve.

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