How do you feel about The Sims coming to Alexa? Was this an exciting announcement for you?

"annalephant;c-16908853" wrote:
> @NorthDakotaGamer said:
> @Inna Minnit
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> Those devices are also what I see for the lazy. For news, I actually read the newspaper online or listen to my local talk radio station so there is no need for a special device. For music, I just downloaded at my personal CD to my computer and then transferred them to my phone. I actually have to go in and click on them to play. The only other device I own besides a computer and phone is a Kindle that is strictly used to read books.

wel hurrah for you.

Im sorry but i find your attitude and judgemental comments really distasteful. All smart technology users must be lazy. Right.

Well, i happen to use smart technology to the fullest of its potential that i am able to, to assisst me with my daily life because i have complex health conditions and several disabilities. Whilst i dont use any amazon alexa devices, because i chose to go down the more open platform of google assisstant, i do use smart tech to help make my life easier. To control media devices yes whilst can save me tiring and painful short trips back and forth around a room, but more also to control my lights, medical equipment and security around my home.

I even use my own cctv camera to watch and speak to my cat when i am in hospital or having respite in a care home, and way more importantly i use extensive technology to manage my medical conditions, medical data, records, complex reminders for medications, weight management, observations, and organising my care shifts and appointment diary in a way that several people can share the same diary and edit is simultainously across a wide range of devices so that my diary is always up to date and flexible. My Drs think this is fantastic. i hand write notes at each appointment on my phone which autosaves the notes, they use my apps to review my readings at check ups and acute consultations, they can view my sleep apnoea data, my sleeping patterns, my blood sugar readings and insulin intake, my exercise levels and heart rate and i even have a device that records my heart rate and oxygen levels whilst i sleep/am accutely unwell which can either produce professional medical grade reports (the same kit the hospital use) or i can use it as a warning device for when i need to be calling an ambulance and go in to hospital. I can even email over compliance reports for my medication reminders which include records of how much breakthrough pain releif i have required over the month which has allowed the NHS funding teams to use it as supportive evidence for my level of medical need and also to agree to fund remedial massage as an alternative pain releif treatment because the pain data showed a significant drop in medication useage each time i had a massage. Now when i enter the consultation room my drs are asking for my phone to look over my data, because they dont see smart technology as a bit of fun, or as a lazy person's toy. They see that it has the potential to produce relevant information for them to use in diagnostics and condition management, and they also understand that smart technology is improving my independence. To the point that my local authority social service department has started to supply some disabled residents with smart home devices, like Alexa, to control electronics around the home in place of traditional home help care services because for some people (not all) this is far more adaptive and enabling than set care visits.

My Dad recently suffered a stroke at the age of 63. a catastrauphic stroke that has left him with a significant brain injury and paralysed down one side. I am now beginning to build a smart home system for his bedroom in the care home he has been moved to, so that he is able to control simple things like the tv, radio, lights etc for himself because at the moment he is completely unable to do these things without the help of another person and is getting increasingly frustrated. I also hope to teach him to use the technology to help him work out the day/time of day because he is terribly confused about that, and i want to hook him up with the cat cctv because he misses those animals to the point of regularly being in tears. He struggles to even dial a phone independently because of his brain injury, so when i am able to enable voice activated calling or video calls the next time i visit i know this will be a game changer for him and my mum who misses talking to him. He is a complete technophobe, but he is very much seeing the value of learning to use the technology and slowly building up a list of commands he can use to do things for himself wherever he is in his room, without having to press his call bell and wait for a nurse to be free to assist him.

So please do exscuse me for being offended and annoyed by your presumptive attitude towards smart technology and those who happen to find it a valuable addition to their lives. It might not be relevant to you, it might not be anything more than a bit of fun for fit and healthy people, or simply making their lives that little bit simpler, but there is a whole world of people out there and for some of us smart technology is a lifeline that is transforming our lives and giving us new found independance and control. Sometimes it pays to think outside of your own privalidged circle.

You are assuming most diabled use these things to help them..no, a lot of lazy people use these things (too) because they are lazy. Movement for those who are still able to move is important. I would not use these things because I would become lazier.>Neuropathy, need to stay in motion, no easy outs for some of us.

"Cinebar;c-16908873" wrote:


You are assuming most diabled use these things to help them..no, a lot of lazy people use these things (too) because they are lazy. Movement for those who are still able to move is important. I would not use these things because I would become lazier.>Neuropathy, need to stay in motion, no easy outs for some of us.

How judgmental. Just like @NorthDakotaGamer . You know nothing about the type of person who uses home assistants. SMH.

Did they do a survey to see how many players had this alexa thing?

It came out of nowhere I feel but then again I'm not into this stuff. For me that baby ariel was random too.

What is Alexa ? I never heard of it.

I'm thinking of getting one as I said earlier for music (not for Sims music but I'd get that too because I can). My reason for using a device like that? I want to be able to turn it on and off while kneading bread or doing cooking activities. Constant handwashing irritates my skin terribly so I have to measure all my steps in the kitchen especially to remain active. I even bring in others to help so I'm not interrupted to grab something I don't want to touch because I'd have to wash and dry my hands yet again between other steps. Being able to tell a device to change what I want to see or hear, lower the volume ect would actually keep me more active and entertained. Not to mention turn on a light if that is fading ect.
Making sweeping generalizations about laziness seriously?

@SimmerSam Wait how would is that even gonna work?

"Inna Minnit;c-16908167" wrote:

"Sigzy05;c-16906936" wrote:

"Kita5399;c-16906924" wrote:
I still don’t completely understand the point of those devices in the first place!? I guess it’s a side effect of getting old.. anyway I’m sure someone will enjoy it.

It's for lazy people who don't want to go through the work of unlocking their phone or turn on their computer and put some music on youtube, simple.

Someday we will all have an app that opens our eyelids for us.

For lazy people? What an odd thing to say.

I do have an echo dot. I got it free with my Sirius XM subscription. As you may or may not know, Sirius usually requires a specific radio (for most people in their car) to access. I got the upgrade to listen on my devices as my Christmas present to me. It came with a free echo dot.

It is not "lazy" to use it to listen to music or get updates on news as you are doing other things.

I don't understand how the sims will interact, but i haven't seen the announcement video. To answer the OP, I can't imagine using either Alexa or The Sims together.

I concur - my Echo Dot actually helps me be less lazy, because I am more motivated to do chores when I'm listening to music, which is its primary purpose. I also use it to make shopping lists very easily.

I love that I can ask Alexa to play a specific music genre, or even a specific song, without having to deal with Bluetooth, and/or the clutter of YouTube and its ads, etc. I got one because my Bluetooth speaker died, and it does everything my old Bluetooth speaker did and so much more.

As far as how I feel about Sims coming to Alexa, I wouldn't say "excited" but it's cool. I guess a notch above indifference.

"Dianesims;c-16909041" wrote:
What is Alexa ? I never heard of it.

The assistant used in Amazon's Echo devices and the Amazon app.

I had to look this up on SimsVIP for details. My whole family got Alexas a few Christmas ago during a huge sale. This is a strange feature I probably won't use or at least one curious poke. Someone out there will probably enjoy it so at least it's not a total waste of time. I guess. :/

"CheetahAlyssa;c-16909092" wrote:
@SimmerSam Wait how would is that even gonna work?

@CheetahAlyssa I don’t have an Alexa personally so I don’t fully under how it works, but the general idea is that you will be able to listen to music from all 4 sims games on the Alexa, as well as play a Sims trivia game. It isn’t actually the Sims in the sense that you play the game, just trivia and music