Is The Sims A Virtual Dollhouse?

That is just one of many things it is. I don't spend much of my gaming time dressing up my sims, and I hardly spend time decorating their homes. To me tthis game is a superb story telling trigger. It gets my fantasy going, I even use it to create short stories that I sell to magazines. Because most of my families have longe and detailed background stories, I find story ideas everywhere, and I can stay in a house for a couple days to make notes/develop the characters. AND, when I just play, I often focis on the community aspect more than each household or sim.

Still, yes, it's a virtual dollhouse, also, if you want it to be.