Sims 4 introducing "disabled sims"?
I watched the University trailer, and I was very puzzled when I saw people wearing robotic arms. I thought did the sims 4 just hint at the addition of prosthetic arms, therefore sims missing limbs??? ...
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This is a very delicate issue I was discussing with @Maus652 yesterday actually.
Whilst diversity of any kind in The Sims would do wonders for those that want to see elements of themselves represented on-screen, I have some reservations about this.
In terms of creating Sims, whilst many would very sensitively chosen, there are those that would think more superficially and create a child with, for instance, downs syndrome because "it's cute".
Also would that mean that Sims born into the game have a procedural chance of being born with a physical or neurological disability? I think giving players the choice to give or to take away would be wrong, in this case.
There are also a whole bunch of extra pressures that an individual with additional-needs in real life would encounter that wouldn't fit into what is meant to be, a light-hearted and creative game.
So in answer to one of the original questions:
I would say yes.
I don't think we're looking at "robot arms" here at all. I think in Discover University, they are looking at elements of bionics which are becoming more and more of a reality in the world today. Mechanised clothing or prosthesis which enhances human physiology whether it's to address a deficiency or enhance an able-bodied persons abilities.
https://youtu.be/2UHCG4dLXOU?t=81
This is a really good example.
Whilst diversity of any kind in The Sims would do wonders for those that want to see elements of themselves represented on-screen, I have some reservations about this.
In terms of creating Sims, whilst many would very sensitively chosen, there are those that would think more superficially and create a child with, for instance, downs syndrome because "it's cute".
Also would that mean that Sims born into the game have a procedural chance of being born with a physical or neurological disability? I think giving players the choice to give or to take away would be wrong, in this case.
There are also a whole bunch of extra pressures that an individual with additional-needs in real life would encounter that wouldn't fit into what is meant to be, a light-hearted and creative game.
So in answer to one of the original questions:
"Simlie20;d-967903" wrote:
Or is that too "intense" for the younger audience?
I would say yes.
I don't think we're looking at "robot arms" here at all. I think in Discover University, they are looking at elements of bionics which are becoming more and more of a reality in the world today. Mechanised clothing or prosthesis which enhances human physiology whether it's to address a deficiency or enhance an able-bodied persons abilities.
https://youtu.be/2UHCG4dLXOU?t=81
This is a really good example.
