6/28 New Blog Post: Playtesting the Next Generation of The Sims
LINK: https://www.ea.com/en-ca/news/project-rene-playtesting-the-next-generation-of-the-sims
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Maybe it's more future-looking. That more playtests will come - although doing playtests of 7 people at a time is a tiny sample size.
How will they recruit players across a diverse representation of ages and playstyles? Will they reach out to wants-based rotational players for feedback? Importantly, will they reach out to players who do not play the Sims 4 but actively play the other Sims games?
A good place for The Sims team to start is interviewing thought leaders on Zoom - influential Sims 2 and 3 modder LazyDuchess (https://twitter.com/lazyduchess?lang=en) or Youtubers like PleasantSims (https://www.youtube.com/@PleasantSims). Or how about digital storyteller Asmara who made a 50-minute long video essay with constructive feedback for the Sims that has hundreds of thousands of views (https://www.youtube.com/@AsmaraTV/videos)?
Screening off of the EA Playtesting website is going half the distance.
How will they recruit players across a diverse representation of ages and playstyles? Will they reach out to wants-based rotational players for feedback? Importantly, will they reach out to players who do not play the Sims 4 but actively play the other Sims games?
A good place for The Sims team to start is interviewing thought leaders on Zoom - influential Sims 2 and 3 modder LazyDuchess (https://twitter.com/lazyduchess?lang=en) or Youtubers like PleasantSims (https://www.youtube.com/@PleasantSims). Or how about digital storyteller Asmara who made a 50-minute long video essay with constructive feedback for the Sims that has hundreds of thousands of views (https://www.youtube.com/@AsmaraTV/videos)?
Screening off of the EA Playtesting website is going half the distance.
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