The Art of Sims Storytelling
Hi guys! @CathyTea and I were talking, and we thought we'd try making a thread that would be focused solely on writing, especially Sims story writing. The writers' lounge thread is great for being ...
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@VIRTUALEE I'm so glad you're here to join the discussion :heart: And thank you for the mention of D2D :) And I'm very glad you've started a story too! I think recording it is a really cool idea, and what a nice thing to do for your mom :) (I'm glad she's better as well!). I just went on Youtube and listened to your prelude -- Loved it! I subscribed!
Like @InfraGreen said, I think something about using the sims as the visual basis makes it unable to be copyrighted. Even though I don't use the game's pre-made sims in my stories, I do use the names of towns and stuff, so I feel like I wouldn't be able to copyright it because not everything in the story is 100% mine.
I totally understand what you're saying though -- Unfortunately (in theory) someone could steal our plotlines/characters and we probably would have no legal claim if they published it and made money from it! :( A little scary to imagine, but I feel like the chances of it happening are very low, thankfully :)
Like @InfraGreen said, I think something about using the sims as the visual basis makes it unable to be copyrighted. Even though I don't use the game's pre-made sims in my stories, I do use the names of towns and stuff, so I feel like I wouldn't be able to copyright it because not everything in the story is 100% mine.
I totally understand what you're saying though -- Unfortunately (in theory) someone could steal our plotlines/characters and we probably would have no legal claim if they published it and made money from it! :( A little scary to imagine, but I feel like the chances of it happening are very low, thankfully :)
