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April 16, 2008

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• The Sims Series Explores a Player’s Fantasy Life - New York Times
  “What we’ve discovered is that the Sims is a very private experience for a lot of people,” Rod Humble, head of the Sims studio, said in a telephone interview last week. “It’s private because it’s set in real life.
  (tags: publicspace games domestic social suburban)
• Scavengers on the Urban Savannah - New York Times
  "So, 13 years ago, he tossed over a career in academia (teaching philosophy) and traded in the subtle mysteries of Wittgenstein for the joys of tracking down vases from manufacturers like Roth ceramics, renowned for its blob-like lava-glaze."
  (tags: newyork consumption academia favoritethings)

Posted by egoodman at April 16, 2008 4:40 PM

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