Gamecraft

The Playground and the Stage (Ep. 5)

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Feb 1, 2023
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INSIGHT

Categorizing UCG

  • User-generated content (UGC) is difficult to categorize due to its broad definition.
  • Bartle's Taxonomy offers a framework for understanding player motivations and playstyles, which informs UCG.
ANECDOTE

Maxis and The Sims

  • Mitch Lasky recounts being on the due diligence team considering acquiring Maxis, the creators of SimCity.
  • Maxis founder Will Wright showed a prototype of "Project Jefferson," which later became The Sims.
INSIGHT

Games as Toys

  • The Sims challenges traditional game definitions by being a digital dollhouse, blurring lines between games and toys.
  • Toys and structured play are fundamental to games, even digitally, mirroring real-world play behaviors.
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