3 stigmata of P. Eldritch

On 16 Aug 2003 22:18:20 -0700, proginoskes.DeleteThis@email.msn.com (Proginoskes)
annonced:


 >Some magazine (Spin?) ran an article on the things that you won't be
 >able to do in The Sims, including running a simulation. In other words,
 >the characters in The Sims don't play the The Sims game (or a simulation
 >of it, technically).
 > -- Christopher Heckman


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 >Just started reading it and the first thing that springs to mind is
 >the comparrison of 'Perky Pat' etc..(used by the martian colonists as
 >a way of escapism and a reminder of life back on earth) to 'The Sims'
 >computer game phenom of todays earthbound people seeking escape from
 >THEIR mundane lives....

I'm not familiar with The Sims, but the "Perky Pat" idea was originally based
on Barbie Dolls and their elaborate accessories, which which PKD was obliged to
supply his daughters. "The Days of Perky Pat," the original short story to
feature her, was about a post-apocalyptic society that preserved the memory of
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Proginoskes <proginoskes DeleteThis @email.msn.com> wrote:

 > marcia <marcia DeleteThis @ojtrial.com> wrote in message
 > news:<n0ksjv8e9pbeedkm067i4jhib1et9bvuq2 DeleteThis @4ax.com>...
  > > Just started reading it and the first thing that springs to mind is
  > > the comparrison of 'Perky Pat' etc..(used by the martian colonists as
  > > a way of escapism and a reminder of life back on earth) to 'The Sims'
  > > computer game phenom of todays earthbound people seeking escape from
  > > THEIR mundane lives....
 >
 > Some magazine (Spin?) ran an article on the things that you won't be
 > able to do in The Sims, including running a simulation. In other words,
 > the characters in The Sims don't play the The Sims game (or a simulation
 > of it, technically).
 > -- Christopher Heckman

probably a good idea -- things could get out of hand, as in "The
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On 18 Aug 2003 08:12:00 GMT, nystulc.DeleteThis@cs.com (Nystulc) annonced:


 >I'm not familiar with The Sims, but the "Perky Pat" idea was originally based
 >on Barbie Dolls and their elaborate accessories, which which PKD was obliged to
 >supply his daughters. "The Days of Perky Pat," the original short story to
 >feature her, was about a post-apocalyptic society that preserved the memory of
 >the past by elaborate Barbie Doll games.

perhaps I find this so disturbing because i also find it so
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Proginoskes wrote:
 > marcia <marcia.RemoveThis@ojtrial.com> wrote in message news:<n0ksjv8e9pbeedkm067i4jhib1et9bvuq2.RemoveThis@4ax.com>...

  > > Just started reading it and the first thing that springs to mind is
  > > the comparrison of 'Perky Pat' etc..(used by the martian colonists as
  > > a way of escapism and a reminder of life back on earth) to 'The Sims'
  > > computer game phenom of todays earthbound people seeking escape from
  > > THEIR mundane lives....
 >
 > Some magazine (Spin?) ran an article on the things that you won't be
 > able to do in The Sims, including running a simulation. In other words,
 > the characters in The Sims don't play the The Sims game (or a simulation
 > of it, technically).

There's no need for the Sims to run a simulation--they think
that *you* are the simulation.

--
Dan Clore

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