About this episode

Lori Wilson reads an essay by Allison Baker reflecting on the cultural impact of The Sims video game franchise.

For the uninitiated, The Sims is a life-simulator video game franchise, released by Electronic Arts in the shadow of Y2K. The game was the writer’s first taste of the Zeitgeist. Lori Wilson reads MY GUILTY PLEASURE – Playing the Sims by Allison Baker

People in this episode

Host: Lori Wilson

Topics covered

• video games
• life simulation
• cultural commentary
• nostalgia
• Y2K

Keywords

• The Sims
• life simulator
• video game culture
• Y2K
• Allison Baker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electronic Arts

Books & works: MY GUILTY PLEASURE – Playing the Sims

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