The Simulations of Will Wright

TCW Podcast Episode 189 - The Simulations of Will Wright   In part two we look at the Sim craze with the release of Sim Earth, Sim Ant, and others. It was Sim Ant in combination with the loss of Will Wright's home in the Oakland firestorm of 1991 that laid the groundwork for what would become The Sims. The game went through many iterations, and would not see fruition until the acquisition of Maxis by Electronic Arts. The game became a phenomenal success and was as big a hit, if not bigger, than Sim City. Will Wright continued with the creation of the game Spore which, while heavily hyped, was a very shallow amalgamation of five different games. Will Wright is still trying to make games based on systems, but as of yet none have reached the impact of Sim City or The Sims.   Gaia Hypothesis - James Lovelock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIFRg2skuDI Sim Earth (SNES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t_foiU3fHo Sim Earth (PC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOtbazBWijw SimAnt Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTgrr1PSBaE E.O. Wilson The Ant "Super Organism": https://ninepbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/eow-clip-04/the-ant-super-organism-e-o-wilson-of-ants-and-men/ Oakland Firestorm 1991: https://localwiki.org/oakland/Oakland_Firestorm_1991 Raw Video Oakland Firestorm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NseOhUqZAh0 Oakland Hills Fire Decades Later: https://abc7news.com/oakland-hills-fire-east-bay-1991-department/11141174/ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Kahn Academy): https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/behavior/theories-personality/v/maslow-hierarchy-of-needs Christopher Alexander - Life in Buildings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKO3vYjZbcs The Basic principles of Feng Shui: https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-feng-shui-1275060 1998 Preview of the Sims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC52jE60KjY 1999 The Sims Q&A with Will Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIWSJH-0_CQ The Sims 1 Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZB_limVqr8 Panspermia Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REl20rlZGTw The Drake Equation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDiD_JS2SEs Powers of Ten (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 Yakko's Universe Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_J5rBxeTIk Spore Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDUIDO-NjhoSpore E3 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVH9Q8M8eaQ Spore Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D680_KJ7SmQ     New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/