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Thanks to Corona: Sims has become the most popular game | Israel today

2020-03-29T11:15:48.047Z


As the virus continues to spread and we all have to stay at home, The Sims game, returns to great gaming


As the virus continues to spread and we are all forced to stay in homes, the Sims game, where virtual life can be sustained, returns to greatness and it turns out to be a psychological explanation

  • The Sims Game Returns to its Greatest // Photo from the Official Website

Living in a Virtual World: Following the spread of the Chinese virus, many people around the world have decided to go back to living life in the Sims game, and it turns out to be a psychological reason.

While people from all over the world stay home to prevent the spread of corona virus, gaming enthusiasts are turning to games that mimic reality in order to escape the real-world chaos. Much of it is rediscovering the Sims game. This is a simulation game that came to life in its first version in the early 2000s and became a hit at the time.

In the game, you can build your dream home, manage family life, get married, get divorced, "accidentally" drown one of the housemates in the pool (and thank you for doing so), and in short, run an entire virtual world parallel to real life.

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And it turns out that there are psychological reasons why people are attracted to games of this kind. "We are having trouble meeting certain real-life needs right now, so we are turning to virtual worlds," says Chris Ferguson, a professor of psychology at Stetson University, in an interview with CNBC.

We started the spring sale a little earlier this year❤️ Save up to 75% on TS4 base game & selected packs. https://t.co/KGrbGxVsvF

- The Sims (@TheSims) March 16, 2020

"The kind of games we build a virtual world can be especially useful during the Corona epidemic. They help us feel in control when we build a dream home and design characters.

And that's not all, on the official Twitter page of the game posted last week that on demand, the fourth version of the game, released in 2014, was discounted at only 75 percent - only 10 euros (about NIS 39).

Source: israelhayom

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