Sims 2 plays with life addicts

[temi]

It has been four years since the game that lets the player be God over virtual people, The Sims, first hit PC screens.

Characters will pass on their 'DNA' from generation to generation
Since then, it has made millions, sold millions and spawned several expansion packs. The Sims 2 is the first full overhaul of the hit game, however.

Full story:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3672746.stm

[Eric]

great! just what I need, another thing to get addicted to.

[Paul_KY]

I'm addicted to playing Spades online at Yahoo!

[temi]

Paul,
I can see that to the extent that you have a websited dedicated to Spades

[novocaine]

Computer games.. i hate them...
Real life rocks

[temi]

Radu,
Escapism from real life can be fur a times especially when real life does not rock
Temi

[novocaine]

Isn't this dangerous, because you might find the virtual world better than real life and not come back to reality, remain stuck in this "endless" games world where of course you can make everything look like you want it.. but can't really feel anything??

Besides that, i find all games booring, and after max one hour of gameplay i uninstall that game and give away the CD

[temi]

Radu,
I will tell you a funny but true story. If you apply to join the Police in UK you will do many tests including IQ test. If you IQ is too high you will not be employed, you would have though that the higher your IQ the better but that is not the case.
The reason the Police don't employ people with high IQ is that they get bored with Police work very quickly and leave the Police.
When this happens the Police authority loses all the money spent training the high IQ ex-Police man (or woman).

The reason for this story is that you will probably not be employed by the British Police if you were British because you IQ is too high.
Low IQ simpleton like me will be happy to play games for hours as the saying goes "little thing pleases little minds" ..... How can I increase my IQ

[Paul_KY]

I know the online game player like no one knows the online game player (I'd like to think that), and they are NOT dumb as a whole. Although they are extremely marketable, you're not going to slide much by them :wink:

In my experience, it's not the game, it's the competition, which is...well, the game Kinda like SEO :wink:

Now people who don't like/follow sports...oh, they erk me I have no understanding of this form of human species :roll:

[novocaine]

Temi: don't get me wrong.. i don't consider myself a very smart person.. that's not the right way to think, but i just can't play a game for more than y one hour.. with only one exception (NFS Underground, but that was caused by my passion for tuned cars)

The only thing that would make me play a game for a long time would be, like Paul said.. competition, but even then.. i don't know. i find it to be wasted time no offence

Low IQ simpleton like me will be happy to play games for hours as the saying goes "little thing pleases little minds" ..... How can I increase my IQ

That was a joke right????

@Paul:
I love sports, each time a have a spare hour or so.. i go out and play bascketball