Black Games Archive

Context, Culture, and Representation


The Sims (Franchise)

Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Release Year: 2000-2023
Platform: Android/BlackBerry 10/Blackberry Curve/Game Boy Advance/GameCube/iOS/iPod/Mac/N-Gage/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DS/PS2/PS3/PS4/PSP/WIN/WIN Phone/Wii/Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One
Genre: Simulation
Taxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black NPCs; fandom / community / reception, significant Black cultural mods, robust character creation system, intersectionality

Creating virtual people, “Sims”, who can live in a variety of different worlds. In this simulation you are charged with satisfying their desires and lifetimes wishes.

interviews and other media
scholarship

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