Devon Bumpkin Devon Bumpkin is quickly becoming a household name in the Sims community. A full-time content creator, and a fantastic builder, Devon Bumpkin (or Aden as he is known to friends) played a significant role in the creation of EA’s newest expansion pack, Cottage Living! We sat down with Devon to talk about what life was like growing up in a small British town, discussed the pull of the big city. Lights, and got some inside info on the EA build restrictions that this small town Bumpkin boy had to work with.
You are a full-time content creator. What did you do before you decided to take this leap? It still feels so weird knowing I am a full-time content creator! But yes, I am! I was a hair stylist for 20 years before I decided to take the leap.
What inspired you to make content creation your full-time job? It’s something that has always been a dream to me, but something I didn’t feel I’d ever be able to achieve realistically. But then 2020 happened, I couldn’t work, so I poured all of my free time into my YouTube channel and things really took off from there! What were the most significant obstacles involved in this choice? For me, it was the fact I had to leave a job of 20 years that I was financially comfortable in. YouTube was the big unknown in this regard. It wasn’t an easy decision, but the COVID situation weirdly helped me take the final leap into full time content creation. You create some amazing content, both on YouTube and on Twitch. Recently, you were called upon to build in the
newest expansion pack, “Cottage Living,” can you tell us about that experience? (What did you create, were you nervous, what was it like, etc.) Thank you! It was a dream to build something for a Sims expansion pack and it finally came true! I built The Watson family farm which is the 64x64 lot and also The Gnome’s Arms pub in the village area. I was totally nervous about creating these, especially the 64x64 lot, without MoveObjects and with EA limitations to building, but I had so much fun with the process and learning about how the devs work on packs. You have a fantastic community that supports and adores you. How do you maintain such an accepting community? My community is amazing and I thank the Universe for them every day. I don’t really have an answer on how to maintain an accepting community. My community is full of people from all walks of life, we don’t stand for any kind of bigotry as a whole as It’s a huge LGBTQIA+ safe space and for anyone that feels a little “different” from the masses out there. What advice would you give other creators that want their community to be as accepting as yours? Just be kind! It’s that simple. The right
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