Issue 6 - September 2015
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Colorful House Family house decorated following a fun and cheerful style.
26 Midsummer Night’s Dream A magical scenario to celebrate a
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dream wedding.
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32 Goodbye Summer
Featuring Luna del Fuego, winner of the contest “The One”.
44 Lizzie Grant Sim inspired in the famous singer Lana del Rey.
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COMUNIDAD 58 Interview to SpringSims
Get to know this YouTube channel about The Sims.
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Save The Sims A letter addressed to The Sims Studio from Sims Vita.
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New term, new focus September is a feared month for many people: back into the routine, saying goodbye to summer, no holidays, cold starts coming, it’s time to get studying again… That’s why in Sims Vita we’ve thought – why help in lifting up spirits? We want to help you not get drowned in the day to day routine and monotony. We’ve come back from holidays loaded with ideas and new projects that will help you evade from stress and obligations for a while. From now on, we will publish the magazine monthly, reducing the time lapse between the releases of consecutive issues. This way we’ll be able to bring you more up-to-date content in a more regular basis. Furthermore we bring you another novelty: you can now sign on our website and become member of Sims Vita! Currently we are developing an online community so you can all become part of Sims Vita and participate in an active way, staying true to our motto: create a Sims magazine made by and for the Sim community.
Editor in Chief Luciap25 ( @LUCIAP25) Coordinator Alfonso ( @PONSALFONSO) Fashion Director Luxy ( @LUXYSIMS) Design Director Liyah ( @LIYAHSIM)
See you next month with new and thrilling sections! Tips Director Beelz ( @ASBEELZ) Luciap25, Editor in chief of Sims Vita
Contributors PlumpBall ( @PLUMPBALL)
SIMS 4
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
HOUSE BY GINZU19
colorful
HOME A family house, with a fun and unique atmosphere that has a wonderful energy! Why not bring some color to your life?
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HOUSE BY GINZU19
COLORFUL HOME “The great opened spaces, the layout of the rooms, the brightness that comes through the large windows...”
First of all I’ll present this family house created by Ginzu19, a modern architectural beauty which I have furnished and decorated following a fun and cheerful style. It was love at first sight! The great opened spaces, the layout of the rooms, the brightness that comes through the large windows, the beautiful exteriors… I highly recommend you to download it!
SIMS 4 INTERIOR DESIGN
BY KANATA LIYAHSIM
“Wood is present in neutral tones, bringing warmth and boosting the vivid colors of the cushions and paintings.”
An entrance hall somewhat ethnic, full of color and details that make it unique. Wood is present in neutral tones, bringing warmth and boosting the vivid colors of the cushions and paintings. The mirrors give the room a sense of spaciousness while mats are key to giving the room a welcoming atmosphere. Small details such as pots always add they make a home seem it’s inhabited. While I furnished and decorated the house, I had in mind creating a colorful family house that inspired the youngest to dream…
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
The kitchen is one of the most important places in a house. It’s essential to have lots of space available for counters and storage. Being an open-plan kitchen, integrated with the living room and dining room, I decided to place a great central island and make it the focus point. The whiteness of the counters and furniture contrast the green-colored home appliances. Small details are the ones that bring life to spaces.
“ Small details are the ones that bring life to spaces.�
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
“The result is a trend-setting set that irradiates good vibes.”
A colorful living and dining room that counterbalance the kitchen’s neutral colors dominance. Each chair has a different style and pattern. Certainly a risky beat but they match perfectly with the couches and multicolored cushions. The result is a trend-setting set that irradiates good vibes. I’ll guarantee you mornings will never be so dull again.
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
“The large mirrors and window give a sense of amplitude to the place.”
On the first floor bathroom I wanted to retrieve some sobriety and elegance that we see on spas, but without leaving details. Numerous soap bottles, towels, candles, petals… All purposefully thought and added to create a relaxing atmosphere. The large mirrors and window give a sense of amplitude to the place.
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
“Pastel shades prevail over the rest, being green the main one.”
As we step to the second floor, the first thing that we encounter is a large corridor with yellow walls from which we can access the remaining rooms. The first room we enter is a children’s bedroom, where pastel shades prevail over the rest, being green the main one. In the middle of the bedroom we find small table with four little chairs. Lots of stuffed toys and cushions decorate the space. The room also has a swing, an original touch perfect for playful children.
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
“Black, red and white, compose the perfect balance will still being daring and voguish...�
A study room equipped up to the smallest detail. If our sim works from home, this office is the perfect place. Black, red and white, compose the perfect balance will still being daring and voguish, following the house general style. The cow print rug gives the room a joyful touch, at the same time it takes away some sobriety.
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
“Pink is the protagonist, combining perfectly with the abundant and florid cushions, completing the color gamut of lilacs, pinks and blues.�
A feminine room in pastel shades designed for young ladies in their teens. Pink is the protagonist, combining perfectly with the abundant and florid cushions, completing the color gamut of lilacs, pinks and blues. The white furniture seeks to go unnoticed in the color range, at the same time it brings a sense of amplitude and brightness. The dresser and desk complete the room making it functional,
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
“Small details such as flowers, pots, paintings and mirrors enhance and contribute to create a feminine atmosphere.”
The master suite has a private bathroom, which follows the same style as the bedroom. The turquoise-blue together with the black found on the furniture set an elegant and contemporary appearance. Small details such as flowers, pots, paintings and mirrors enhance and contribute to create a feminine atmosphere. The bathroom’s marble-like wall contributes to the elegance and classiness of the space, following the suite’s style.
INTERIOR DESIGN BY LIYAHSIM
The exteriors, balconies and gardens are important spaces in the house. The large swimming pool is made for the family to enjoy, while the opposite happens with the back garden. Here we find an adults zone, with a cocktail bar and soft couches, a perfect place to spend time with friends at early hours of the morning (as long as the kinds are asleep‌).
“Here we find an adults zone, with a cocktail bar and soft couches, a perfect place to spend time with friends...�
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INSPIRING SPACES BY PLUMPBALL
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Night’s Dream
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BY PLUMPBALL
NATURE & BEAUTY “A magical scenario for a magical day.”
Weddings are one of the most special events we have in society. It’s a day of happiness and joyfulness where we celebrate the success of love above all. So, why not plan something simple but elegant? Forget about traditional weddings in restaurants if you are thinking on doing something special and different. The forest is your place. A magical scenario for a magical day.
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BY KANATA
“Have the best time of your life and make this day become an indelible memory. ”
All around, you find flowers and candles creating a romantic and intimate atmosphere. And maybe you encounter some unexpected but very special guests … Forest dwellers don’t want to miss such event. Let’s invite elves, fairies and dears to join the celebration! Have the best time of your life and make this day become an indelible memory. As the perfect final touch, have a sophisticated banquet under the moonlight and dance until the sunrises…
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GOODBYE
SUMMER Luna del Fuego, winner of the contest “The One” that took place in Actualidad Sims, features an exclusive photoshoot with which we bid the summer farewell. 32
SIMS 4 MODELS AND PHOTOS BY LUXY LUXY-SIMS.BLOGSPOT.COM
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HAIR / SKIN / EYEBROW / EYELASHES / EYES / EYELINER / EYESHADOW / BLUSH / LIPSTICK / 34
CROWN / NECKLACE / DRESS / RINGS / NAILS / BOOTS / 35
HAT / CARDIGAN / BRACELET / NAILS / JUMPSUIT / BOOTS / 36
HAIR / SKIN / EYEBROW / EYELASHES / EYES / EYESHADOW / BLUSH / LIPSTICK
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HAIR / SKIN / EYEBROW / EYES / EYELASHES / EYESHADOW / BLUSH / LIPSTICK / /
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NECKLACE / DRESS / NAILS / SANDALS / 39
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HAIR / SKIN / EYEBROW / EYELAHES / EYES / EYESHADOW / BLUSH / LIPSTICK / 41
HAIR / SKIN / EYEBROW / EYELASHES / EYES / EYESHADOW / BLUSH / LIPSTICK /
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LIZZY
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Elegant, sophisticated and peaceful. Inspired in the famous signer Lana del Rey, this Sim seeks creates her own space in the music world from The Sims 4. This versatile artist has now with numerous singles in the market and has participated in numerous music festivals of importance. 44
SIMS 4 MODELS AND PHOTOS BY LUXY LUXY-SIMS.BLOGSPOT.COM
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The Last Summer Night Tour has been her last tou, where she has performed in stages in cities all around the world. In this tour she has presented her last work, “Trilogy of The Last Summer�, a set of three new songs. Lizzy Grant is not only present in the musical scene as she has started to make a name in the world of fashion. She has been the image of prestigious firms such as Vera Wang and Dior.
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Lizzy Grant has been created by CharlySims, a Sims fan who likes to spend time making up stories and editing images. He is part of numerous groups of The Sims 4 in Spain and South America.
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“In my long drives, I dream of my former life. When he is walking free on the street. And then suddenly I am deeply grateful. With all this attention now, what I can say. How to change the world. Why bring my music to mankind.� 52
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“God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom he had formed In a land of gods and monsters, I was an angel.�
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STEPHEN SPRINGSIMS BY LUCIAP25
I’ve learned that the key to success is to have originality and creativity in your own way. My motto for me is “always stay true to yourself”.
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SpringSims is a YouTube channel that uploads videos of The Sims daily. We have had the opportunity to interview its owner, Stephen, who has managed to engage a vast public in a short amount of time. In just a few months, your channel will celebrate its first birthday! You have managed to gain more than 9000 subscribers in that short period of time. What do you think has been the key to gaining such popularity? When I started my YouTube channel almost a year ago, I set goal for myself to reach 1,000 subscribers (or hoe I call my subscribers, “Springsters”) by my first year on YouTube. By this time, I wasn’t expecting to surpass my goal of 1K.
thing that had to deal with art. Art allowed me to express my feelings in any shape or form. Since I had the Sims, I’ve felt that the game has allowed me to play with life and tell stories the way I wanted to.
The time I’ve been YouTube, I learned that the key to success is to have originality and creativity in your own way. My motto for me is ‘always stay true to yourself’.
When did you start playing The Sims? How did you discover the existence of the game? I started playing The Sims when I was five years old in the year 2001. I discovered The Sims one day I went to the electronics section of a store. I have been always obsessed with gaming - since I was three! I know I was young, but you got to start somewhere, don’t you?
Why did you decided to open a YouTube channel about The Sims? I’ve decided to start a YouTube channel about The Sims because ever since I was little around the age of 6 I’ve always wanted to do some-
What type of Sims player are you? I could say that I’m more of a Lets Player who likes to tell stories and add some drama to make them more interesting, as well to keep my viewers engaged.
What’s your favorite saga of The Sims: 1, 2, 3 or 4? Hands down, I would have to say that the Sims 2 is my all-time favorite game out of the Sims Franchise. The reason why that is, even through there are loading screens in the game, is that I love that fact you can make the game the way you want it to be. For example, you can open a store, hire employees, live on top of your store instead of buying and separate lot for a store... I also love that there are seasons in the game - you can do so much with it as there are so many different inactions like skating on ice. I’m rambling on but Sims 2 is something that everyone should have.
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How much time do you normally dedicate weekly to your channel? I normally spend about 1 to 3 hours a day to create content for my channel, so would say I spend about 7 to 21 hours weekly making content.
Which videos do you enjoy the most recording? I mainly enjoy recording my Let’s Plays because I love telling stories to make my series more interesting to the best of my ability.
That is mostly spent making new houses for my channel, prerecording videos for the next day or recording videos for the same day. My upload schedule is pretty much every day. I
Can you advance of some details of what can we expect to see in SpringSims in the near future? In the near future, I would say that SpringSims will grow hopefully. I plan to play different games within The Sims as well as other simulation games that my viewers will enjoy. For example Life Is Strange, The Walking Dead, Sims 2 Chal-
like to keep my channel with fresh new content.
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lenges, and more to come. I’m really hoping to travel and do meetups with my fans and go to events. Who is behind SpringSims? Could you describe yourself in a few sentences? Well as you may know, I’m a nineteen year old college black male. I’m studying Graphic Design and I really want to become a Film Director. I would say that if you met me in person you would feel happy - surely I’m one of the most upbeat people that you’ll ever meet.
Apart from being a Sims addict, do you have any other hobbies? Besides The Sims I would say that my others hobbies are singing, dancing, graphic designing, volunteering and reading on occasions.
...I love telling stories to make my series more interesting to the best of my ability.”
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WHAT IS HAPPENING? An important sector of the Sim community has erupted and is now voicing their discontent about the path Electronic Arts are taking with The Sims 4. Each time, more at more people are expressing their displeasure at the strategy The Sims Studios are following. This situation has provoked a war between those whose who are in favor and those who are against criticism. From Sims Vita we want to expose publicly the following message to The Sims Studio.
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LETTER TO THE SIMS STUDIO BY SIMS VITA
Dear The Sims Studios, From Sims Vita we write you from the point of view of a group of people who has being playing The Sims for many years to present our opinion on the strategy you are following with the game. We have read many criticism and some particularly harsh comments therefore we imagine you are probably facing hard times. Our intention is to not confront anybody and therefore this message is intended to provide some feedback that can serve you useful to improve the game we all love so much, The Sims.
THE ABSENSE OF TODDLERS ONE STEP BACK Not including toddlers in the game has been a disastrous decision and even more not have planned retrieving them in a short period of time. When we are talking about a game whose main purpose is playing with life, removing one of the life’s stages was a serious failure. The fact that it was not the most popular stage among players should not have been enough reason to proceed with its removal but the complete opposite. A more in-depth focus should have been put in improving the playability of this phase of life, providing the fans with new ways of creating stories and simulate life.
STUFF PACKS, CONTENT, EXPANSION PACKS…
QUALITY > QUANTITY
Some packs have been ridiculous due to the little content they included. Anyone whose appreciates The Sims should feel ashamed of releasing such a deficient product like “Cool Kitchen”. It’s impossible that somebody at The Sims Studios feels proud of something like that.
#Save
TheSims
The strategy of releasing lots of content in a short period of time lonely works if the content released is very good, but in your case it simply isn’t. By making this your main strategy you are sending a bad message to the players who feel used as money-making machines at the expense of incomplete products. It’s completely logical that as a company you seek to make the maximum profit but, do you really think this is the most appropriate way? Please, take the time you need to develop something for The Sims that you can be proud of. Us fans can wait as
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long as you need. Build expectation around a good quality product and surprise us with the release of a great game as you used to do before when The Sims 2 was around for example. The community has demonstrated that you can do your job much better when one single person is capable of creating a new career with a mod and the expansion pack “Get To Work” that allows you to take the Sims to school. We a referring to the fantastic mod “Go To School” made by Zerbu.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY INSUFFICIENT The origin of most of the criticism does not lie on the lack of content but on the lack of tools creative tools so the players can create things as they could do before. We have one from having open worlds to having extremely small worlds. We also request for one of the most valued tools for the building-mode-lovers, Create A Style. And what have we received in return? If the answer is sims with more feelings and emotions, it has definitely not been worth it. In a game like The Sims having ultra realistic graphics is not the most important thing as the entertainment must come from other features. However, we consider that the looks of the different elements (sims, objects, landscapes, etc.) are not near of having the quality that is expected from a game that has been released in the year 2014.
La comunidad merece ser escuchada We the fans want to feel again all those feelings we had before. We want to see again games for which we feel enthusiasm and leave us mouth-opened. The Sims 4, one year later after its release, has made the people miss the previous game editions that were much more entertaining. Both the fans and the developers are all in the same boat and we want the best for the game. We still have trust in you and are hopeful that the strategy taken with The Sims is rethought and important changes are made to correct the course of the game that is currently going downhill.
LA COMUNIDAD OPINA
“THE GAMEPLAY IS TOO LINEAR. THE SIMS IS ABOUT GIVING PLAYERS CREATIVE TOOLS.” Phill - ts4news.com
“¿WHY ARE THEY SPENDING TIME MAKING THINGS LIKE COOL KITCHEN, WHEN THEY COULD BE SPENDING TIME MAKING THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE GAME WHEN IT WAS RELEASED?” Rachybop
“I HAD VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR GAMESCON BUT RIGHT NOW I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SIMS 4. I HOPE EA REALLY LISTENS TO THE OPINIONS OF PEOPLE AND BECOMES MORE TRANSPARENT.” Elvira - pekesims.com
“THE SIMS 4 WAS DEVELOPED TOO QUICKLY AND NOT ENOUGH TIME WAS DEDICATED.” Dani - simsroom.com
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