Issue 2 - March 2015
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TS4 Get To Work preview Discover our impressions after trying out this new EP.
LIVING 16 Living Lookbook A tranquil and charming place to turn
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FASHION 32 Pin-up style evolution Discover the origins of one of the most popular trends.
38 Greek Gods Lookbook
Representation of the most famous characters of the greek mithology.
48 Rural Lookbook
Outfits that prove that rural and stylish aren’t antonyms.
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Comfortable and trendy looks with a fierce touch.
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Skins, tatoos, make-up, clothes...
COMMUNITY 88 The Sims 4 Madrid event
Reportaje sobre el gran evento de presentación de la nueva expansión
100 Interview to Mario Principe
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We met in Madrid one of the most popular Spanish Sim-Youtubers
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Get to know the new contributors of Sims Vita Magazine.
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Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr
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Participate in the magazine’s new section made by Cocó Simmer
TOGHETHER
WE ARE BETTER Likewise behind every great man there is a great woman (and vice versa), behind a great magazine there is a great team. A team that started being made up by 4 Simmers and that has grown after the incorporation of new members. After the release of the first issue, we made a call in our website and social network accounts to all the people who were keen to collaborate to send us an email with their ideas and proposals. To my great surprise, we received lots of emails of people who wanted to become part of the project. I knew that people had liked the first issue but not to what extent. Even so, I had considered the possibility that nobody sent an email wanting to contribute, I’m not going to lie to you. That’s why my happiness was double every time I received a new email with a collaboration proposal. Little by little Sims Vita is finding its place in The Sims community. I had the honor to attend The Sims 4 Get To Work event that took place in Madrid last 9th March. It was rewarding experience, both personally and professionally. All of these things encourage me to look forward to continue working and carry out Sims Vita’s project. It’s time to gather strength as very busy months await us! “Cause there a no impossible goals, just incapable people.” Luciap25, Sims Vita’s editor-in-chief
Editor-in-chief Luciap25 ( @LUCIAP25) Fashion director Luxy ( @LUXYSIMS) Design director Liyah ( @LIYAHSIM) Stories director Beelz ( @ASBEELZ) Coordinator Alfonso ( @PONSALFONSO) Contributors Lauumiaw ( @LAUUMIAW) Cocó Simmer ( @COCOSIMFANATICA) Sandra ( @SANDRAGNZALEZ97) TrekkieSim
preview the SIMS 4
get to work BY LUCIAP25
In the event that took place on the occasion of The Sims 4 Get to Work, we had the opportunity to try out the alpha version of the expansion pack for one hour. As we had little time available, we decided to take a quick look to each of the expansion’s highlights instead of focusing on one only.
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In this career you will be able to experience firsthand the busy day-to-day hospital life. You will have a daily horde of patients seeking for a remedy to end their discomfort. It can 6
be from a cold to some strange spots on the skin. It’s a pity that our ill sims aren’t able to visit the hospital, although this won’t free them from falling ill.
Be careful with the viruses and the bacteria because at any moment they can attack your sims. If this happens, we will have to resign ourselves to order medicines by phone/com-
doctor puter. If we are not doctors, we won’t be able to visit the hospital unless our sim is pregnant and is about to give birth to her baby.
You will spend most of the time diagnosing and treating the sims. For that, you will have to examine and perform tests on them with the available machines: X-rays scanner, the tread-
mill...If your patient has a serious diagnosis, you can intervene them in the surgery machine.
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Step into the world of science and technology with this career. Your duty is to make a good use of the scientific material available. 多Will you manage not to fall on the sweet temptation of evil?
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In the FuturSim laboratories you will find everything that you need to make the ideas of your sim become true. Between the different available machines there are, the chemistry table stands out. Here you will
be able to analyze the collectibles you pick up and analyze them. In addition you can create serums to improve or worsen both the physical appearance and the emotions of your sim or other sims.
scientist The inventing constructor is a very interesting machine with many options. Here you will be able to create devices, interchange ideas and talk with robots. In this machine you will be able to create very cool objects
such as a cloning machine or the sims-ray. I would like to highlight this last device as it enables you to perform many actions such as mind control, transform objects, freeze other sims... As time passes and you are
promoted, you will be able to upgrade objects that you have previously created to first-class objects.
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If you want to live the action-packed lives we see in the famous American TV series, this is your dream job. Your duty is to solve the crimes and clean up the city from the evil.
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The best part is that you will have to solve them from start to end. After you’ve been assigned a case, you’ll have to go to the scene crime to collect and photograph all the possible evidence. You can
place all these evidence in the crime map. Once this evidence has been analyzed and the suspect has been identified, you’ll have to arrest and interrogate him following
detective different strategies so that he confesses the crime. In addition, there are many more things to do in the police station, such as check the police database or do some paperwork. One
of my favorite parts of this place are the cells, were the criminals are locked up, dressed up in orange jumpsuits. You will be able to search them, take them a photo for their profile, take their fingerprints and
let them go free (but be careful not to release the wrong person!).
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BACK TO THE Sims 2:
BUSINESS Set free the entrepreneur you have inside and enter into the business world. This new expansion pack includes a new world, Magnolia Promenade, that has available four commu-
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nity lots (although you can change them to residential lots if you wish to live here). The retailing system doesn’t bring many novelties with respect to The Sims 2 Open for Business,
with the exception of several new options to manage your business such as paying for publicity campaigns, establishing the profit margins or seeing the financial report.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND BAKERY
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The photograph ability is one of the elements that I most like of this expansion pack. The sims will be able to take pictures with the camera and the mobile phone. Different types of cameras and new options for taking pictures (photographic filters, choosing its orientation...) There is also a new photographic studio object to take group photographs.
The most loving creatures are back! They have come back with the same essence as the previous Sims games but with new characteristics. They will be able to camouflage among the Sim population as they will be able to adopt a human appearance apart from their alien look. Who knows, maybe you live surrounded by aliens and you are not aware of it...
After having played the expansion pack, I think the producers have done a great job with this new game. Combining one expansion from The Sims 2, another from The Sims 3 in addition to new elements, they have managed to create a new expansion pack which is very complete and that will supply the Simmers with lots of gamming hours and fun.
The recent boom in bakery has also reached The Sims 4. You will be able to cook all-types of pastries: donuts, cookies, cupcakes, different types of bread... Your sims will have to work out if they want to remain fit!
Another great novelty is the alien world: SIXAM. You will be able to go via the electro worm-holes generator found in the scientific labs. In this secret lot you can visit other aliens and pick up special object such as unique plants and rocks. 13
vIDEOCONFERENCE WITH During the event, the producer of The Sims 4 Azure Bowie-Hankins gave a presentation about the game via videoconference, as she was attending at the moment the event that took place in France. She explained us the general characteristics of the expansion. She also did a small gameplay where she showed us the most interesting features of Get to Work. At the end she answered five questions, which I had the honor to ask myself on the part of the Spanish community.
As the game includes the detective career, does this imply that thieves and firefighters are coming back?
Are you thinking of including community lots that offer services such as restaurants?
Can the mannequins in shops wear customized content?
No, we are actually not releasing thieves and firefighters with this EP but there are lots of other criminals that your police officer sim will be able to arrest and throw in jail.
This package is more focused on the retail aspect such as selling goods. Is not necessarily focused on the services aspect, like restaurants and things like that, but of course it doesn’t roll out anything in the future.
The mannequins in the shops were not limited to what they can wear meaning you put clothes on them based on Create A Sim, so if you have clothes that show up in Create A Sim and you want to put those clothes in on your mannequins then they will
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@SIMGURUAZURE show up. But as always with custom content, it is not tested by the game team. So while we are not limiting your ability to use them with mannequins, we haven’t necessarily tested that so we can’t guarantee it will be working correctly.
Are you thinking of including more active careers and new options related such as different types of businesses in future expansion packs? We can’t make any announcement right now about future contents but what I can tell you is that with all of the systems we are putting in place and especially with the retail and active career system, we built it a way where it would not be difficult for us to add more active careers. So that is not a closed door, but at the same time we are not making any announcement of any new active career beyond the three you get with Get to work at this time.
From all the careers that exist, we did you choose scientist, doctor and detective? Could you explain us a bit the process you followed to choose those three careers.
up choosing careers like the detective, the doctor and the scientist where there was deep gameplay.
Absolutely! The process combines a little bit of two things. One thing is that we asked the community. We did a lot of surveys and polls trying to get good handle on the types of careers that fans would enjoy playing. But in addition to that, as we were creating the expansion pack, we also wanted to pick careers that could be really deep, that would offer your sim a lot of things they could do throughout the day so that you wouldn’t just go to work eight hours and then discover everything that was about the career. We wanted to have long-term gameplay where there was a lot to discover and a lot to do. For example, one of the careers that we were kind of throwing around before we had chose these three careers that we ended up with was a maid career! Like, why wouldn’t you want to follow your sim as they cleaned other people’s houses? But what we found was there wasn’t a lot of deep content there; it was the same day-to-day so we ended
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RURAL HOUSE
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ARCHITECTURE The house has 3 floors and several balconies, completely covered in stone, contrasting the dark roof. It also has a porch, perfect for enjoying the fresh air in summer afternoons. 19
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LIVING ROOM Simple but functional. Antique sofa and armchairs with a vestige coffee table in the middle. Undoubtedly, what makes this space unique is its great carpet bringing in elegance and sophistication.
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KITCHEN With a wooden central island and a sparkling chandelier, this space is perfect for cooking traditional dishes. An old arch connects the kitchen with the dining room, exuding elegance to the place.
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KIDS’ BEDROOM
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Simple but fun. The old dresser brings in the rustic-antique touch we seek. Perfect for grandsons, granddaughters and cousins that come to spend together the summer holidays. Spacious and with toys, the littlest members of the family have here a perfect place to play.
The wood is present in the bed, walls and dresser, prevailing over the rest of materials. With a standing mirror and dark curtains a warm and cozy room is achieved.
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Antique elements and a large bathtub. The light coloring of walls and floor contrasts with the wood counters which add a nice rustic touch to the room.
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TERRACE The perfect place to watch the sun set and spend the afternoon chilling out. Wicker couches are essential outdoor furniture, together with matching coffee and auxiliary tables.
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Echoes from the past... Evolution over time of the Pin-Up style.
The re-emergence of the pin-up style, both from its hairstyles to its characteristic features (plump and colored lips, fringe rolls, pin curls, and an infinite number of shapes, volumes, curves and colors) has easily adapted to modern times. Adopting a more aggressive look than the original, using the Rockabilly look as its major source, it has become a trend with many followers such as famous fashion designers, actresses (Rose McGowen), singers (Katy Perry, Vinila von Bismark) and top-models, particularly Dita Von Tesse, who is a perfect example of what a modern pin-up girl should be like. This fashion trend, or rather a phenomenon, arose as a consequence of the women’s liberation movements in the 1920s. It revolutionized the old social schemes regarding the role of women and their sexuality, showing now an image of a determined and independent woman, but without losing sensuality for it. On the 21st century, during the Second World War, women attired in military uniforms in propaganda started to appear posing in a more suggestive way. These posters started to fill up walls of American tanks, vans and airplanes, becoming soldiers’ luck charm. The popularity of these attractive women was such that they became a patriotic symbol: red lips, narrow waists, endless legs, and of course a pair of heals, something indispensible, independently of what they were wearing on. They were owners of perfect curves from head to toes. Though appearing somewhat naïve and joyful, they always showed a hint of mischief, which made them object of many men’s desires. But a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then! Their predecessors, finding inspiration in the 40s and 50s style, had a less naïve appearance, adding new elements to their look. Even so, the key features of this trend remained untouched: pencil skirts, high and defined waists, shorts, corsets, stockings, cleavages... All elements that highlighted the female figure. The use of color is now more daring and generalized. Curvy hairstyles with rolled bangs and updos are still popular, as well as the key elements to this style: sensuality and insinuation. As for the face, colorful make-up, red lips and perfectly outlined eyes are essential achieve this look. On the other hand, leather, piercings and tattoos have become the main players of this game in the present day, after being introduced by the modern Pin-up girls. Search sources: www.dreamsestilistas.com www.vintagearoundtheworld.com culturacolectiva.com
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event THE SIMS 4
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the new EXPANSIoN is presented
in madrid BY LUCIAP25
On Monday 9th March an event took place at EA Spain studios (Madrid) on the occasion of the release of the first expansion pack The Sims 4 Get to Work. I attended this event with Alfonso, @ActualidadSims.com webmaster and contributor in Sims Vita’s Magazine. Having been able to visit EA studios for the first time to attend the event has been an incredible experience, but undoubtedly, the best part has been being able to meet in real life the people behind the fansites and Youtube channels about The Sims. Very grateful about what I’ve lived and eager to see you all again soon!
¡Thanks to Rincón del Simmer, Danni and EduarditoSims01 for the pictures!
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TIMELINE THE experience of @luciap25
05:30 - The alarm clock goes off. It’s time to wake up and get ready for the great day that awaits us.
08:49 - We are in Madrid! It’s a bit colder in here than in Valencia but the morning chilliness won’t last for long. We leave the train station and search for a cafeteria to have breakfast and gather strength for the rest of the day.
07:10 - We catch the AVE at Joaquín Sorolla train station (Valencia), which takes us directly to Madrid in 1 hour and 39 minutes (enough time to take a small nap :D).
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13:00 - The event has started! We are all very nervous but looking forwards to see what they have prepared us, and above all, very eager to try the new expansion pack. On our arrival, they received us with a customized Sims 4 catering. Everything was delicious!
11:00 - We are in Madrid! It’s a bit colder in here that in Valencia but the morning chilliness won’t last for long. We leave the train station and search for a cafeteria to have breakfast and gather strength for the rest of the day.
14:30 -– The videoconference with the producer of The Sims 4 Azure BowieHankins starts. We are all very attentive to what she says so we don’t miss out a single detail. When she finishes, it’s time for the people who have not yet tried the game to do so now.
18:00 -– Back in the centre of Madrid, we decide to sit down in a Starbucks and drink something cold (the underground was suffocating). We spend a great afternoon with @LosSimsdeAni,@Mprin, @EduarditoSim01, @SimPush and @_ngh full of laughter.
16:30 –- The event has ended and we finally say good-bye to EA studios, but before leaving, we take advantage of the scenery to record an interview to Mario Principe in the grounds of the studios.
21:10 - We find ourselves in the AVE heading back to Valencia, extremely tired but very happy about the day we have just lived.
20:00 -– It’s time to say goodbye and return to Atocha train station to catch the train that will take us back home.
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Discover the experience of the event from the point of view of five Simmers who recorded their experiences. Click to go to the video! (in spanish)
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MARIO PRÍNCIPE
Get to know a bit more one of the most-known Youtubers of the Spanish Sims Community. Taking advantage that we both attended The Sims 4 Get to Work event, we interviewed him in person in the outsides of the EA studios in Madrid. We had a great time recording the interview, full of laughter and good moments.
How did you started in The Sims world? I’ve known the game since The Sims 1. At the age of seven, thanks to one of my parents’ friends, more specifically his son who had the same age as me. I started playing The Sims. He loved computers and so it was him who introduced me to The Sims world. Since then I haven’t stopped playing - not even a year.
What do you remember with more nostalgia of your first games? What I remember the most is how innovative it was since the game had no end – it was basically playing a life. I think it was that, the novelty.
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The fact that it was a game that had no end, a new concept. In addition, the games never ended. For me, playing a life was the best part.
What do you think about the new Sims 4 expansion pack “Get to Work”? Based on what I’ve seen and tried a short while ago, I think people are going to love it. It comes fully packed with novelties, although we already knew this regarding businesses and active careers, but it’s not like we have seen it so far – it’s different. I have really liked it.
I’ve known the game since The Sims 1. At the age of seven, thanks to one of my parents’ friends,”
Since you are a veteran Sims player, which aspects of the game would you improve in future editions? More than in improving, I think they should focus first on the optimization and efficiency of the game. In the future, when we have lots of expansion and content packs, we don’t want to suffer again what happened to us with The Sims 3. That was so exasperating! That’s why I think they should focus on this.
I would also like that they included a different means of transport but taking profit of what already exists like the steamboat or the tram. I think it would be good that we could actually use them in the future.
Although they say that the means of transport in The Sims 4 are different, and it’s true, but even so I still miss the cars. Profiting from the fact that they have included the boat and the
tram, well why not adapt them so they could be actually used. Another aspect I would love is The Sims 2 cinematic. I was a fan of this and the stories with its characters. They kept you wanting to continue with the story. It would be nice they focused and improved this aspect.
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For the second Sims 4 expansion pack, would you like it to be a reedition of an existing expansion from older generations or would you prefer that they surprised us with something completely new? I would vote for leaving the newness until later. I think seasons would be great. I want seasons please! I want pets! The most novel thing, as happened with The Sims 3 and the future them, they left it until the end. I would like something like this quite a lot. When did you decide to start doing and uploading videos about The Sims in Youtube? Who motivated you to do so? Recently, I’ve celebrated my first anniversary in Youtube uploading videos. I was encouraged mostly by the person who has encouraged many, Miss Gerbit. I also knew her and had the chance to talk a lot to her. She encouraged me – it was like my source of inspiration, so I started thanks to her. Also my friend Eduadirtosims01 who you all know cheered me all the time. So I think it’s thanks to both of them that I am here today.
From all the videos you have so far, which one is your favorite? It’s a video I recently made for the initiative EA and The Sims Spain had about recreating stories with videos and I made Juan Tenorio’s ghost story. I really liked doing it and it has been quite successful, having lots of visualizations.
I also remember having a great time recording one of the first videos I uploaded, which was about how to find aliens and what could you do with the aliens in The Sims 3. I think the best memories I have come from those videos.
spects my Youtube channel, I hope that we grow a lot more. I’m not going to lie to you, I see myself being someone big. I am very ambitious and I always look forwards. So I see myself fine hahahahaha.
Apart from The Sims, what other hobbies and interest do you have? Well I really have very little free time. I don’t have free time! My degree and the things I have to do for my Youtube channel, absorb the 24 hours of the day. I don’t have time for my hobbies.
Thank you very much for answering the questions Mario. Would you like to send a message to the Simmers how are watching/ reading this interview? Yes of course! I would mostly like to thank Sims Vita’s team for this opportunity. I hope you follow me and you follow Sims Vita who does a really great job. It’s a great magazine and I think it will continue to succeed and surely has a great future to come.
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Meet the special contributors of this second issue of Sims Vita Magazine...
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Lauumiaw Zamora, spain TWITTER · youtube GOOGLE+ · TUMBLR
“My beginnings with The Sims relate to The Sims 2. I received the game as a Christmas present as it was a popular game at the time. It didn’t take much time for it to become my favorite game. But it wasn’t until some months ago, with the release of The Sims 4 that I decided to take my love for this game to another level and try to make others enjoy with what I did through my videos. I like to create families, each one with their unique style and live their stories, but above all, what I really enjoy doing is building houses and all types of lots. I take lots of care in every detail so it becomes a house in which I wouldn’t mind living in. I’m not satisfied with any pre-built house. The opportunity of contributing in this magazine has been one of the best things of this year. I still have lots to learn of this marvelous saga and it’s something I love.”
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sandra cordoba, spain tWITTER
“My passion for The Sims started many years ago. Having lots of information available each day and existing so many people who enjoy the game as much as me, makes me want more and more.
The game has evolved over the years, and so have I. One of the best things is that it opens your artistic interest. Thanks to this game I’m getting to know incredible people and living experiences I never thought a single videogame would enable me.
That’s why I’ve decided to take a step further and do my bit for The Sims world, and thus learn from new experiences.”
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COCÓ rosario, argentina blog · TWITTER · FACEBOOK YOUTUBE · Tumblr · GOOGLE+ “The first contact I had with a computer was thanks to The Sims. Those were difficult times in Argentina, so if I wanted to play to The Sims I had to go to my cousin’s house as he had a computer. You could find me there every afternoon. When I didn’t have access to the computer, I grabbed a piece of paper and made sketches of my future houses, including who will live in them. I kept on like this until I finally owned my first computer and The Sims 2. I had such a good time! Then The Sims 3 came, followed by the great world of Youtube brought by Miss Gerbit, a year and a half ago, who was a great guide through the path, that lead me to become the SimmerTuber I’m today. I really enjoy sharing my stories with The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 together with other fans, with whom I also share the latest news and life experiences. I’ve made lots of new friends thanks to the Sims world.” 114
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“Back in 2012 I discovered “Simblr” and the great community of players behind this name. It opened the doors to a world of infinite combinations and essential tools that I use to make the most of my gaming experience. Interact with people from all around the world, be their inspiration and be inspired by them! The fun part lies in sharing what you like with other people, and this type of platforms, including ActualidadSims, offer us a more complete gaming experience. For me, The Sims is much more than a simple social simulation game. It’s a magnificent tool that enables our imagination run free and allows us to discover one ’s self in several different facets.”
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SIMSTAGRAMS Although the presence of The Sims on Instagram is less than on other social networks, little by little the “simstagrams” are becoming each time more popular and there is a growing number of fans which decide to create here their own page.
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With more than 5000 followers, this Simstagram account posts artistic photos taken with The Sims 3 of sims models and decorated spaces. It also has a Tumblr account.
A simstgram dedicated to The Sims 4 where its owner uploads photos of her games and sometimes even short videos. It also has a Tumblr account.
This veteran Sims Spanish website has now decided to open an Instagram account. Although it is only several months old, the account is regularly updated. Take a look at it!
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TWITTER ď‚™ Undoubtedly Twitter is the social network where The Sims is mostly present. On the occasion of The Sims 4 Get to Work events that have taken place around the globe, the fansites invited to these have tweeted about them. Here we bring you the highlights:
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SIMBLRS Any Simmer in love with the custom content and which likes lookbooks made with The Sims will surely know about many “simblr” accounts. Undoubtedly, here you will find great artists who day after day continue surprising us with their creations.
Laude Studio
Howlysim
Everlasting-Garden
If I had to define this Simblr with a word, it would definitely be quality. The fact that its creator works as a designer can be noticed both in the photos and the custom content she creates.
I’m sure you will be impressed of the content of this Simblr: downloads, pictures, a legacy challenge… The best part is that there is content from both The Sims 3 and The Sims 4.
A Simblr more than complete! Here you will find photos of interiors, downloads (Sims 3 and Sims 4) and even the story of Toya, the Simblr owner’s favorite sim.
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READERS’ LETTERS Hey! Pts! Yes yes I’m talking to you... If I were you I would keep reading ‘cause I’m sure that what I’m about to tell you will surely be of your interest. But first of all, welcome to Sims Vita’s second issue, which I hope you enjoy as much as I did. Let me first introduce myself. My name is Cocó Simmer and I’m a Sims Vita’s magazine new contributor. Although the first issue was a great success, we realized there was something missing in the magazine.
Sims Vita’s next edition will include the best reader’s letters that are sent to letters@simsvita.com. We await with great interest all your opinions, stories, pictures or anything you think is worth sharing! If you really want to write us but don’t know about what, then you may wish to answer this question: What do you like most about Sims Vita? We hope you all participate! See you next issue!
As always, we want to bring you the best Sims content possible, but we thought that our readers should also have the possibility to take part in some way in the magazine, which in the end is made for them to enjoy. Thus, we came up with this readers’ letters section. We want you to send us your ideas, thoughts and opinion about the magazine, you stories with The Sims, your game’s pictures, your best creations... We will personally reply these letters in the magazine.
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