who's playing this game?
PresentTense:
I'm currently studying psychology at uni, but I've always been kind of an arty person, as my favortie hobbies are drawing, writing poetry and singing. (whether I'm actually any good at it is another matter!). I have only about the average person's (maybe even less) computer knowledge but I spend a lot of time on them, and the Sims was just one those things I had heard about and ended up getting addicted to!
Sandilou:
I work in education and have a BSc in social science: on a psychology test done while I was doing a leadership course, I came out as an ideal leader (top left hand side of the test grid), and dead centre of the introvert/extrovert scale. In terms of art vs science I'm more art/maths than science. I like logic problems and solving riddles but I'm no Mensa candidate! I enjoy being creative (sketching, painting and craftwork) and am lucky because every now and again I get to do those things as part of my job. I use the sims to fulfill my creative storywriting needs: I love the power of wordplay.
phyllis_p:
I have a degree in engineering management and a degree in music, work as an administrator at a university. My sweetie's a sequential artist and sculptor. My daughter just finished a journalism degree and is going to grad school in social work, and my son is in his third year of college and third major so far (astrophysics, psychology, photojournalism). Both my kids are musicians as well. We all love the game. Daughter and I play mostly for the relationships angle; sweetie loves to build and write stories; son loves to build and push the limits of the game, experiment with cheats.
laeshanin:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2005 July 30, 13:00:10
Quote from: Jordi on 2005 July 30, 12:45:17
I'm an IT guy who currently does systems administration, and I am unable to socialize around people (Asperger's syndrome). I have no art skills I know of.
I've never heard of this. Is this one of those new diseases they made up now? Sounds like a load of bolognium to me. I think you're just talking to the wrong people. Although I similarly lack art skills. Unless you count finger-painting with the blood and entrails of my enemies as an art skill.
Believe me, if I actually *HAD* art skills, you'd be seeing more totally awesome stuff. So who wants to volunteer their skills of an artist?
Asperger's Syndrome is a form of high-functioning autism. The majority of those with this diagnosis are perfectly capable of holding down a job but find it almost impossible to form personal attachments or function at a social level. I work with people with autism, and the behaviour associated with the full disorder can be pretty spectacular and involves them painting with their carers entrails!
So, social worker which makes me quasi-scientific (psychology), and I have a love/hate relationship with the game.
As for art skills... damn, I'm good. Should have done it for a living, but chose people instead.
witch:
Quote from: SimsHost on 2005 August 01, 02:50:51
I think the lesson that we've really learned from this exercise is that trying to force-fit people into pigeonholes is a generally fruitless exercise. Business and science and art and design are things people do, not classifications of human beings. Specialization is for insects.
I agree, you put that so well!
I'm amazed by the variety of the people here and also, I have to say, by the generally high levels of educational achievement. I knew the discussions here were on a different plane, people can write, spell and comprehend for a start, but I'm totally blown away now. :o
I've always felt a little ashamed of being a grown woman playing games, I keep it a bit quiet at work, but I'm just about out of the broom closet now I've read this thread. :P
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