Apart from these two hypotheses, other exploratory investigations regarding participants’ characteristics and gameplay behaviour were conducted in post hoc analyses. Hypothesis 2: Participants will pass their personal values to their Sims for example, participants who place high value on wealth in their own lives will create Sims who earn high incomes. Hypothesis 1: Personality characteristics will relate to gameplay for example, participants who are organized will manage their Sims’ time more efficiently, and participants who are extroverted will make their Sims more socially oriented. The goal of this study was to scientifically measure players’ personalities and values and find how these characteristics relate to gameplay in The Sims 2.

To date, there have been no empirical studies that test whether or not this is true. Self-Portrayal in a Simulated Life: Projecting Personality and Values in The Sims 2 by Thaddeus Griebel AbstractĮver since the release of The Sims in 2000, there has been talk in the media that people who play the game project aspects of their lives into their Sim characters.

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