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Where Did It All Start?
Maxis began with Will Wright, a brilliant designer that wanted to bring an
unorthodox concept to the world of gaming -- city planning. On paper it sounded
dreary. Plan out where your commerce, residential, and industrial areas were
going to be built, lay down some pipes, and sleep away a few hours in dull town.
Instead, Wright shocked the world by giving gamers a realistic, entertaining,
and educational look at just how fun, frustrating and cool it could be to plan
out a city from scratch.
A myriad of sequels were made, covering everything from evolution and ants to
building the perfect island, but nothing captured the hearts of gamers as
brilliantly as The Sims, a "people simulator" that had users controlling a
complicated set of AI people in a suburban environment.
Will Wright and his company continue to pursue the world of real life
simulation, and AI.
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