Wednesday, December 5, 2012

The Sims 3: Final Thoughts

I have played The Sims 3 all semester.  I have learned a lot about myself and what I am capable of doing.  I have enjoyed expressing my thoughts on video games and integrating them in a classroom setting for learning.  I believe this would be a great game to use to teach about life's lessons.

I started out with two characters and saw them progress from being housemates, to romantically involved  to engaged and married, to becoming successful in their careers, and becoming parents and seeing their children grow up to have careers and children as well.  These are things that we experience and see every day of our living lives.  We embark on challenges and overcome them.  We learn traits and skills and apply them to our daily routines.  We see families grow together and grow apart.  We see friendships develop and friendships fade away.  There are so many bad things that can happen in life, but there is always a way to get back to the good.

This game has allowed me to experience life through different eyes.  I have seen a family start out with little and gain a lot and all of this was done by making the right choices in life.  So this is the lesson that is learned from this video game.

This is the home they started out in.

As they progressed in their careers they moved into this home and got married.

After having their first child they moved into this home and started building their family.



This is another house they moved into once their family got larger.   

This is the final home they live in now to accommodate two parents, four children and one grandchild.  

This is a picture of the city they live in, Sunset Valley.

A night view picture of Sunset Valley.

A grand view of their home which is valued over $380,000.