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Podcast episode 109: the living a normal life special… live!Is this real life?
Is this real life?
This week, we at the Electronic Wireless Show were digital innovators and did our podcast live and on camera as part ofPAX X EGX. It went really well and there were no slight technical hitches where my camera kept resizing itself on screen for a bit near the start. Our theme was simulation games, partly so I could talk aboutThe Simsa lot, but also because we want to talk about how games simulatelife.
Though you can of course watch the video version, we’ve also stripped the audio for yer more traditional podpost, so it should be in your podcast feeds…now! Come for the digressions about Chris Evans, stay for the Cavern of lies, which had an extra layer of difficulty of danger and difficulty this week, because we could make eye contact with Nate while he lied to us.
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LinksThis week I talked aboutThe Sims 4, as mentioned, and thesurprisingly dark nature of the rules Sims players inventfor themselves.
Nate’s hot take this week was arguing that the opening ofHalf-Life, where you’re on a train and then you just go to work, makes it a life sim.
I also brought up theWorld Of Warcraft, and specifically theCorrupted Blood plagueincident, which wasstudied as a model for real life viral outbreaks.
Matthew lovesHouse Flipper, a game that lies about how easy it is to flip houses and make loads of money.
