life simulation
English
Noun
life simulation (plural life simulations)
- (video games) A subgenre of simulation game that replicates real-world systems or experiences (such as businesses, communities, ecosystems, or social relationships).
- Synonym: life sim
- 1985, Chris Jenkins, "PCW Show: promises, promises!", Commodore Horizons, November 1985, page 10:
- Activision's Autumn titles were up and running, and some Winter games were previewed, including Alter Ego, a "life simulation" game, and Fast Tracks, a slot car racing program.
- 2010, Tristan Donovan, Replay: The History of Video Games, page 157:
- Life simulations and dating games also influenced Yasuhiro Wada, the designer of the gentile farming sim series Harvest Moon, which first appeared in 1996 on the Super NES.
- 2010, "Animal Crossing: Wild World", in 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, page 610:
- While the mechanics changed very little in the DS version, Nintendo's snarky little life-simulation title [Animal Crossing] found its perfect ally.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:life simulation.