Will Wright Quotes

I think the idea of having a game based on reality is compelling right off the bat because everyone has some experience with the subject of the game.

Also, after people play these Sim games, it tends to change their perception of the world around them, so they see their city, house or family in a slightly different way after playing.

Everybody has a different definition of the good side.

No game designer ever went wrong by overestimating the narcissism of their players,

Because now it's the fans out there that are entertaining us, the developers, with their creations!

I typically go overboard when I research new projects.

A lot of the interesting issues and dynamics within a city occur over things such as socio-economic issues or ethnic issues. But they require a much more elaborate model of human behavior.

For me, what's a more important question is how we get at least the option of more diverse experiences in this media.

Television is a very different thing from video games. It's kind of hard for me to compare.

There are a lot of issues that I hope we deal with at some point that we haven't up to now, for various reasons. Some technical, and some more political.

It used to be that you knew your neighbors and maybe your coworkers - the people in your physical vicinity.

Players like to know that they've discovered things that even the designers didn't know were in the game.

The wrong thing the right way.

The big thing is that we have five percent or less of the hardcore players actively entertaining the other ninety-five percent.

And so from that, I've always been fascinated with the idea that complexity can come out of such simplicity.

We have spent quite a bit of time considering a good space game, and I can't really say anything at this point, but we are definitely still interested in that area.

On vacation, I totally unplug. I don't bring a laptop with me.

Computer and video games represent one of the most important new media developments of this generation. Unlike many other forms of entertainment they offer players the opportunity to explore, be creative, learn through interaction and express themselves to others. It is vitally important that we protect and nurture this new art form so that it can reach its full potential. Like most new forms of artistic expression that have come before (music, novels, movies), the primary critics of video games are the people that do not play them.

Yes ... well, I used to have a pilot's license.

In an online community, there's this kind of social economy between the community members. Some people have status because they make cool skins or that's a good website that's visited a lot, but there's no real gameplay there.