Meet the Sims

Here's a story from CNN that ties together gender, violence and simulations. The Sims game is at the top of the charts because it manages to appeal to a wider than usual demographic. The appeal of playing God in a universe of your own design is apparently very deep.

An interesting quote from the author of the Sims: "It's rewarding to be able to change people's perceptions of reality," Wright said. "They just see their environment in a different way. They have a kind of different-colored glasses that they can see their world in. To me, that's really cool -- when games can change you."