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Game Expert: SimCity Myke Olson LCC 4400: Seminar In Media Studies October 29, 2002
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SimCity 1.0 (Classic) Residential, Commercial, and Industrial: –3 x 3 zone tiles –Buildings are built by the Sims, depending on Land Value Budget Concerns: –Fire, Police, Trans Fund –Tax Rate –Show budget every year or “auto budget” 16 Colors or Black & White
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SimCity 1.0 (Classic) Special Items –Park –Police, Fire Dept. –Stadium –Power Plants Coal or Nuclear –Seaport –Airport Diasters –Fire –Flood –Air Crash –Tornado –Earthquake –Monster
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SimCity 1.0 (Classic)
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SimCity 2000 Residential, Commercial, and Industrial: –Any size zone tiles –Light or Dense Levels –Buildings are built by the Sims, depending on Land Value Budget Concerns: –Fire, Police, Health, Education, and Trans Fund –Property Taxes –City Orninaces –Bond/Loan Payments
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SimCity 2000 New Features Newspapers alert to what residents want 3-Dimensional 256 Colors 3 Zoom Levels Underground Level: –Water pipes –Subways Signs
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SimCity 2000 Special Items –Small/Large Park, Zoo, Stadium, Marina –Police, Fire Dept., Hospital, Prison –Power Plants Depends on what year –Seaport, Airport –School, College, Library Roads –Highways –Bus Stop –Subways Rewards –Mayor’s House
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SimCity 3000 New Features Residents petition the mayor Better Graphics Zoom in one more level Landmarks Archologies Unlimited Version: –Make your own buildings –Make your own scenarios
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SimCity 3000 New Features LandmarksMore Disasters (and farms)
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SimCity 4 New Features Street level Import your Sims Night-time More disasters
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SimCity 4 Terrain
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SimCity 3000 vs. SimCity 4
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SimCity 4 Disasters TornadoesVolancoes
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Categorization of SimCity Board games Building and laying out a city Some randomization / chance (like dice) –population, disasters, traffic Fast reward / punishment loop Each version change just gives you more things to control and better graphics
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