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    So Sims are Humans?

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    DcD2510DcD2510 Posts: 646 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    In a recent patch the play with Genetics screen was updated, this shows the life state of the "Sim" and I found out that Sims are Humans, does this mean they are not Sims? I always presumed they were Humans but normally when Sims are talked about they are called Sims and in the past the life state was called "Sim" so now they have confirmed that Sims are Humans.

    Thoughts?

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      AHolyToiletAHolyToilet Posts: 870 Member
      Well, all Sims that are a certain lifestate are still Sims. But strictly talking about the normal ones, I mean, yeah. I thought everybody knew this, honestly.

      Aside from being fictional beings within a game, they are human. And since the word "Sim" comes from "simulator", the game being a real-life simulator ( more or less ), they can't call the series "The Humans".

      Plus, if memory serves, the normal lifestage for the Sims in the Sims 3 was referred to as "Human" with the Supernatural EP.
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      Jenna2376Jenna2376 Posts: 120 Member
      They are simulated humans. :)
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      kemiszkemisz Posts: 602 Member
      Is there something I'm missing? Simulated humans seemed to be an obvious conclusion.
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      BenincasaBenincasa Posts: 104 Member
      The creator Will Wright's whole point with the Sims was creating a interior decorator simulator and then he decided to put people in it to see how they were doing in their home. That is why the Sims in the Sims one even had a "room" bar to see how the furniture, lights etc effected the Sim. So yeah, it's simulated humans.
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      NorthDakotaGamerNorthDakotaGamer Posts: 2,559 Member
      DcD2510 wrote: »
      In a recent patch the play with Genetics screen was updated, this shows the life state of the "Sim" and I found out that Sims are Humans, does this mean they are not Sims? I always presumed they were Humans but normally when Sims are talked about they are called Sims and in the past the life state was called "Sim" so now they have confirmed that Sims are Humans.

      Thoughts?

      My thoughts is that this was a well known fact that they were simulated humans.
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      AmySims09AmySims09 Posts: 1,227 Member
      NorthDakotaGamer wrote: »
      DcD2510 wrote: »
      In a recent patch the play with Genetics screen was updated, this shows the life state of the "Sim" and I found out that Sims are Humans, does this mean they are not Sims? I always presumed they were Humans but normally when Sims are talked about they are called Sims and in the past the life state was called "Sim" so now they have confirmed that Sims are Humans.

      Thoughts?

      My thoughts is that this was a well known fact that they were simulated humans.

      Same... I mean what else could they be.
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      DcD2510DcD2510 Posts: 646 Member
      I guessed that, I just thought this was the first official confirmation.
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      OEII1001OEII1001 Posts: 3,682 Member
      They have some significant biological differences. I don't think they're human.
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      AmySims09AmySims09 Posts: 1,227 Member
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      They have some significant biological differences. I don't think they're human.

      What differences?
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      OEII1001OEII1001 Posts: 3,682 Member
      AmySims09 wrote: »
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      They have some significant biological differences. I don't think they're human.

      What differences?
      They don't require kidneys for survival, they have a much more efficient digestive tract, a three-day gestation period, ect. You can read more here if you're interested.

      http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Anatomy_of_Sims
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      paradiseplanetparadiseplanet Posts: 4,421 Member
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      AmySims09 wrote: »
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      They have some significant biological differences. I don't think they're human.

      What differences?
      They don't require kidneys for survival, they have a much more efficient digestive tract, a three-day gestation period, ect. You can read more here if you're interested.

      http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Anatomy_of_Sims

      They also die far quicker.
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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      edited January 2018
      Yes sims are humans. I mean it's a game, but yes they are humans. They can be turned into vampires, die and become ghosts and there are sim aliens.
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      StrawberryYogurtStrawberryYogurt Posts: 2,799 Member
      edited January 2018
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      aujinehaujineh Posts: 454 Member
      paradiseplanet wrote: »
      They also die far quicker.

      They accomplish everything quicker, such as lose weight lol.

      There is also another reference to them being human with the pets expansion since there is an interaction to scold their pets for eating human food.

      But I don't consider them to be human at all - they are sims and have abilities that are not human and that make them unique.

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      5782341b77vl5782341b77vl Posts: 9,149 Member
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      AmySims09 wrote: »
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      They have some significant biological differences. I don't think they're human.

      What differences?
      They don't require kidneys for survival, they have a much more efficient digestive tract, a three-day gestation period, ect. You can read more here if you're interested.

      http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Anatomy_of_Sims

      ^^
      THIS is what makes me think that Sims were humanoid based life forms, NOT HUMANS.
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      catitude5catitude5 Posts: 2,537 Member
      They are digital dolls.
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      ladybreidladybreid Posts: 3,455 Member
      edited January 2018
      DcD2510 wrote: »
      In a recent patch the play with Genetics screen was updated, this shows the life state of the "Sim" and I found out that Sims are Humans, does this mean they are not Sims? I always presumed they were Humans but normally when Sims are talked about they are called Sims and in the past the life state was called "Sim" so now they have confirmed that Sims are Humans.

      Thoughts?

      Not in my world and I don't let my game write my stories. I write my stories. My simuverse exist in what grew on a piece of food behind the fridge.

      ETA:
      There is a difference between humanoid and human. Mine are humanoid but definitely not human.
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      AmySims09AmySims09 Posts: 1,227 Member
      I think they are humans like in the pregnancy department cos who wants to wait 9 months for the baby to be born?
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      3KNPen3KNPen Posts: 2,825 Member
      I view it as their lifestate being considered "Human" as opposed to "Vampire" or "Alien" or "Ghost" but they're probably more humanized then actually human though.
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      MasonGamerMasonGamer Posts: 8,851 Member
      A Sim is a simulated entity.

      they are then broken up into various life states

      Human, Pet, Alien, Plant, Robot,
      Ghost, Vampire, Werewolf, Sorcerer, Elven, merman
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      FelicityFelicity Posts: 4,979 Member
      edited January 2018
      I would imagine it's human vs vampire vs alien vs cat vs dog. Is there something else the non-supernatural, biped sims should be classed as?
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      OEII1001OEII1001 Posts: 3,682 Member
      edited January 2018
      5782341b77vl wrote: »
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      AmySims09 wrote: »
      OEII1001 wrote: »
      They have some significant biological differences. I don't think they're human.

      What differences?
      They don't require kidneys for survival, they have a much more efficient digestive tract, a three-day gestation period, ect. You can read more here if you're interested.

      http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Anatomy_of_Sims

      ^^
      THIS is what makes me think that Sims were humanoid based life forms, NOT HUMANS.
      That is correct. While they are undeniably humanoid, they are also not 🐸🐸🐸🐸 sapiens.

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      Orchid13Orchid13 Posts: 8,823 Member
      Um of course they are humans lol
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      Writin_RegWritin_Reg Posts: 28,907 Member
      edited January 2018
      catitude5 wrote: »
      They are digital dolls.

      Not really. Have you played with dolls? Dolls don't do anything - you pretend they do but believe me they don't act like Sims. Dolls don't get hungry - they don't have likes and dislikes, they don't procreate, they don't change or die, they are jointed, they don't have toilet needs, or get sick.. So not dolls at all - they are definitely simulated humanoids as they do everything we do - just about and nothing that dolls do at all.

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      drake_mccartydrake_mccarty Posts: 6,115 Member
      Yes they are virtual “humans” - the ‘human’ tag was added when Vampires were added, as they (along with Aliens) are not considered ‘human’ in the same sense as a Sim.
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