14-05-2009, 02:57 AM
thanks to the Simprograms.com!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/busine...f=business
Advertising The Sims 3 - free trial, SimFriend and SimSidekick
Posted by Judhudson on 13 May, 2009
2 Comments
This item was filled under [ News - The Sims 3, Sim News ]
I donât think it gets any better than being a Sims fan. I just got thru reading this article over at the New York Times. If, and IF they are reporting correctly, they stated that weâll be seeing a free trial (OMG!) of The Sims 3 at the official website, http://www.thesims3.com. I hope this is the case, thatâd be so awesomeâ¦I may have to call in sick for work on Friday
Not only that, but they are also introducing little gadgets to market the game - SimFinder and SimSideKick!
Electronic Arts executives wanted the marketing campaign to showcase the new features of The Sims 3, and to get people who might not play the game to understand what it was about.
The focus of the marketing is online, and beginning Friday, Electronic Arts will begin offering three ways for consumers to play with Sims characters on the Web.
There will be a free trial available at Sims3.com and at the Sims 3 fan page on Facebook, meant for people who have never played the game before.
Another option, called SimFriend, lets visitors to the Web site pick a Sim pen pal from among 120 characters, and that pen pal will send e-mail messages. For example, a Sim might send a message asking what type of dinner she should cook for her boyfriend, and the fan picks from options like âCook an elegant meal.â The e-mail chain would continue, tailored to the Simâs personality and skills.
âIf the Sim happens to be a kleptomaniac chef, the response you get back might be, âThanks, I went and stole food today,â when what youâre expecting is âThanks, I just had lunch,â â said John Buchanan, senior director of worldwide marketing for the Sims line at Electronic Arts.
The third option is called SimSidekick. A fans chooses from 6 characters on the Web site, and an image of the character that is chosen floats on top of the browser as the fan moves around the Web.
The character has site-specific responses to sites that Electronic Arts has chosen, like MTV.com, YouTube, and Twitter. On Twitter, for instance, where the mascot is a bird, a flock of bluebirds descends on the character, and, depending on its personality, the character will jump, wave his or her hands, or respond in some other way.
On other sites, the SimSidekick software looks for the category of the Web site, like travel or news, and the character responds appropriately, acting like a sports fanatic on a site like ESPN.com, or looking like heâs searching for something on Google.com.
EDIT:
Author: chynajad16 - Rank: Stammering Sim - View MySimPage Profile
Date: May-13-09 07:13 PM GMT
Subject:
Re: OMG! A FREE trial of The Sims 3 coming this Friday? Plus SimFriend and SimSideKick details!!!
Thanks Judhuson as always you give us the big news!
Well i just have to say that the article mentioned the sims sampler available on iphones/ipod touch today and i checked and it is! it's a free app by the way for any of you who have the iphone!
I just downloaded it it's really fun and it links directly to this section of the bbs!! (there is a forum tab)
It's not the game per say it's more of a fun little thing...when you shake your phone it tells you what mood you may be in and when you touch the green plumbob a certain way it suggests what moodlets you might have and it even has a Trait of the day feature that discribes that particular trait!
I know kinda useless but i'm loving it!!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/busine...f=business
Advertising The Sims 3 - free trial, SimFriend and SimSidekick
Posted by Judhudson on 13 May, 2009
2 Comments
This item was filled under [ News - The Sims 3, Sim News ]
I donât think it gets any better than being a Sims fan. I just got thru reading this article over at the New York Times. If, and IF they are reporting correctly, they stated that weâll be seeing a free trial (OMG!) of The Sims 3 at the official website, http://www.thesims3.com. I hope this is the case, thatâd be so awesomeâ¦I may have to call in sick for work on Friday
Not only that, but they are also introducing little gadgets to market the game - SimFinder and SimSideKick!
Electronic Arts executives wanted the marketing campaign to showcase the new features of The Sims 3, and to get people who might not play the game to understand what it was about.
The focus of the marketing is online, and beginning Friday, Electronic Arts will begin offering three ways for consumers to play with Sims characters on the Web.
There will be a free trial available at Sims3.com and at the Sims 3 fan page on Facebook, meant for people who have never played the game before.
Another option, called SimFriend, lets visitors to the Web site pick a Sim pen pal from among 120 characters, and that pen pal will send e-mail messages. For example, a Sim might send a message asking what type of dinner she should cook for her boyfriend, and the fan picks from options like âCook an elegant meal.â The e-mail chain would continue, tailored to the Simâs personality and skills.
âIf the Sim happens to be a kleptomaniac chef, the response you get back might be, âThanks, I went and stole food today,â when what youâre expecting is âThanks, I just had lunch,â â said John Buchanan, senior director of worldwide marketing for the Sims line at Electronic Arts.
The third option is called SimSidekick. A fans chooses from 6 characters on the Web site, and an image of the character that is chosen floats on top of the browser as the fan moves around the Web.
The character has site-specific responses to sites that Electronic Arts has chosen, like MTV.com, YouTube, and Twitter. On Twitter, for instance, where the mascot is a bird, a flock of bluebirds descends on the character, and, depending on its personality, the character will jump, wave his or her hands, or respond in some other way.
On other sites, the SimSidekick software looks for the category of the Web site, like travel or news, and the character responds appropriately, acting like a sports fanatic on a site like ESPN.com, or looking like heâs searching for something on Google.com.
EDIT:
Author: chynajad16 - Rank: Stammering Sim - View MySimPage Profile
Date: May-13-09 07:13 PM GMT
Subject:
Re: OMG! A FREE trial of The Sims 3 coming this Friday? Plus SimFriend and SimSideKick details!!!
Thanks Judhuson as always you give us the big news!
Well i just have to say that the article mentioned the sims sampler available on iphones/ipod touch today and i checked and it is! it's a free app by the way for any of you who have the iphone!
I just downloaded it it's really fun and it links directly to this section of the bbs!! (there is a forum tab)
It's not the game per say it's more of a fun little thing...when you shake your phone it tells you what mood you may be in and when you touch the green plumbob a certain way it suggests what moodlets you might have and it even has a Trait of the day feature that discribes that particular trait!
I know kinda useless but i'm loving it!!!!
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