The fans really got creative for the House Party Album contest. Read their wonderful Family Albums and then download the party time winner!
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10 May 2001 - 23:20
10 May 2001 - 23:20
The fans really got creative for the House Party Album contest. Read their wonderful Family Albums and then download the party time winner!
10 May 2001 - 23:10
This week, the topic is body meshes. We love to hear your thoughts and wishes concerning The Sims! What kind of bodies or clothes do you want to create that you don't have the right mesh for? Please respond by going to the BBS and post in the Suggest A Topic section.
3 May 2001 - 23:20
Ever wonder what your Sims are trying to say? Well this SimDay we are going to have you singing in Sim. Download the music short and sing along with the lyrics to one of our House Party campfire songs. You will be speaking Sim in no time!
Sing House Party Style!
Verse One:
Bomb lap ga doh hogey
Sha boom ad dif woah
Two:
Guy josh guy gorp meep mo
Blen so meh me zoe
Three:
Gink flee flgh la lee la
Dor kor bingy dew
Four:
Jam bam be Q T toh
X plexy ski pooh
Campfire Short One (793 Kb)
3 May 2001 - 23:20
Ever wonder what your Sims are trying to say? Well this SimDay we are going to have you singing in Sim. Download the music short and sing along with the lyrics to one of our House Party campfire songs. You will be speaking Sim in no time!
Sing House Party Style!
Verse One:
Bomb lap ga doh hogey
Sha boom ad dif woah
Two:
Guy josh guy gorp meep mo
Blen so meh me zoe
Three:
Gink flee flgh la lee la
Dor kor bingy dew
Four:
Jam bam be Q T toh
X plexy ski pooh
Campfire Short One (793 Kb)
3 May 2001 - 23:10
And who said work can't be fun...? Of course there is some serious work to be done, but you'll have fun doing it. Maxis is looking for experienced technical people to play a key role in the design and implementation of EA's new online and next generation products. If you're a senior server or test/quality engineer and want to hear more...
Maxis has immediate openings for:
- Lead / Senior Server Engineers to define and implement the infrastructure for our next-generation online game. Ideal candidates will have experience with client-server development, Unix / Linux, and general networking issues. Minimum 5 years programming experience, strong experience with C++ and Unix required. Experience developing a large scale client-server online game is a serious plus.
- Experienced Quality Assurance / Test Engineers to define and implement test systems to monitor and audit the project for compliance with established procedures and standards, ensuring traceability through all phases of the product life-cycle. Experience in System Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Configuration Management a plus. Ideal candidates will have experience testing software products using defect tracking and revision control tools and either Pareto diagrams, Cause and Effect Analysis, or Work Flow Analysis.
- Experienced real-time 3D Engineers with expertise in cutting edge 3D engine development, lighting, special effects, software rendering, and optimization. Minimum 5 years programming experience, strong experience with C++, DirectX required.
Email your resume to Resumes@Maxis.com.
3 May 2001 - 23:10
And who said work can't be fun...? Of course there is some serious work to be done, but you'll have fun doing it. Maxis is looking for experienced technical people to play a key role in the design and implementation of EA's new online and next generation products. If you're a senior server or test/quality engineer and want to hear more...
Maxis has immediate openings for:
- Lead / Senior Server Engineers to define and implement the infrastructure for our next-generation online game. Ideal candidates will have experience with client-server development, Unix / Linux, and general networking issues. Minimum 5 years programming experience, strong experience with C++ and Unix required. Experience developing a large scale client-server online game is a serious plus.
- Experienced Quality Assurance / Test Engineers to define and implement test systems to monitor and audit the project for compliance with established procedures and standards, ensuring traceability through all phases of the product life-cycle. Experience in System Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Configuration Management a plus. Ideal candidates will have experience testing software products using defect tracking and revision control tools and either Pareto diagrams, Cause and Effect Analysis, or Work Flow Analysis.
- Experienced real-time 3D Engineers with expertise in cutting edge 3D engine development, lighting, special effects, software rendering, and optimization. Minimum 5 years programming experience, strong experience with C++, DirectX required.
Email your resume to Resumes@Maxis.com.
3 May 2001 - 23:00
Thanks for all the great entries in the House Party contest! Our judges are hard at work choosing a winner from all the party stories!
3 May 2001 - 23:00
Thanks for all the great entries in the House Party contest! Our judges are hard at work choosing a winner from all the party stories!
26 Apr 2001 - 23:20
This week, two party hosts improve their storytelling skills and stir up the dead. Check it out!
Here we find our party hosts, Animator_X and MaxisJenna practicing their dance moves. They are great dancers but they need to improve their storytelling skills.
Animator_X - Thanks for coming to help me with my storytelling skills. MAXISean - No problem! What can you tell me about your lack of storytelling skills?
Animator_X - At our last party the stories were so bad that a Psycho Mime showed up and teased our guests. The party was a disaster. MAXISean - That is bad ... now lets find a mirror and practice your speech. 
MAXISean - Now charisma is a must when telling ghost stories around a camp fire. If you tell the stories with a high charisma level your party guests will be in for a surprise!
MaxisAndrea - Thanks MaxisJenna for inviting me to your party and for asking my advice. You will need to build up your charisma by practicing your speech in a mirror.
MaxisJenna and Animator_X practice telling stories in the mirror for hours.
Look at those charisma points adding up!
At the fire pit the two friends decide it is time to test their storytelling skills.
MaxisJenna picks up the guitar and they decide to sing campfire songs to warm up. Success ... MaxisDano has arrived to join in the songs.MaxisDano - I can't wait to hear ghost stories.
MaxisAndrea - These are great tunes and stories.MAXISean - Improving charisma levels has really helped.
Others take turns playing the guitar and telling stories.MaxisJenna - Did you hear that?
MaxisDano - Keep telling stories! I have a feeling that another guest will be arriving shortly.
Animator_X - Our storytelling has improved so much that we have stirred up a ghost.MaxisJenna - It is always better to have a ghost then a Psycho Mime!