Lilsimsie Shares Initial Concepts For The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit

Initial Approach to the Kit Theme

Realistic Desk Spaces: I want to give players ways to make more realistic desk spaces. Many Sims players spend hours at their desks for both work and play. For many of us, our desk setup is our favorite space in our home. Beyond just gaming setups, lots of us have designated work from home spaces. Desks are cluttered, "lived in" parts of our houses, and that is currently hard to achieve in The Sims 4. This pack will add desk and office clutter, with a focus on gaming and computer related items.

Breaking Down Stereotypes: The classic "gamer" stereotype often portrays gamers nerdy men in dark rooms playing first person shooters. This inaccurate stereotype leaves out a lot of people who love video games, and it does not apply to the average Sims player. This pack is a love letter to Simmers and their gaming setups, and is intended to give them the ability to better recreate their real rooms in the game.

New "Gamer" Aesthetic: When people consider "gaming" decor, they often picture all black items with LED lighting and red accents. The Gamer Decor kit will instead primarily feature light, bright colors and "cutesy" decor that is more appealing to most Simmers and the "cozy gaming" audience. There are light wood and gold accents. The swatches are simple, and there is more of a focus on texture and color than on bold patterns.

The Sims 4 Comfy Gamer Kit Feature Concepts

Recreating Real Desk Spaces

• Many players will use this pack to recreate their real home offices and desk setups. They will be able to give their Simself a dedicated gaming space, much like many of them have in real life.
• The Sims is a fantastic tool for daydreaming. This pack will also allow people to envision a "dream" desk space, as many of us like to use The Sims to imagine our dream homes and build them in the game.

Multi-Functional

• As a player, it's always really exciting to me when new packs can be easily used in multiple ways.
• The clutter in this pack will work to decorate home offices and build gaming rooms, but it migt work for:
  • Adding game controllers to coffee tables next to game consoles
  • Decorating community lots with extra neon signage
  • Cluttering teen bedrooms, dorm rooms, or other home spaces

Pairing Well With Existing Content

• A vast majority of the careers in The Sims 4 require use of a computer for skill building or daily tasks. This pack will let players build better home offices, and tell more realistic stories of Sims working from home. It will be a great addition to the base game "freelancer" careers.
• Example: players using the freelance programmer career will now be able to create a nicer computer + desk setup for their Sim.
• This will also pair nicely with High School Years and Get Famous "streamer" gameplay.
• There isn't any desk clutter in Get Famous, despite it having a feature allowing your Sims to live stream.
• High School Years has 1 gaming clutter item, and it would be great to have more!