<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
series	O
of	O
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Maxis	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
series	I-Application
are	O
largely	O
sandbox	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
lack	O
any	O
defined	O
goals	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
some	O
later	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
which	O
introduced	O
this	O
gameplay	O
style	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Sim	O
series	O
,	O
started	O
by	O
SimCity	B-Application
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
directors	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
which	O
bought	O
Maxis	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
were	O
more	O
receptive	O
—	O
SimCity	B-Application
had	O
been	O
a	O
great	O
success	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
foresaw	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
building	O
a	O
strong	O
Sim	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wright	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
as	O
a	O
satire	O
of	O
U.S.	O
consumer	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wright	O
took	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
1977	O
architecture	O
and	O
urban	O
design	O
book	O
A	O
Pattern	O
Language	O
,	O
American	O
psychologist	O
Abraham	O
Maslow	O
's	O
1943	O
paper	O
A	O
Theory	O
of	O
Human	O
Motivation	O
and	O
his	O
hierarchy	O
of	O
needs	O
,	O
and	O
Charles	O
Hampden-Turner	O
'	O
s	O
Maps	O
of	O
the	O
Mind	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Maxis	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
dimetric	O
projection	O
and	O
featured	O
open-ended	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
daily	O
activities	O
of	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
virtual	O
people	O
(	O
"	O
Sims	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
suburban	O
area	O
near	O
SimCity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	B-Operating_System
expansion	I-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
and	O
two	O
deluxe	O
editions	O
with	O
exclusive	O
content	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
6.3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Myst	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PC	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
history	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
seven	B-Operating_System
expansion	I-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
content	O
packs	O
constitute	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
received	O
seven	B-Operating_System
expansion	I-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
:	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
clear	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
weekends	O
when	O
children	O
can	O
stay	O
home	O
from	O
school	O
and	O
vacation	B-Application
days	O
when	O
adults	O
can	O
take	O
time	O
off	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
some	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
has	O
progressed	O
from	O
2D	O
sprites	O
to	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
all	O
content	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
not	O
made	O
backward-compatible	O
with	O
any	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
nine	O
"	O
stuff	O
packs	O
"	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
400	O
items	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
eight	O
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
1.4	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
largest	O
release	O
in	O
PC	O
gaming	O
history	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
set	O
25	O
years	O
before	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eleven	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
nine	O
"	O
stuff	O
packs	O
"	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
many	O
items	O
are	O
available	O
online	O
for	O
additional	O
fees	O
at	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
eleven	O
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
setting/timeline	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
thirteen	B-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
expansion	I-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
,	O
twelve	B-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
game	I-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
,	O
eighteen	O
"	O
stuff	O
packs	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
ten	O
"	O
kits	O
"	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
updates	O
have	O
added	O
content	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
absent	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
basements	O
,	O
ghosts	O
,	O
pools	O
,	O
modular	O
stairs	O
,	O
toddlers	O
,	O
new	O
careers	O
,	O
terrain	O
tools	O
,	O
additional	O
skin	O
tones	O
,	O
and	O
bunk	O
beds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
made	O
free-to-play	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
received	O
thirteen	B-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
expansion	I-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
so	O
far	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
also	O
received	O
twelve	B-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
game	I-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
so	O
far	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Maxis	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
code-named	O
"	O
Project	O
Rene	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Room	O
customization	O
works	O
differently	O
compared	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
with	O
more	O
customization	O
options	O
being	O
presented	O
for	O
furniture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
fan-made	O
relaunch	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Rhys	O
Simpson	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
open	O
beta	O
"	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
functions	O
were	O
re-implemented	O
to	O
include	O
3D	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
series	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2007	O
–	O
2008	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modified	O
engine	O
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
play	O
on	O
systems	O
with	O
weaker	O
specifications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
role-playing	O
spin-off	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
medieval	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
it	O
plays	O
very	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
has	O
one	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Pirates	O
and	O
Nobles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
the	O
Maxis-developed	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
later	O
named	O
EA	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
recreates	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
as	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
human	O
players	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
were	O
lackluster	O
;	O
many	O
likening	O
its	O
experience	O
to	O
an	O
enormous	O
chat	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Carnival	O
was	O
a	O
casual	O
game	O
brand	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Social	I-Application
was	O
a	O
Flash-based	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Playfish	O
for	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
negative	O
responses	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
and	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Facebook	B-Application
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
console	B-Device
release	O
and	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Bustin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Out	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
console	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bustin	O
 '	O
Out	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
modes	O
:	O
Bust	O
Out	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
mission-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
Freeplay	O
Mode	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
featured	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
,	O
though	O
EA	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separate	O
handheld	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
,	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
directly	O
control	O
the	O
Sim	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Urbz	I-Device
:	I-Device
Sims	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
City	I-Device
is	O
a	O
game	O
focused	O
on	O
Sims	O
living	O
in	O
an	O
urban	O
setting	O
within	O
Sim	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Bustin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
separate	O
handheld	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
which	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
their	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Device
Sims	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pets	I-Device
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Castaway	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
including	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Apartment	I-Application
Pets	I-Application
,	O
considered	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Sims	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pets	I-Device
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
EA	O
has	O
released	O
several	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
(	O
3rd	O
and	O
4th	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Classic	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
include	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Bowling	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
DJ	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MySims	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
console	B-Device
games	O
created	O
by	O
EA	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
with	O
SkyHeroes	O
being	O
the	O
exception	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
Chibi-like	O
characters	O
(	O
a	O
tiny	O
bit	O
smaller	O
and	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Mii	O
avatars	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ambitions	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Sims	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pets	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
console	B-Device
ports	O
,	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
feature	O
parity	O
with	O
the	O
PC/Mac	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
expansion	O
packs	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
game	O
packs	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
stuff	O
packs	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
kits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
FreePlay	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
Kindle	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Sims	O
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
FreePlay	I-Application
runs	O
in	O
real-time	O
and	O
takes	O
real-time	O
to	O
complete	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
Social	O
Points	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
neighboring	O
houses	O
or	O
add	O
your	O
Facebook	B-Application
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
launch	O
trailer	O
with	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
for	O
Brazil	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarding	O
the	O
series	O
numerous	O
world	O
records	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
"	O
Most	O
Expansion	O
Packs	O
for	O
a	O
Videogame	O
Series	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Selling	O
PC	O
Game	O
Series	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
estimates	O
ranging	O
from	O
36	O
to	O
50	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
ranks	O
10th	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchises	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
times	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
sales	O
figure	O
of	O
over	O
200	O
million	O
combining	O
all	O
the	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
all	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
games	I-Application
combined	O
generated	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
US$5	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
film	O
rights	O
had	O
been	O
purchased	O
by	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Turner	O
Sports	O
and	O
BuzzFeed	O
,	O
created	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Spark	O
'd	O
,	O
a	O
four-episode	O
reality	O
competition	O
television	O
show	O
that	O
premiered	O
on	O
the	O
TBS	O
network	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
,	O
filmed	O
from	O
December	O
9	O
to	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
features	O
12	O
contestants	O
,	O
selected	O
from	O
those	O
known	O
to	O
feature	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
in	O
their	O
online	O
gaming	O
channels	O
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
challenges	O
within	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
create	O
characters	O
and	O
stories	O
following	O
the	O
challenge	O
's	O
themes	O
and	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
competitors	O
creation	O
is	O
judged	O
by	O
a	O
panel	O
consisting	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
personality	O
Kelsey	O
Impicciche	O
,	O
singer	O
and	O
songwriter	O
Tayla	O
Parx	O
,	O
and	O
EA	O
Maxis	O
developer	O
Dave	O
Miotke	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
finalist	O
winning	O
a	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
is	O
hosted	O
by	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
season	O
14	O
finalist	O
Rayvon	O
Owen	O
.	O
</s>
