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See how The Sims helped these players change their real lives
Nick Alcazar found a new hobby in real life after his Sim became good at painting. (Carolyn Fong/For The Washington Post) The Sims isn’t like other video games. Instead of inviting players to explore faraway fantasy lands or fight in imagined …