"The Sims" was unexpectedly helpful in real life

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Do they talk in the Sims 3?
We have the Sims (bunch of diff ones for PSP and Nintendo ds)
Yet they always said unintelligible things

I'm going to have to check out Sims3 now i'm curious lol

You know that popular computer game, The Sims? The Sims 3 recently came out as the newest version, but I've only played 1 and 2. In fact I was quite obsessed with it for several years. I found that it had some unexpected benefits.

I don't know if many Aspies are like this, but I had a particularly hard time knowing what to do in general to live a "normal" life. I didn't know when or how often to shower, when or how often to clean a house, when or how often to shop, or really when or how often to do anything at all including sleep. I'd become terribly disorganized, not bathe or eat, everything around me eventually turning to rubbish. I know this doesn't make much sense because most people know to eat when they're hungry, bathe when they're dirty, clean the house when it's messy, pay bills when they're due, go shopping when the fridge is empty, etc. But for reasons I still don't understand this was all a mystery to me.

The Sims gave me repeated lessons in running my real life. Like, take bathing. If you don't bathe your Sim he'll develop a toxic green cloud around his body, signifying his odor, and a cloud of flies will buzz around his head. Other Sims will grab their noses and refuse to do any social interactions with him. The Sim's hygiene bar will decrease during a normal day and go from green to red, at which point he must bathe or face the consequences. This computer simulation of the process of bathing and being dirty told me that I should bathe once per day, and always bathe after vigorous exercise or getting into something dirty.

Same thing with cleaning up and doing household chores. In The Sims you can clean your house yourself or hire a maid. Your Sim will set down food, used plates, books and other objects in random places. Dishes, food, and diapers will also develop a toxic green cloud and flies after a short time in the game. So will the toilet and piles of trash. Any Sim entering the dirty house instantly develops a bad mood and becomes prone to negative social interactions (arguing, lecturing, poking). A Sim in a bad mood cannot do ordinary things such as write college assignments or exercise. This computer simulation of the entire process and consequences of a house becoming dirty made me understand that a house should be cleaned every day and food put away immediately.

The Sims is a simulation for almost everything that is important in normal life. It even shows that you need to begin with low-value social activities with someone you don't know yet and progress slowly over time to higher-value social activities. I highly recommend this slightly addictive game to anyone who has trouble understanding how to live in the day-to-day sense.

Sims can help autism because it teaches you life skills.

Video games have taught me how to run a business. I used to run shops in games and I was really good at it. now I buy and sell stuff on ebay and make good money at it.