Simperium Issue 2: March 2020 | Page 4

CUBIZIM Hey guys! My name is Devin Kelly. I’m 25, from Tampa Florida. I’m a manager at a large financial company down here. It’s the least creative job possible which is why the Sims is my escape and my creative outlet. I’ve been playing since I was 6 years old, starting with the original Sims. When me and my brother got it as a gift, we spent the whole day remaking our family and our home and I was hooked immediately. I have always had a knack for architecture. As a child I would draw blueprints and floor plans, I would even lose points on tests and homework for doodling houses on them. Because I work so much nowadays, the Sims is the only thing that can satisfy my urge to create and I play it every single day. When I was younger it was sometimes all I had to take me away for a little when life was getting to be too much and I’ll always be thankful to have that. I think Sims 3 would have to be my favorite out of the whole franchise, simply because the freedom you had with building was awesome, even though it could be kinda tricky. When I do play I almost always am working on a build, but I do actually play the game too. I usually create sims based on people I know or myself and put them into scenarios and lives that are opposite the actual life we live. I don’t use any mods right now, but I do have a pretty thick CC folder. I love using custom content. It’s an addiction and I shop for it online more than I shop for real things. I steer towards a more realistic feel to my game, at least as close as I can get, I just enjoy it more than a super animated look. So I use a lot of alpha but also some MM. When I start a build, I almost always have no idea 4 SIMPERIUM