Babayaga has been simming the bloggers (hm, things you never thought you’d say). That is, she’s entering real-life bloggers into the Sims game, and seeing how they behave.

What I love most about this concept is that it’s like a Real-Time Strategy game, in that when Babayaga isn’t playing a particular Sim, they go on living and interacting with other Sims: “When I play with the Blorks, the other families all interact with the Blorks as well [if they meet them] but I cannot control their individual actions. It’s entirely possible that Ed’s carrying on an affair with Rachel without my knowledge.”

Wow, that gives a whole new meaning to alternate universes. Imagine if you could do this whilst entering accurate descriptions of your friends’ personalities and preferences: you could play “what if I…” and the results would be fascinating! Or you could enter someone’s current life and speed up time to find out what happens. Hey, I’d never leave the house!

UPDATE: Arg. It seems I gotta get me a better video card first