deep space horrorFeb 5, 2019
Jens ♥

Ever wondered why computer games like Simcity and Cities Skylines will selfdestruct the towns if you raise taxes?

Here's a long read about the right wing economic theories that laid the foundation for Simcity when a logic was needed during its creation and then continues to influence game makers (and policy makers) today

(from Logic Magazine)
https://logicmag.io/06-model-metropolis/

Model Metropolis

Behind one of the most iconic computer games of all time is a theory of how cities die—one that has proven dangerously influential.

Feb 5, 2019 at 4:40pmWeb
Show threadtSattyFeb 5, 2019
@ohyran did I wonder? It was hell trying to just get it up to 20%, and here I am happily paying 40%! Those sim-city simulated egoist citizens!!
Show threadSidFeb 5, 2019
@ohyran FW: @videodante
Show threadJCFeb 5, 2019
@ohyran @GinnyMcQueen saved for later, but this sounds fascinating.
Show threadpatience, doing up live 🎧🎚📻Feb 5, 2019
@ohyran well, there was his first problem:
Show threadxoeyFeb 5, 2019
@ohyran I always just figured it was because if you could just always raise the taxes the game would become too easy and they needed some way to regulate difficulty
Show threadEdward L PlattFeb 5, 2019
@ohyran Having gone on a SimCity binge over the summer, I can say from experience that once you have a happy, well-balanced city, maxing out taxes has surprisingly little influence on approval or population.
Show threadashleykristaFeb 5, 2019
@ohyran @Are0h really interesting! Me, I just want a city I don’t have to build jails and prisons into 🤷‍♀️
Show threadkitFeb 5, 2019
@ohyran See also http://molleindustria.org/GamesForCities/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTfuA2hXi8s
SimCities and SimCrises

International City Gaming Conference 2017 keynote.

Show threadHolly 🇳🇱🌹🇪🇺Feb 6, 2019
@ohyran This was fascinating. And reminds me that at last week's game night there was a discussion about how Monopoly was supposed to teach people how bad capitalism (or private land ownership) is, and the discussion turned to everyone 's anecdotes about how they would cheat or how they first learned that their older siblings were always cheating at the game, which, if you want a metaphor for capitalists exploiting the underprivileged..
Show threadEfi (nap pet) 🦊💤Mar 10, 2019
@ohyran this is my kind of article if I've ever seen one, shame it took a month to reach me!