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Eileen Sheridan, who has died aged 99, was a multiple cycling champion who became a household name in Britain in the late 1940s and early 50s thanks to a series of spectacular record attempts. However, she retired relatively young because she had exhausted the meagre opportunities that the sport offered to women at the time.

As a professional cyclist racing for the Hercules bicycle company from 1951 to 1954, Sheridan captured the public imagination, “defining cycling as Roger Bannister defined athletics or Dennis Compton cricket” according to the bike-racing historian Peter Whitfield. Records such as London-Holyhead or Edinburgh-London were easy for the man in the street to understand; Hercules marketed the diminutive Sheridan heavily as the “Pocket Rocket” – “no ordinary woman” said the Pathé newsreels, while she had an unerring ability to smile in every photograph.

Records such as London-Portsmouth-London and Land’s End-London were merely part of the build-up to the most prestigious one of all: Land’s End-John O’Groats, which Sheridan tackled in July 1954, accompanied by a large flatbed lorry carrying a caravan and a portable toilet. She went through a crisis after almost 48 hours in the saddle, suffering from sleep deprivation, debilitating cold and sore hands, but, wearing every stitch of clothing available, she smashed the previous record by almost 12 hours, with a time of 2 days, 11 hours and 45 minutes.

That was only the first part of the ordeal, as Sheridan’s manager Frank Southall was determined she would continue for the 1,000-mile record. She was permitted a couple of hours’ nap but the final 130 miles took 12 hours as she experienced hallucinatory visions of mermaids, giant glass tumblers and lines of people telling her to turn corners. Her End to End record would stand for 36 years, and the 1,000-mile time was not broken until 2002.

Sheridan was born in Coventry, to Percy Shaw, who worked at the Armstrong-Siddely engineering firm, and Jeannie Morton, who was a skilled milliner. Her grandfather, Frederick Shaw, had been a bike builder and keen racing man in the 1890s. Eileen wanted to go to art school, but her family vetoed the idea, and she eventually became a secretary in a car showroom. She had begun cycling at 15, and was also a keen swimmer; she met her future husband, Ken Sheridan, at the open-air pool in Coventry. They were married in 1942, began cycling together, and Ken noticed that his wife was stronger than he was; the men in their cycling groups would wilt late in their marathon rides, while Eileen found new strength.

She began racing in 1945, and immediately won the National 25-mile time trial championship that summer. By the winter, she was pregnant with her son Clive, who was born in April 1946. It was a difficult birth, by caesarean, and she returned to racing in 1947. By the end of 1949 she had won everything the sport could offer in the UK, including setting a 12-hour record of 237 miles, smashing the previous record by 17 miles and beating all but five of the men in the field. There was disbelief among the men present that she could go so far, and she was asked if she had cut a corner or two; in fact, she should have registered an even greater distance as she had gone off course.

By 1950 she had won the British Best All Rounder – an aggregate of a rider’s best times at 25, 50 and 100 miles – two years running, setting competition records at 50 and 100 miles. There were no world championships for women – these were not inaugurated until 1958 – and the Olympics would not be open to female cyclists until 1984. The only challenge left lay in setting place-to-place records and Sheridan began with Birmingham-London and Oxford-London-Oxford. In mid-1951, Hercules made her an offer of a retainer solely to break records for the next three years, with a £1-a-mile bonus for every record set.

When her contract with Hercules ended in 1954, Sheridan held all 21 records on the Road Records Association’s books. She retired to the house she and Ken had bought in Isleworth, west London, partly using her earnings from Hercules, and had her daughter Louise in 1955. She embarked briefly on a second sporting career in canoeing, and won the national 500m double kayak championship in 1956. After that she studied glass engraving, and spent 40 years producing commissions from her studio-cum-workshop in the Isleworth house, in which there were book after book of her beautifully intricate designs.

With the benefit of over 60 years’ hindsight, Sheridan’s view of her career was a nuanced one. In 2019, she told me that she had “never felt like a champion”, because she had never had the opportunity to wear the rainbow jersey of world champion. She closed her autobiography, Wonder Wheels (1956), with these words: “Where is a woman’s place? Is it … in the home? Is it in industry or in sport? If I have shown in my life that it can be – and successfully so – in all three, then I am happy.”

Sheridan remained a life member and president of the Coventry Cycling Club; she was also a vice-president of the Road Records Association. In 2016 she was inducted into British Cycling’s Hall of Fame; in 2022 she was celebrated with a commemorative “portrait bench” steel statue on the Lias Line greenway in Warwickshire.

She is survived by Clive and Louise; Ken died in 2012.

🔔 Eileen Sheridan, cyclist, born 18 October 1923; died 12 February 2023

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dormarunt · 2 years

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Our Berlermo, who art on AO3

Okay so I decided to use some of my non-writing expertise to have a look at the Berlin/Palermo tag on AO3.

Pre-requisites: the data was pulled on May 26th around noon CET, only for the tag "Berlin | Andrés de Fonollosa/Palermo | Martín Berrote" ( slash, not ampersand). The dates AO3 gives me on this view are the last date those fics were updated, it's not their initial posting date, which will skew some of the data I have on... dates. But it's what AO3 has available in this view, so---

Without further ado - here is what I could find in a couple of hours!

There are currently 969 fics posted under this tag, totalling 7,378,146 words. Out of the posted fics, 167 were gifted to others, so ~17%. We're generous and there's lots of love going around! <3

We are not as horny a fandom as I thought, with only 19% of fics being rated Explicit. ...and 20% Mature so, well.

When it comes to the languages the fics were written in, English is still the dominant language, with 85% of all posted fics:

Some of us have been very busy indeed! There are 240 writers for this tag, and here is the top 20 of them by number of fics (in this particular tag, just a reminder)

GO US!! <3 (heheh I have been busy)

Now, to the yearly data, which has some ugly graphs. I'll put them under a cut with some closing words, but the conclusions first:

first fic in the tag was posted on 21 Jul 2019, by user O meu país é o que o mar não quer (HannibalCatharsis)

2020 and the pandemic/lockdown saw the highest number of Berlermo fics being posted, the most active period being between the beginning of April up until mid-August; it was a stellar year for Berlermo both in number of fics and (obvs) in the daily average of fics posted

2021 was-- strange, since I expected to find an increase in posted fics around the time part 1 and 2 aired but there's nothing noticeable (prob because of the post date/last updated date discrepancy)

still 2021, you can see the impact of Berlermo Secret Santa - 24 fics posted on Dec 23rd - and a little bit of something towards the end of August with Berlermo AUgust

2022 so far has been a slow year, with a surge of fics around the vernal equinox with Berlermo Firsts

Here's a visual of fics posted per year and the daily average

And the ugly, ugly graphs per year that I used to draw the conclusions above.

So this is it! I hope to see more spikes in fics posted if (when?) the Berlin spinoff airs, provided it will feature Berlermo. Either way - go us! It's been a joy to be in the fandom. (and I'm still writing btw so this isn't a ~goodbye)

I'm here if you have any questions! <3 More data that I have available but I do not have the energy to parse: warnings, tags (but the formatting suuuucks and it would be a headache to format the string properly so I can like-- aggregate it somehow), total number of hits and kudos (same, I'm too tired to do a bit of Regex to parse those strings properly). All of the data is publicly available on AO3, and was obtained with UiPath data scraping and further processed in Excel by yours truly.

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The Gestalt Principle: Why The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts Shaina Tranquilino April 23, 2024

In the realm of perception and cognition, the Gestalt principle stands as a testament to the interconnectedness and complexity of human experience. Coined by German psychologists in the early 20th century, this principle suggests that the whole is greater than the mere sum of its individual components. From visual illusions to problem-solving, the Gestalt principle illuminates how our minds organize and interpret the world around us.

Understanding the Gestalt Principle: At its core, the Gestalt principle emphasizes that our perception goes beyond the simple combination of individual elements. Instead, we tend to perceive objects as unified wholes, often emphasizing patterns, relationships, and structures. This principle manifests across various domains of human experience, offering insights into psychology, art, design, and even organizational behaviour.

Visual Perception: In visual perception, the Gestalt principle explains phenomena such as figure-ground relationship, proximity, similarity, closure, and continuity. For instance, when we look at a complex image, our minds effortlessly organize it into meaningful shapes and forms, prioritizing coherence and completeness. This innate tendency to perceive wholes rather than parts highlights the efficiency and sophistication of our visual processing.

Art and Design: Artists and designers leverage the Gestalt principle to create compelling compositions that captivate the viewer's attention. By understanding how elements interact within a visual field, creators can manipulate perception to evoke specific emotions and convey particular messages. Whether through balance, contrast, or alignment, the Gestalt principle serves as a guiding principle in the creation of aesthetically pleasing and impactful artworks.

Problem-Solving and Creativity: Beyond perception, the Gestalt principle influences our problem-solving abilities and creative endeavors. When faced with a complex challenge, we often seek to understand the underlying patterns and relationships, allowing us to grasp the bigger picture. By recognizing how individual elements contribute to a larger whole, we can devise innovative solutions and approach problems from novel perspectives.

Psychological Insights: On a psychological level, the Gestalt principle sheds light on how we perceive ourselves and others within social contexts. We tend to categorize individuals based on overarching traits and characteristics, forming impressions that extend beyond mere summations of their attributes. This holistic perception influences our interactions, relationships, and societal dynamics, emphasizing the importance of considering the whole individual rather than isolated traits.

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The Gestalt principle serves as a cornerstone in our comprehension of perception, cognition, and human behaviour. It reminds us that the whole is not simply the sum of its parts but a complex interplay of relationships and patterns that transcend individual elements. Whether in art, problem-solving, or organizational dynamics, embracing the Gestalt principle empowers us to perceive the world with greater clarity and harness the inherent synergy of interconnectedness.

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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Sunday, 22nd January 2023

Welcome, welkom, ongi etorri, hoş geldiniz 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (22nd January 2023) 🏆🌟🔥?

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Image licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0? by Original image by User:donarreiskoffer, new SVG version made with Gnumeric (from original data; now covers 1913-2006)

2️⃣: Lunar New Year "Lunar New Year is the beginning of the new year based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. The lunar calendars follows the lunar phase while lunisolar calendars follow both the lunar phase and the time of the solar year. The event is celebrated by numerous cultures in various ways at diverse..."

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3️⃣: Chinese New Year "Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. In Chinese, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival (traditional Chinese: 春節; simplified Chinese: 春节; pinyin: Chūnjié) as the spring season in the lunisolar..."

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4️⃣: UFC 283 "UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 21, 2023, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...."

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Top Distance MCA colleges in India

With the rapid growth in the current scenario in India. People have moreover shifted towards distance education. So that is why all the learners and educational institutes have inserted this in their universities and colleges. Distance education created hype in the era of covid period where everything went to online mode. Now several universities are providing opportunities for students to choose to study remotely. It refers to ways of learning that do not require any physical presentation in the classroom. Learning and lectures are easily available on the online platform, live-session workshops, and face-to-face interaction through video calls. Students and working professionals can easily sit in their place and can get an education with top experts.

The full form of MCA stands for Master’s in Computer Application. It is a 2-year post-graduation program. It can only be pursued after the completion of a bachelor's degree in BCA. This degree is all about technical study related to computer applications like Java, C++, and other programming languages. Here are some Top Distance MCA colleges in India that provide the best educational facilities in terms of MCA degrees.

Here are some colleges that provide online MCA.

Providing you with some Best Distance MCA colleges in India that you can opt for as your career option.

1. IGNOU online MCA

2. Sikkim Manipal University online MCA

Sikkim Manipal Online University has been introduced for several UG/PG courses. Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Arts in English (MA), Master of Arts in Sociology (MA), Master of Arts in Political Science (MA), Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com. ), Master of Commerce (M.Com. ), and Master of Computer Application (MCA) are just a few of the courses that the university offers. The University Grant Commission and the Online Board have approved each program. This university's primary objective is to assist students in their academic pursuits. For students who choose to pursue online education, this is one of the greatest online learning environments.

As this university has been accredited by NAAC as A+, through NIRF this university is considered among 101 top universities.

Sikkim Manipal University online MCA admission criteria

The admission criteria for taking admission to an online MCA is candidate should have a BCA degree or any relevant degree from a recognized university.

Sikkim Manipal University online MCA fee structure

The annual fee structure for an online MCA degree is 98,000.

Top recruiters from Sikkim Manipal University

Cisco, Cloud Mentore, HSBC Technology India etc.

3. University of Mumbai Online MCA

The University of Mumbai was established in the year 1971. This university is considered one of the oldest universities in India. It was issued by the Government of Maharashtra and published in the Government Gazette dated 4th September 1996. The University was accorded 5-star status in 2001 & ‘A++’ grade status in April 2017 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

University of Mumbai Online MCA admission criteria

There a very simple criteria to get enrolled in this university Any bachelor's degree with a minimum of 45% aggregate (40% for reserved category students with Maharashtra state domicile).

Top recruiters from the University of Mumbai Online MCA

TCS, HDFC Bank, Amazon , Deloitte, etc.

4. Bangalore University online MCA

This university is located in the city garden of Bangalore and was established in the year 1964. There are three years of Honour courses in Botany, Chemistry, Economics, English, Geology, Kannada, Mathematics, and Zoology, which were offered only at the University Post Graduate Departments and have attracted many brilliant students. Honours passed students were admitted to Post Graduate Courses on priority and B.A./B.Sc. graduates, who marginally missed admission to the Post Graduate Courses were allowed to join the final year Honours course and seek admission to Post Graduate Courses, thereafter. Since 1964, Bangalore University has grown both in size and strength to include a large number of affiliated colleges and P.G. Centers with a rich diversity of program options.

Bangalore University online MCA admission criteria

The candidate must have the degree program of B.C.A / B.Sc / B.Com / B.A degree with Mathematics as one of the subjects at 10+2 level or graduation.

Top recruiters for Bangalore University online MCA

TCS, Wipro, Infosys, HCL, etc.

5. Chandigarh University online MCA

It was Established in 2012, Chandigarh University is situated in Mohali, Punjab. This is the only university in all of northern India that offers Chandigarh University Distance Education to its students. Distance learning is offered by this university for several courses, including BBA, MBA, BCA, MCA, B.Sc., B.Com, M.Com, BA, and MA. You must take the admission exam, known as the CUCET, which is administered by the university itself if you want to be admitted. This university is considered one of the top Distance MCA colleges in India with 5 universities in India. Chandigarh University makes students believe that students can embrace pursue and achieve excellence in the education sector as per their area of passion. Cu has collaborated with the top universities with over 360+ universities.

Chandigarh University online MCA admission criteria

The admission criteria for taking admissiononline in MCA is candidate must have passed from recognized universities.

Chandigarh University online MCA fee structure

The annual fee structure for online MCA is 90,000.

Top recruiters from Chandigarh University

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, IBM, Arcesium, Adobe, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Qualcomm, Philips, Goldman Sachs, Toshiba etc.

What is the distance MCA colleges review?

MCA is distance education that provides flexibility by providing the benefit of choosing online classes timing, which helps you continue your job even while studying. The learnings of computer applications & modern programming language will make you avail of a varied number of career opportunities in different sectors.

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deepartnature · 5 months

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Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (World War) - Jaimie Branch (2023)

"Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (World War) is the posthumous third studio album by American jazz trumpeter Jaimie Branch, released through International Anthem Recording Company on August 25, 2023. It was recorded by Branch in April 2022 at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska. Mixes were completed by Branch's quartet Fly or Die and her family after her death in August 2022. The album received universal acclaim from critics. Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (World War) received a score of 97 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on six critics' reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'. Pitchfork gave it their Best New Album distinction, with Andy Cush calling it 'a heartbreaking glimpse of where [Branch] might have gone next, but more importantly, it's a joy to hear'. ..."

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Solana NFT Marketplace Development|Connect With Us To Build One Today

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Download quavo travis scott huncho jack jack huncho album free

The protean energy that buoy their respective works are sadly absent." Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX stated that Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho is "an album that basks in each artists' signature sound to the benefit of its groove and detriment of its creativity" and "further proves the duo's strength is entertainment on cruise control". In a fatal irony, Huncho Jack 's liveliness tends to come from everywhere except Quavo and Travis Scott. The beats are as elegant as they are variegated. īrian Josephs of Pitchfork commended the album's exciting production, but criticized the performances of the artists: "But like any Travis Scott album, it's the sterling production that carries the project.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 66, based on six reviews. Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho was met with generally favorable reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The music video for "Black & Chinese" was released on April 23, 2018. The album's artwork was illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The album's cover art and track listing was unveiled soon after. The day before release a promotional poster for the album was spotted in New York City, followed by Quavo and Travis Scott posting cryptic messages to their social media before announcing that they were releasing Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho on December 22, 2017. The artists teased the album in a series of tweets throughout 2017. When asked about the title of their upcoming project, he confirmed it would be Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho. On December 7, 2017, a clip of Quavo being interviewed by Zane Lowe was posted on the official Twitter account for Beats 1. He also stated that he and Travis Scott have over 20 records ready. In an interview with Montreality published on September 18, 2017, Quavo stated that the collaborative album would be released "real soon". You know how I do it though: I like surprises." Speaking to GQ, he confirmed: "The Quavo album is coming soon. On April 3, 2017, it was further reported Scott had been working on a collaborative album with Atlanta-based rapper Quavo of Migos, with whom he previously worked with on the track "Oh My Dis Side" and the Young Thug collaboration " Pick Up the Phone". In December 2016, Quavo announced the collaborative album on Travis Scott's Apple Music Wav Radio show, previewing numerous recorded tracks. Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho charted at number three on the US Billboard 200, and received generally favorable reviews from critics. Production was handled by Murda Beatz, Southside, and Frank Dukes, among others. It features guest appearances from fellow Migos members, Takeoff and Offset. The album was released on December 21, 2017, for streaming and digital download by Cactus Jack Records, Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records, Capitol Records, Motown, and Quality Control Music. The album is filled with 13 hot tracks and the two hold down the majority of the project themselves by the likes of Murda Beatz, Buddha Bless, Vinylz, Southside, Cardo, TM88 and even Travis Scott handling some of the production as well as many others.Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Huncho Jack, which consists of American rappers Travis Scott and Quavo. Just few hours ago, the both rappers teased the album as Christmas release but somehow we knew it could come before then, today Quavo and Scott announced that it would be dropping tonight and finally, Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho has arrived. But meanwhile, as the stories surrounding the album are ambigous, Travis Scott and Quavo teased the project and slowly unveiled details surrounding it. Quavo & Travis Scottfirst teased their joint project Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho on April and since then no serious story was heard about the project.

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abandonedniche · 10 months

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Introduction

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) has announced admissions for Distance Learning Courses for the academic year of 2022. The university provides applications for the Under Graduate and Post Graduate programs at the School of Distance Education. The university is known for its academic excellence and research. It offers various courses in the field of Arts, Commerce, Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology. The university has a strong emphasis on providing quality education at an affordable cost to students.

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The Sims 2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Sims 2 is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed in Redwood City, California studio of Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to The Sims.[1]

The game allows you to create your own Sim, neighborhoods, houses, and families. Players manage their Sims so they can experience rewards and form relationships in a manner similar to real life. The Sims 2, like its predecessor, does not have a defined final goal; the gameplay is open-ended. Sims have life goals, wants and fears, the fulfillment of which can produce both positive or negative outcomes. All Sims age, and can live to 90 sim days depending on the degree to which their aspirations are fulfilled. The Sims 2 builds on its predecessor by allowing Sims to age through six stages of life and incorporating a 3D graphics engine that allows the player to get 360º views of the game as opposed to the fixed isometric view of The Sims. Although gameplay is not linear, storylines exist in the game's pre-built neighborhoods. Pleasantview is based 25 years after the town in the original The Sims. Strangetown's storyline is based on the supernatural, and is loosely connected with Pleasantview. Veronaville's characters are based on Shakespearean characters.

The Sims 2 was released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to macOS was released on June 17, 2005. Eight expansion packs and nine stuff packs were subsequently released. In addition several console versions have been released. The Sims 2 is offered on mobile platforms, with manufacturers such as Nokia offering The Sims 2 from the Ovi Store. A sequel, The Sims 3, was released in June 2009.[2][3]

The Sims 2 was a commercial success, selling one million copies in its first ten days, a record at the time.[4] During April 2008, The Sims 2 website announced that 100 million copies of The Sims series had been sold.[5] The Sims 2 was well received by critics, gaining a 90% score from aggregators Metacritic and GameRankings.[6][7] By March 2012, the game had sold 13 million copies over all platforms with over six million PC copies, making it one of the best-selling PC games of all-time.[8]

Contents

1 Gameplay

2 Development

3 Music

4 Reception and legacy

5 Controversy

6 Editions, compilations, and add-ons

7 Notes

8 References

9 External links

1.1 Sims

1.2 Social interactions

1.3 Careers

1.4 Comparison to The Sims

1.5 Easter eggs

1.6 Cutscenes

1.1.1 Create-a-Sim

6.1 macOS version

6.2 Console versions

6.3 Handheld versions

6.4 Expansion packs

6.5 Stuff packs

6.6 Core game editions

6.7 Expansion-only compilations

6.8 Downloadable content

6.9 Third-party tools

6.3.1 Game Boy Advance version

6.3.2 Nintendo DS version

6.3.3 PlayStation Portable version

6.8.1 Pre-order content

6.8.2 The Sims 2 Store

Gameplay

From the neighborhood view, the player selects one lot to play, as in The Sims.[9] There are both residential and community lots, but Sims can only live in residential lots. Sims can travel to Community lots in order to purchase things like clothing and magazines, and to interact with NPCs and townies. This feature was only included in this game.

The player can choose between playing a pre-made inhabited lot, moving a household into an unoccupied pre-built lot, or constructing a building on an empty lot. One novelty from The Sims is foundations.

The player switches among the "live" mode (default) to control Sims, the "buy" mode to add, move or delete furniture, or the "build" mode to rebuild the house. Buy and build mode cannot be accessed when on a community lot, but can be opened by using the neighborhood view. It is also possible to import neighborhood terrains from SimCity 4.[10]

The game contains some time-bound social challenges that provide a reward if successful. Sims can throw parties to gain aspiration points or invite the headmaster over for dinner in order to enroll their children in private school.[9] Some expansion packs have new mini-games, like running a Greek house in University or dating in Nightlife. In Nightlife, each date is a challenge to keep both Sims as happy as possible while accumulating aspiration points. Various other expansion packs introduce supernatural characters which Sims can be turned into, such as Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, PlantSims, and Witches.

Sims

The main part of the game is to lead a Sim from the start of life to death. A Sim will be born when a female Sim and a male Sim try for a baby several times. The mother will spend 3 Sim days (each day lasts 24 minutes though time can be sped-up) pregnant before giving birth to a baby.[9] During Pregnancy, the belly does not expand gradually. Instead, every day, it "pops" to a bigger size. Players can name the new Sim upon birth. The baby's appearance and personality will be based on the genetics of its parents (though the baby's appearance is hidden until it becomes a toddler). Babies can also be adopted by calling adoption service on the phone, even by single parents, old age sims or same-gender couples. The baby will change into a toddler in 3 days, and 4 more days for the toddler to change into a child. After 8 days, the child grows into a teenager, and will live 15 days before changing into an adult. After 29 days, the Sim will become an elder. An elder will eventually die; the length of this final stage depends on the aspiration bar when they become an elder.

Babies, toddlers, children, teens, and adults can be advanced to their next life stage at any time during the 24 Sim hours before they will grow up automatically. For babies, this requires using the birthday cake. Toddlers, children, teens, and adults can use the "Grow Up" self-interaction. If the University expansion pack is installed, teens have the option to go to college, where they will be young adults for approximately 24 days. Aging can be disabled via cheats.

Players will need to build up talent badges, skills and relationships with other people, so that they can be successful in their career.[11] A player will also need to make sure a Sim is happy and well by fulfilling wants (including lifetime wants, avoiding fears, and fulfilling motives).

Pregnancy, toddlers, teens, and elders are new stages of life. Young adult is a unique age added with the University expansion. Teen Sims will become young adults once they are moved to a University, and will be adults once they leave campus, regardless of the reason.

Create-a-Sim

In The Sims 2, Create a Family is entered by clicking the "Families" button in the lower left-hand corner of the neighborhood view, then clicking the large "Create New Family" button. Clicking the button labeled "Create A Sim" will expand a tab which has the "Create a Sim" and "Make a Child" icons. "Make a Child" will be grayed out unless the family contains an adult male and adult female. Clicking the "Create a Sim" icon will generate a random adult Sim, who may be male or female which can be edited by the player.

As opposed to The Sims, any age besides baby or young adult (which must be made in the University Create a Student) may be created. Instead of having to choose from already finished faces which include hair, it is now possible to alter the facial structure (e.g. widening the nose, thinning the lips, elongating the chin, etc.) and choose any hairstyle to go with it. Different eye colors and an additional skin tone is available for the Sims as well. If Sims are older than a child, their aspiration and turn-ons/offs (Nightlife or later) may be determined. There are ten personality traits which are: sloppy, neat, shy, outgoing, lazy, active, serious, playful, grouchy, and nice but only 25 personality points which can be assigned to those traits.[12] However, in The Sims 2, all personality points must be assigned. Additionally, there are twelve pre-set personalities, one for each zodiac sign. A zodiac sign will be set which matches the personality the player has selected for the Sim. A sim also has one of six Aspirations which is a lifetime goal that strongly influences their Wants and Fears which are: Grow Up, Romance, Family, Knowledge, Popularity, and Fortune.

The Sims 2 also comes with The Sims 2 Body Shop, which enables users to create genetics, makeups, accessories, clothes, and Sims, with the help of third-party tools, such as MS Paint, Paint.NET, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Wings 3D, and SimPE.

Social interactions

There are several new social interactions introduced in The Sims 2. These new social interactions can create memories and can be related to certain age groups. Social interactions can come up in the Wants and Fears panel and can be dependent on the Sim's personality and aspiration. Sims with certain personalities may not want to complete certain social interactions.

Influencing

[13]

Influencing social interactions are introduced in the

University

expansion pack. A Sim is able to influence another Sim to complete a social interaction or a chore. Sims gain influence points by completing Wants and can lose influence points by completing Fears. The size of the influence bar depends on the number of friends the Sim has. It also can grow in size with business perks from the

Open for Business

expansion pack. Influence was also in the Nightlife expansion but added nothing.

Chemistry

[14]

The

Nightlife

expansion pack introduces Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs. Teenagers and older are able to choose their turn-ons and turn-offs. These determine the chemistry that one Sim has with another in the form of lightning bolts. Sims can have up to 3 lightning bolts with another Sim. The higher the chemistry is that a Sim has with another Sim, the greater the chance for social interactions to be accepted. New turn-ons and turn-offs are introduced with the Bon Voyageexpansion pack.

Fury

[14]

Fury is introduced in the Nightlife expansion pack and occurs when one Sim gets angry at another. During this time relationships with the Sim who is furious are harder to build. Also, the Sim who is furious may pick a fight or vandalize the home lot of the Sim they are furious with. Fury can be caused by another Sim burgling the Sim's house, getting fined after calling emergency services when there was no emergency, fighting, cheating on (the cheater or the Sim that was cheated with, often both), and more.

Reputation

[15]

Reputation, which is found in the previous Sims game The Urbz: Sims in the City is reintroduced in the Apartment Life expansion pack. A Sim gains reputation by interacting with other Sims on community lots. Sims with higher reputations are more likely to gain perks such as free objects and job promotions. Careers

There are careers that come with the game that require skills and a certain number of friends in order for promotion.[16] Success in these careers unlocks career rewards and higher salaries plus bonuses. Sims also receive chance cards. Correct answers to these chance cards creates rewards for Sims while incorrect answers could cause a Sim to lose its job. Nightlife and Apartment Life allow Sims to gain promotions through social interactions with other Sims.[17]

Comparison to

The Sims

Graphically, The Sims 2 is more detailed than The Sims and lets players view its world in full 3D. This is a change from earlier Sim games, such as SimCity 2000, which used dimetric projection and fixed resolutions, as the camera was in The Sims. In The Sims, Sims are 3D meshes, but The Sims 2 introduces far more detail in mesh quality, texture quality, and animation capability. A Sim's facial features are customizable and unique, and Sims can smile, frown, and blink. The player can adjust a Sim's features in the in-game Create-a-Sim tool; for example, noses can be made to be very large or very small. Texturing is achieved through use of raster images, though it appears more lifelike.

The Sims 2 characters pass through seven life stages — babies, toddlers, children, teenagers, young adults (only with University), adults, and elders — with eventual death of old age, while babies in The Sims only become children before ceasing to age further. The aspiration system (described above) is also new to The Sims 2. Sims can become pregnant and produce babies that take on genetic characteristics of their parents, such as eye color, hair color, facial structure, and personality traits as opposed to The Sims, in which the baby would take on random appearance and personality. Genetics play a major role in the game, and as such, dominant and recessive genes play a larger role than they did in the original game. A player can also aspire to have a Sim abducted by aliens. Males then have the chance to become impregnated and produce after three Sim days a half-alien child.

Some of the other additions to gameplay are career rewards, a week cycle, the cleaning skill (which was a hidden skill in The Sims), a variety of meals (depending on time of day), exercise clothing, body shape affected by diet and exercise, and houses built on foundations.

Easter eggs

As known, this game had many mysteries, Easter eggs and neighbourhood stories, the most interesting and well-known being of Bella Goth's disappearance to Strangetown where her memory is erased.

Cutscenes

Cutscenes were another new feature in The Sims 2. There are cutscenes featuring first kiss, woohoo, child birth, alien abductions, also going to college and graduating in The Sims 2: University.

Development

Preliminary development on The Sims 2 began in late 2000 following the release of The Sims.[18][19][20]

EA Games announced on May 5, 2003 that the Maxis studio had begun development on The Sims 2.[21] The game was first shown at E3 in Los Angeles, California on May 13, 2004.[21] Will Wright admits that while most of the content of The Sims 2 are original ideas, inspiration for its own expansions and constituents spawned from the successes of the first game. The community interest in the antecedent The Sims: Unleashed and The Sims: Hot Date expansions ensured the creation of The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 2: Nightlife expansions, respectively.[22]

After development concluded, designers from Maxis regarded The Sims 2 as very capricious during creation. Bugs would appear, and Sims would be "tweaked", or have anomalies not present in a previous run.[23] A teaser trailer was provided on the Makin' Magic CD but was later uploaded to websites all over the Internet.

On December 15, 2012, Electronic Arts announced that the official website would be shut down on January 14, 2013. It is now no longer possible to download content from the official site, create exchanges, or participate in the official forum communities.[24]

On July 16, 2014, Electronic Arts announced the end of support for The Sims 2. As a response The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection was released at the same time as a limited time offer. The game became available for free download from Origin exclusively following an announcement by EA that they would no longer be supporting the Game.[25] This offer ended at 10:00 PDT July 31, 2014.[26][27][28] EA stated that they were planning on releasing the compilation as a retail release. However, as of now, no further information has since been released or confirmed on its planned retail release date, and the game has since been removed entirely from Origin as of the end of 2017.

On August 7, 2014, Aspyr Media released The Sims 2: Super Collection as digital download exclusively available at the Mac App Store; the game was updated for OS X Mavericks, 4K and Retina. This compilation only includes the first six expansion packs and the first three stuff packs. Aspyr stated they were unable to include the remaining packs for the game due to licensing conflicts with EA. Like the Ultimate Collection, no new updates on when the remaining packs will be released separately or as a single add-on to the Super Collection have emerged.

Music

The game features music performed by Paramore, Ryan Ferguson, Trivium and Chiodos,[29] as well as other recording-artists (all songs recorded in the Sims' language, "Simlish").[30] The Humble Brothers[31] contributed heavily to the game.

Reception and legacy

The Sims 2 received critical acclaim. The game also received the Editor's Choice Award from IGN and GameSpy upon final review of the finished product.[38][39] The Sims 2 had a successful E3.[40][41] From 71 online reviews, the average score was 90 out of 100. Seven of those sources awarded the game a 100-out-of-100 score.[42] X-Play gave the game a 4/5. Computer Gaming World awarded the game as their 2004 "Strategy Game of the Year (General)", beating out RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, The Political Machine, and Silent Storm.[43] However, critics noted some serious bugs in the game.[citation needed]

The Sims' creator, Will Wright, was recognized by being nominated at the Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards for Visionary and Game Developer.[44] The game was also nominated for two international awards in 2005.[45][46] The Mac version of the game won an Apple Design Award in 2006.[47] Computer Games Magazine named The Sims 2 the sixth-best computer game of 2004. The editors wrote that it is "more of a game and less of a dollhouse [than The Sims], but it remains a celebration of the beauty of the mundane." It also won the magazine's "Best Voice Acting" award.[48]

The Sims 2 was an instant commercial success, selling a then-record one million copies in its first ten days.[4] The game sold 4.5 million units within its first year, and 7 million by October 2006.[49][50] It received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[51] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[52] It received a "Double Platinum" award from the Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento (aDeSe), for more than 160,000 sales in Spain during its first 12 months.[53]

As of March 2012, The Sims 2 had sold 13 million units across all platforms with at least six million units on PC, making it one of the best-selling PC games of all-time.[8] During April 2008, The Sims 2 website announced that 100 million copies of The Sims series had been sold.[5]

Controversy