The Sims Design Docs

A collection of design documentation from the development of The Sims from Electronic Arts and Maxis, dating back to 1997. 3DPeopleQuestion.pdf AnimationClassBreakdown.pdf AnimationDocumentation.pdf ArtDepartmentPostMortum.pdf BrainstormProblemListForArtTeam.pdf Ch00-TableOfContents.pdf Ch01-Goals.pdf Ch02-World.pdf Ch03-Objects.pdf Ch04-People.pdf Ch05-PetsAndPests.pdf Ch06-Simulator.pdf Ch08-Framework.pdf Ch09-Architecture.pdf Ch10-Graphics.pdf Ch11-Movement.pdf Ch12-CharacterAnim.pdf Ch13-Sound.pdf Ch14-Resources.pdf Ch16-Tools.pdf Ch17-TDSB.pdf Ch18-ContentDevelopment.pdf Ch19-SoftwareDevelopment.pdf Ch20-Documentation.pdf Ch21-Happy.pdf Ch22-ContainedInteractions.pdf CharacterRenderingDevelopmentPlan.pdf ComprehensiveArtAssessment.pdf ContentCreationRules.pdf CuckooClock.pdf EdithDocumentationOverview.pdf EdithPrimitives.pdf FailureTrees.pdf FigureNG.pdf FloatCompression.pdf GuineaPigCage.pdf HappyFriendsHome-2-10-96.pdf HitSoundRevivew.pdf HitSystemDesign.pdf HowToPursueHappiness.pdf JeffersonCharacterMotives.pdf JeffersonDemoTutorial.pdf JeffersonTools.pdf MasterIDAndSubIndexOverview.pdf MaxisSimRules.pdf MooseHead.pdf NotesFromMaxisNewPencilPostmortem.pdf ObjectFileFormat.pdf ObjectIFFFileFormat.pdf ObjectList.pdf ObjectMakingProcedure.pdf ProgrammingObjectsInTheSimsV3.pdf ProgrammingSimsDialogs.pdf ProposalForExtendingTheSimsFranchise.pdf QuickReferenceGuideForTheBewSimsSpriteExporter.pdf ResourceEXE.pdf ResourceFileOverview.pdf SimsBoxXSpecAndDesign.pdf SimsContentLibraryNotes.pdf SimsFileFormat.pdf SimsScripts.pdf SimTransmogrifierDesign.pdf SimTransmogrifierTODO.pdf SlotMachine.pdf SpriteGeneration.pdf Storytelling.pdf Strategy.pdf SuitConventions.pdf TDRObjects.pdf TDSB.pdf TDSBInfo.pdf TechnicalEmail.pdf TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft3-DonsReview.pdf TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft5-8-31-98-DonsReview.pdf TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft5-DonsReview.pdf TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft7-DonsReview.pdf TheSimsPieMenus.pdf TheSimsProjectCompletion-18-12-98.pdf TheSimsQuickStartGuide.pdf TheSoulOfTheSims.pdf TheStateOfTheArtAndGoingForwardToE3.pdf Tools%20Proposal%20Updated.pdf TransmogriferRenovationPlan.pdf VirtualMachine.pdf VitaboyOverview.pdf VM.pdf VMDesign.pdf WallLights.pdf XAnimatorDesign.pdf JeffersonDevelopmentMilestones.pdf JeffersonGameDescription.pdf JeffersonSpectrumOfChallenge.pdf SpriteRotations.pdf TDSEditToDo.pdf