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About the Webmaster: Sim Dream Homes

By Courtney Marchelletta, About.com

Fan Site:

Sim Dream Houses

Date Opened: Opening: 07/01/03

Location: Aspen, Colorado USA

Addtional Staff: Mystic Nyte & Windy Dawn

Types of Downloads: Dream Homes, Downtown Lots, Old Town Lots, Studio Lots, & Vacation Lots; Wallpapers & Floors; Skins & Heads

Favorite Game Besides "The Sims":

Ultima Online

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Book/Magazine: Jackie Collin's Novels

Lease Favorite Food: Lately, anything that isn't finger food :)

Favorite House to design: Dream homes over the add on lots.

First Played The Sims:

"The first day it hit the the shelves. I think I missed a week of work when it first came out. Thank goodness I was self employed or I would have been unemployed :)"

How and when did she get started creating for "The Sims?":

Her answer: "I owned and ran the www.tsoherald.com for The Sims Online for almost a year. Was spending over 60 hours a week on the site and was just overwhelmed and the game was boring me to death! So Mystic, my mother, and I decided to sell the newspaper and build dream homes for The Sims. Wasn't very many sites out there that were just devoted to homes and lots, so thought we would give it a shot."

Creations she's most proud of:

Her answer: "I would have to say I don't have any that I am the most proud of. I just enjoy building homes and lots. When I would play the game, I would design a home and play in it about an hour. Then would decide to build another home instead. I get most of my enjoyment from building not playing."

Where Inspiration is Found:

Her answer: "I had always wanted to be an architect, so this was a dream come true. They aren't real homes, but as close as I can get."

Advice for Newbie Creators:

Her Answer: "Yeah, have about 40 hours a week to spare? It really takes a lot of time to devote to a site. But if it is really what you love doing, then the reward of knowing that others enjoy your hard work, is worth every minute."

Special Sims or Families:

Her Answer: " LOL I only turn my game on to work now. I did take one day last month to play and had almost forgot how :) Needless to say I didn't like the studio lots I had, so I ended up building the "Sims Genereal Hospital" studio lot that day."

Additional Comments: I would like to give a huge thank you to all the sites out there that give us such wonderful objects for our game. The Sims wouldn't be the same without you!

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