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csi_sanders1129So... my brother, dork that he is, decided to tell me he's posted Sims Experiment Logs. In which, he traps however many sims in a room for 90 real time minutes and observes what happens.
This was the first one he did. There's a second one that he'll post at his journal and the two of us just sat through a very amusing third one.
For anyone interested:
I've mentioned on occasion that I tend to experiment with the behavioral AI in The Sims, to see how it reacts. And I've also mentioned potentially making a log of observations on some of my experiments. Well, a little under two hours ago, I started the first logged experiment. I observed my subjects for 90 minutes, taking notes on their behavior. The results can be unusually realistic.
You almost wouldn't have gotten this for a couple of days. You see, as I was about to save the log, my computer flashed the BSoD and restarted. Luckily, I was able to recover the document (after complaining to Reality who offered hurtful uncaring comments in return, which I blamed on his moustache) and now you get it today! Hooray for science!!!
ACE’S SIM EXPERIMENT LOG
3/9/08 10:20 PM
Beginning experiment 01 “Effects of Controlled Isolation vs. Controlled Social Activity”. Subjects are: John Stevens, Steven Williams , and William Johnson. Subjects are placed in a large room, divided down the middle, with each side having bare essentials (food, water, bed, and plumbing) as well as one small TV. Subject Stevens is placed on one side and sealed in. Subjects Williams and Johnson are placed in the second side and sealed in. Goal is to observe Stevens’ behavior as opposed to Williams’ and Johnson’s behavior.
3/9/08 10:30 PM
Distracted by AIM conversation with Henry. Getting back on track with experiment.
Observations:
-All subjects immediately begin watching TV. Isolation does not appear to have sunken in yet.
-Subjects Williams and Johnson appear to be bonding, having stopped watching TV to chat.
-Subject Stevens has stopped watching TV and is standing around bored. Perhaps the isolation is getting to him?
-Stevens has begin eating, while Williams and Johnson continue to socialize.
-A representative from the garden club entered the premise. However, she could not penetrate the building, and left.
-Stevens is becoming aggressive. Added trash compactors to both rooms in case of garbage. Stevens ignored it, instead opting to use the toilet.
-Through unaltered events, Williams and Johnson have become friends.
-Stevens is standing around again. I am starting to fear that Williams and Johnson are neglecting their hunger to socialize instead.
-Williams and Johnson have begun eating. Understandably, they chose to share a meal.
-Still nothing to report from Stevens.
-Stevens has begun to clean up the trash left form his earlier eating. I noticed Williams neglected to wash his hands after using the toilet.
-Stevens has returned to the TV. No change from Williams and Johnson, although Johnson has also failed to display basic bathroom hygiene. Hepatitis, anyone?
-Stevens has taken to sitting on his bed, thinking about Williams and Johnson. Isolation appears to be taking effect. Saw Williams wash dishes in the bathroom sink. In retrospect, I didn’t give them any other sinks. Oh well. At least they’re washing something.
-Rain reminded me that I forgot to install a roof. Problem rectified.
-All three subjects are relaxing on their beds. Williams and Johnson continue to socialize.
-Showers have finally been used.
-Speaking of showers, I wonder if mine is still broken.
-Stevens is eating almost compulsively.
-Noticed that Stevens’ Mood Meter is considerably lower than that of Williams and Johnson, though he is still in the green.
-Do these people ever sleep?
-Stevens is producing a worrying amount more trash than his counterparts.
-Williams and Johnson’s relationship is nearing the “Best Friends” level.
-Replaced the two single beds in Williams’ and Johnson’s room to one double bed. They don’t seem to mind.
-Beginning to question Sim mortality as I’ve still seen no signs of sleep.
-Williams and Johnson are watching TV on their bed and chatting. Stevens is laying around with his TV, thinking about Williams and Johnson. Isolation effect is now visibly obvious.
-Williams’ and Johnson’s hunger levels are averaging around the medium, while Stevens’ tends to stay almost full.
-Stevens is going to sleep. Interestingly, his level of happiness has peaked over that of Williams and Johnson.
-No changes from Williams and Johnson, who continue to watch TV and chat. Currently watching wrestling. Apparently, wrestling airs at 3 in the morning.
-Johnson has gone to sleep, and I expect to see Williams follow soon. I will see if they are willing to sleep in the same bed. In which case, things may develop romantically.
-Noticeable effect that Williams and Johnson constantly socializing has made them hungrier, less hygienic, and more tired than Stevens.
-Willingness to share bed confirmed.
-Stevens is visibly happier and healthier than other subjects in all departments.
-Stevens has woken up. I expect the others will be a while behind him, having exhausted their energy while Stevens went to bed relatively early.
-Mailman delivered bills. Not wanting to corrupt the integrity of the experiment, I had a random passerby pay them so the subjects could stay contained.
-Stevens is now cleaning more often than he was at the start of the experiment.
-Williams and Johnson continue to become less happy, even though they haven’t woken up yet.
-Williams and Johnson have stopped socializing, and their disposition for each other has slightly declined. Johnson’s disposition for Stevens, who he hasn’t been in contact with since before the isolation, has severely dropped for some reason.
-Socializing resumed. Johnson has surpassed Stevens in happiness, while Williams sets an all-time low.
-Stevens and Williams coincidentally matched each other’s actions on different sides of the wall. Experimentally irrelevant, but awesome nonetheless.
-Socializing between Johnson and Williams has stopped again. They seem to be acting independently now, and have grown tired of each other.
-Stevens has regained the highest happiness level. Williams and Johnson have nearly synched up at a lower level.
CONCLUSION:
In the beginning of the experiment, the isolated subject was hostile and negative. The paired subjects were happy and socially active with each other, becoming friends. But in the end, the isolated subject ended up actually being generally healthier and happier than his counterparts, who grew apart. During a brief moment, one of the two paired subjects was happy while the other was miserable, reflecting many roommates, I suppose. I hereby theorize that living alone is healthier than living with a roommate.
This was the first one he did. There's a second one that he'll post at his journal and the two of us just sat through a very amusing third one.
For anyone interested:
I've mentioned on occasion that I tend to experiment with the behavioral AI in The Sims, to see how it reacts. And I've also mentioned potentially making a log of observations on some of my experiments. Well, a little under two hours ago, I started the first logged experiment. I observed my subjects for 90 minutes, taking notes on their behavior. The results can be unusually realistic.
You almost wouldn't have gotten this for a couple of days. You see, as I was about to save the log, my computer flashed the BSoD and restarted. Luckily, I was able to recover the document (after complaining to Reality who offered hurtful uncaring comments in return, which I blamed on his moustache) and now you get it today! Hooray for science!!!
ACE’S SIM EXPERIMENT LOG
3/9/08 10:20 PM
Beginning experiment 01 “Effects of Controlled Isolation vs. Controlled Social Activity”. Subjects are: John Stevens, Steven Williams , and William Johnson. Subjects are placed in a large room, divided down the middle, with each side having bare essentials (food, water, bed, and plumbing) as well as one small TV. Subject Stevens is placed on one side and sealed in. Subjects Williams and Johnson are placed in the second side and sealed in. Goal is to observe Stevens’ behavior as opposed to Williams’ and Johnson’s behavior.
3/9/08 10:30 PM
Distracted by AIM conversation with Henry. Getting back on track with experiment.
Observations:
-All subjects immediately begin watching TV. Isolation does not appear to have sunken in yet.
-Subjects Williams and Johnson appear to be bonding, having stopped watching TV to chat.
-Subject Stevens has stopped watching TV and is standing around bored. Perhaps the isolation is getting to him?
-Stevens has begin eating, while Williams and Johnson continue to socialize.
-A representative from the garden club entered the premise. However, she could not penetrate the building, and left.
-Stevens is becoming aggressive. Added trash compactors to both rooms in case of garbage. Stevens ignored it, instead opting to use the toilet.
-Through unaltered events, Williams and Johnson have become friends.
-Stevens is standing around again. I am starting to fear that Williams and Johnson are neglecting their hunger to socialize instead.
-Williams and Johnson have begun eating. Understandably, they chose to share a meal.
-Still nothing to report from Stevens.
-Stevens has begun to clean up the trash left form his earlier eating. I noticed Williams neglected to wash his hands after using the toilet.
-Stevens has returned to the TV. No change from Williams and Johnson, although Johnson has also failed to display basic bathroom hygiene. Hepatitis, anyone?
-Stevens has taken to sitting on his bed, thinking about Williams and Johnson. Isolation appears to be taking effect. Saw Williams wash dishes in the bathroom sink. In retrospect, I didn’t give them any other sinks. Oh well. At least they’re washing something.
-Rain reminded me that I forgot to install a roof. Problem rectified.
-All three subjects are relaxing on their beds. Williams and Johnson continue to socialize.
-Showers have finally been used.
-Speaking of showers, I wonder if mine is still broken.
-Stevens is eating almost compulsively.
-Noticed that Stevens’ Mood Meter is considerably lower than that of Williams and Johnson, though he is still in the green.
-Do these people ever sleep?
-Stevens is producing a worrying amount more trash than his counterparts.
-Williams and Johnson’s relationship is nearing the “Best Friends” level.
-Replaced the two single beds in Williams’ and Johnson’s room to one double bed. They don’t seem to mind.
-Beginning to question Sim mortality as I’ve still seen no signs of sleep.
-Williams and Johnson are watching TV on their bed and chatting. Stevens is laying around with his TV, thinking about Williams and Johnson. Isolation effect is now visibly obvious.
-Williams’ and Johnson’s hunger levels are averaging around the medium, while Stevens’ tends to stay almost full.
-Stevens is going to sleep. Interestingly, his level of happiness has peaked over that of Williams and Johnson.
-No changes from Williams and Johnson, who continue to watch TV and chat. Currently watching wrestling. Apparently, wrestling airs at 3 in the morning.
-Johnson has gone to sleep, and I expect to see Williams follow soon. I will see if they are willing to sleep in the same bed. In which case, things may develop romantically.
-Noticeable effect that Williams and Johnson constantly socializing has made them hungrier, less hygienic, and more tired than Stevens.
-Willingness to share bed confirmed.
-Stevens is visibly happier and healthier than other subjects in all departments.
-Stevens has woken up. I expect the others will be a while behind him, having exhausted their energy while Stevens went to bed relatively early.
-Mailman delivered bills. Not wanting to corrupt the integrity of the experiment, I had a random passerby pay them so the subjects could stay contained.
-Stevens is now cleaning more often than he was at the start of the experiment.
-Williams and Johnson continue to become less happy, even though they haven’t woken up yet.
-Williams and Johnson have stopped socializing, and their disposition for each other has slightly declined. Johnson’s disposition for Stevens, who he hasn’t been in contact with since before the isolation, has severely dropped for some reason.
-Socializing resumed. Johnson has surpassed Stevens in happiness, while Williams sets an all-time low.
-Stevens and Williams coincidentally matched each other’s actions on different sides of the wall. Experimentally irrelevant, but awesome nonetheless.
-Socializing between Johnson and Williams has stopped again. They seem to be acting independently now, and have grown tired of each other.
-Stevens has regained the highest happiness level. Williams and Johnson have nearly synched up at a lower level.
CONCLUSION:
In the beginning of the experiment, the isolated subject was hostile and negative. The paired subjects were happy and socially active with each other, becoming friends. But in the end, the isolated subject ended up actually being generally healthier and happier than his counterparts, who grew apart. During a brief moment, one of the two paired subjects was happy while the other was miserable, reflecting many roommates, I suppose. I hereby theorize that living alone is healthier than living with a roommate.
