I also think it's a good idea because languages are learned best at an early age, to make children get a natural understanding of the language and culture behind it. And putting it in a game like The Sims will also put more focus on something like learning how to speak the language, which is actually being neglected at some schools. Reading and writing is another matter.
It would really be intriguing to be able to actually hear what the sims are saying and understand it, but I think it'll become boring listening to the same thing in even a thousand languages. Maxis would need to change what they say per language, maybe add some local remarks/sayings in it so it'll be worth going through the game.
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Isn't this just 'news' because the device happened to be an iPod? D:
It would really be intriguing to be able to actually hear what the sims are saying and understand it, but I think it'll become boring listening to the same thing in even a thousand languages. Maxis would need to change what they say per language, maybe add some local remarks/sayings in it so it'll be worth going through the game.
hmm food for thought, i dont like how its all 'we, america' rather than the entire world anymore though. their outcasting themselves or being outcast?