The Sims 3 : the forerunner
The Sims 3 is the first video game to appear in my clinical practice in December 2011. When I set up as a freelancer in 2005, I knew that if I had to use a video game in a session. it would be this one for two reasons. The first is that I have been playing the game since its release in 2000 with a good sense of the potential in therapy for children; the second reason is that I had read the results of Michael Stora’s work, which showed how relevant the use of The Sims could be. So, …
