So The Movies — set in an unnamed city where they make movies, decorate with palm trees and assign sycophants to celebrities — is a fictionalized simulation of a real place that simulates fiction while fictionalizing the real world.
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Activision and its partner Lionhead Films encourages the uploading and sharing of your creations, so this could be your big chance to show the real-life movie studios what you could do for them, given half a chance!
Heh, not really. Big movie studios don’t care. But you could amuse a few college students.–Lore Sjöberg —Thumbs Up for Movie-Making Game (Wired)
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It seems to be a problem with Wired’s server…
Can’t access the Wired article. Would love to find out more about this game. Played an old Mac shareware game that was lots of fun . . . looking for something more current.