Ahh No! My Idea has already been done!

[mickies22]

Ohhh the horror! The last few days ive been thinking and planning (In my head) to create a Sims version of Paris in CAW which is such a really fesible and possible thing to do since Paris (Well, Champs les Sims) is one of the destinations in world adventures. I had so many ideas i was so looking foward to it i was going to spend months on it! And out of curiosity i looked "sims 3 Paris" up on Google and someone has already beaten me to it!! They had a couple videos on Youtube about their progress i couldn't bring myself to watch the whole thing! Im not really sure how far theyve gotten but it looks like they're a fair way in, What am i going to do this was the open project was so incredibly set upon! France is one of my life goals! And i was so into building Paris!! Im so upset that im not even capitilasing my sentences properly! Is this thread in the right category? I dont know!! Ooooooh!!! Dammit!

I really don't know why i posted this i justed wanted to vent!!!!

[Teddz0r]

Well, why can't you do a Paris too? I mean, the chances that you and their have the exact same idea about the city is rather slim and if this is your ideal project... it'll probably turn out quite different.

[bad-and-ugly]

Make Ålesund instead! It's in Norway, it's a town set on some three islands, they have mountains and all... EVERYTHING is art nouveau, because they had a massive fire some hundred years ago, and art nouveau was the trend at the time, so all the architects that rebuilt the town made it art nouveau. Being a small Norwegian town, its lifestyle is very compatible with The Sims 3: it's small and cute and green and happy, a little urban but also a little rural. I don't know if you know, but Norwegian fish A LOT. So Ålesund wouldn't be any different, of course. That makes the fishing spots in the game more real than the fishing spots from Paris!
Ushuaia in Argentina is also very beautiful and it's not very different from Norwegian towns. It's the southernmost town in the world, and they have a cute red and white lighthouse there, and a railway. It's called "the end of the world." Another place that is probably similar to Norway (though I've never been there) is Alaska. Give it a try! Paris just wouldn't be credible without the Nightlife/Downtown expansion. It's a metropolis and a capital! But in Ålesund, the whole gardening and fishing and football stadium and science facility may actually make sense!

[kerryanne13]

I agree, go ahead and do it. If you've had your heart set on it, why deny yourself?

[tjstreak]

There are actually a couple of Paris neighborhoods. One is done and another is a work in progress.

For you, it was just an idea, the other creators have either completed their project or have made substantial progress.

So much of the creative work in the Sims is duplicative of other work. Why don't you come up with something else? For example, a lot of people are interested in medieval stuff. How about a medieval Paris? This has already been done as a virtual 3d model http://www.grezprod.com/docu-parisma.html , but not for The Sims. To be quite truthful, Paris may be one of my least favorite areas of France. Southwest France, for example has lots of history, beaches, mountains, castles and beautiful countryside.

Or how about London? I don't think anyone is doing London. Or even a Victorian London?

Just don't do another island. Islands have been done to death.

[mickies22]

@ bad-and-ugly You ceratainly know a lot about Geography and such, i like your ideas but i'm probably not the person to Ask to do it as i tend to work on something leave it for a while and then come back to it, If ever. And i Wouldn't like to disappoint you or anyone. But i have Geography next semester at school so i might do a project on That Norweigian town as it sounded very interesting.

And to TeddzOr and kerryanne13 Thanks for your kind words, I think i will have a go at this, Who knows you might see it up on the site...In a few (Quite a few) Months, I was just so shocked at first when i saw someone else had the same idea, But it was such a given since Paris was included in WA.

I feel better know ^_^

[mickies22]

There are actually a couple of Paris neighborhoods. One is done and another is a work in progress.

For you, it was just an idea, the other creators have either completed their project or have made substantial progress.

So much of the creative work in the Sims is duplicative of other work. Why don't you come up with something else? For example, a lot of people are interested in medieval stuff. How about a medieval Paris? This has already been done as a virtual 3d model http://www.grezprod.com/docu-parisma.html , but not for The Sims. To be quite truthful, Paris may be one of my least favorite areas of France. Southwest France, for example has lots of history, beaches, mountains, castles and beautiful countryside.

Or how about London? I don't think anyone is doing London. Or even a Victorian London?

Just don't do another island. Islands have been done to death.


I agree with you I am determined not to do an island! And i do quite like London (My Family is originally from England although i've never been) But doing another part of France is actually quite an idea, I'm definitely considering that. And i'm going to go Google some more know to see if i can find these Paris neighborhoods and have a looksy, Even if i didn't make id love to Play in one And see how that other one is coming along :llama: . Thanks!

[sleepyrose]

To be honest, considering that WA has an eiffel tower, it's not that shocking that someone already had this idea. ;)
That doesn't mean it should stop you! It's not like anyone has dibs on Paris, right? You can make your very own version. Tjstreak's idea of medieval Paris sounds great. Or maybe the time when the eiffel tower was build.
But as far as originality is concerned, London, or the south of France sound much better.

[Robodl95]

There are multiple people doing London already. Including victorian London.

Don't be discouraged by other people having the same ideas, but make sure you try to put your own spin on it. Maybe you could do a different part of France.

[Aya_Alexa]

well who cares about their Paris anyway, you thought of it and this project is all you and not them nor their Paris. if you really want it then go for it. you and them have different points of view so im sure it will be totally different. if you wouldn't want to make something like they make then do a self town taking place in France and the Eiffel tower can be viewable in the distance or something. anything is impossible afterall with our imaginations.

[Buzzler]

Ohhh the horror! The last few days ive been thinking and planning (In my head) to create a Sims version of Paris in CAW{...}and someone has already beaten me to it!!A project like that belongs to the category of things you do, first and more than anything else, for yourself. For that, you have to like the idea yourself and if you do, it doesn't matter if it's a unique project or not. The question of releasing it to the public or not, always comes afterwards and shouldn't affect you.

I make scripting mods, and although there aren't that many scripting modders out there, it happened to me a couple times that I began working on something and later found out that someone already made something similar or implemented a similar feature in an existing mod. The result for me was only that I didn't release the mods in question, but since I made them for myself, it doesn't really concern me. Actually, I make mods now even if I know from the start that there are similar mods already, just to prove myself that I can do it. Plus, if I have to choose between my baby and another one's baby, I will always choose mine, even if I have to make it first. ;)

Weak story short: Think about why you want to do it, and if you come to the conclusion that you want to do it for yourself, then do it.

anything is impossible afterall with our imaginations.Crud muffins. I knew I was doing something wrong with all these available possibilites and all. ;)

[Beer76]

I've always found this philosophy to be true:

What EA can do, you could probably do 100% times better.

Make your Paris.

[Aya_Alexa]

A project like that belongs to the category of things you do, first and more than anything else, for yourself. For that, you have to like the idea yourself and if you do, it doesn't matter if it's a unique project or not. The question of releasing it to the public or not, always comes afterwards and shouldn't affect you.

I make scripting mods, and although there aren't that many scripting modders out there, it happened to me a couple times that I began working on something and later found out that someone already made something similar or implemented a similar feature in an existing mod. The result for me was only that I didn't release the mods in question, but since I made them for myself, it doesn't really concern me. Actually, I make mods now even if I know from the start that there are similar mods already, just to prove myself that I can do it. Plus, if I have to choose between my baby and another one's baby, I will always choose mine, even if I have to make it first. ;)

Weak story short: Think about why you want to do it, and if you come to the conclusion that you want to do it for yourself, then do it.

Crud muffins. I knew I was doing something wrong with all these available possibilites and all. ;)

:lol: i mistyped. :lol: :lol:

[Volvenom]

I would have made Rome instead. So much more interesting and much older. After all Napoleon actually demolished most of Paris to make those avenues. So Rome is much older, and more interesting.

... and honestly, if you don't look too much on your competition and make something yours, don't worry about it. If you make something in the automn of 2010 no one remembers the others anymore anyway. Just like fashion, people forget.

[NekoCat]

Go ahead and do it. I made a Venice world, and I wouldn't mind if five other people uploaded their own versions of Venice on this site or any other. The fact is, some might be better or worse, but all would be unique. Also, what I did might not work for someone else so they build their own version to match their own desires.

[Ghost sdoj]

My grandfather once told me that it is true that all the stories have already been told, and all the songs have already been sung. But not by you, and that's what makes them new again.

If you want to make Paris, make Paris. Bring your own touch to it.

[grillcheesesammich]

Create in the flow that inspiration carries you. Your town would not be the first Paris and it won't be the last but it will be your vision all the way.
To me the word recreation means to create anew with specific palettes of skills and thought processes.

*edit--just read the norway posting, man I love Norway and it's people sooo much*

[Volvenom]

It's nice to be a patriot, but sometimes it's just a bit too much. I lived in Ålesund ones. Hated it, lol. Too much money in that place.

[grillcheesesammich]

I'm Canadian, on the forums no one is scrambling to make cities from here but I named my current world Victoria Island.

[tjstreak]

While I don't want to throw cold water on the project, there are some things you might consider. The most obvious is that if you do yet another version of Paris, your version will always be compared to the other versions. If your goal is to share a world, people will always download what they consider to be the best version. Often, what is considered to be the best version will be the earliest version. The reason is simple. People will judge based on the number of downloads they see. The assumption is that the version which has been downloaded the most will be the best. (This assumption may be faulty.) That gives the earlier versions a definite headstart.

Also, you need to ask yourself why you want to reinvent the wheel. If you can do a better job and have something better to offer, go for it. But if it is not going to be significanlty better than what is already available, why do it? Only you can answer this.

A project like this entails a lot of work. As Buzzler suggested, you need to think carefully about what you are trying to accomplish and why.

[mickies22]

Thanks Everyone, Im not ignoring you;s i just havent been for a couple days, Im taking everything you all say in and keeping it in mind, Thanks to you all!

[bad-and-ugly]

And I'm Brazilian, in case that adds any credit to my Ålesund suggestion! '=D