Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Hobby sims are more popular than ever with games that allow you to do everything from running a farm, to running a zoo, to driving a truck. The teams behind popular simulation games discuss the appeal and importance of this rising genre.
But can these games actually teach you how to do their respective activity outside of the game? Or is there more value to be found in providing a digital recreation of a hobby or job to people who may not be able to do it otherwise? And how did the teams faithfully recreate the job or hobby in their titles?
Panelists-
Moderator: Brewmaster Peter Willington, Production Director, He/Him
Farming Simulator 22 Kermit Ball, Community Coordinator, He/Him
Gas Station Simulator Radek Vican, Community Manager, He/Him
Planet Zoo Kilian Schmitt, Game Designer, He/Him
Euro Truck Simulator 2 Pavel Sebor, CEO and founder of SCS, He/Him
A quote from Project Hospital is also included
Hobby sims are more popular than ever with games that allow you to do everything from running a farm, to running a zoo, to driving a truck. The teams behind popular simulation games discuss the appeal and importance of this rising genre.
But can these games actually teach you how to do their respective activity outside of the game? Or is there more value to be found in providing a digital recreation of a hobby or job to people who may not be able to do it otherwise? And how did the teams faithfully recreate the job or hobby in their titles?
Panelists-
Moderator: Brewmaster Peter Willington, Production Director, He/Him
Farming Simulator 22 Kermit Ball, Community Coordinator, He/Him
Gas Station Simulator Radek Vican, Community Manager, He/Him
Planet Zoo Kilian Schmitt, Game Designer, He/Him
Euro Truck Simulator 2 Pavel Sebor, CEO and founder of SCS, He/Him
A quote from Project Hospital is also included
