When Danielle, aka Ebonixsims, wanted to make The Sims game characters in her image, she found that she couldn't. Now she creates her own.

Danielle, known as EbonixSims, is a creator of Mods and Custom Content for The Sims. Her drive for the creation of content runs deeper than a simple want however; what she creates satisfies a need for many Simmers who look like her. The need? Being able to create sims that look like them; something the developers of the popular life simulation game haven’t offered over the life of the game. Earlier this year, Danielle was highlighted by BBC Africa [video below] for her work creating custom skin-tones, hairstyles and clothing targeted at black simmers. Her reason for starting? “I started making content because I wanted to make myself.” The team at Quirktastic have a chat with EbonixSims at the link...

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Image credit: Screenshots of the BBC News feature above. Watch it to meet the creator!

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