Architect Student Protesting Denial of Sims House for Masters Thesis

by P.N. Guinn

Daniel Attme, a student in the MS of Architecture at University of Virginia, has declared that program is biased against his preferred medium of work, The Sims 4.  “Look, we design these things on computer programs, why can’t we build them?” the 23 year old tells the Daily Rager.  He reports having spent the past year attempting to persuade his professors and his dean to let him work through the popular, though sinister, video game.

A spokesman for the University of Virginia declined to comment.

“Look, I have this sweet complex I’ve created on the Sims 4, and no cheats!  I had to earn every penny,” Mr. Attme says, while showing us what is a really awesome and well designed house and supporting structures he created for his Sims.  “Spending all this time developing this site really took times away from my classes, so my grades are suffering.  But, if the idiot Dean doesn’t let me use this I’m toast.  What will I do then?”

While many projects have been done in schools previously regarding video games, most have examined them through social effects.  Works of violence, sexism, and education have all been popular mainstays of academic world. “My professors tell us to be creative, try something new!  Well do that and see what you get…” Mr Attme shares.

In an off the record interview, one university staff members stated, “Look, Dan’s a nice guy, but he’s freaking bailing on all his class work. This is nothing but a kid trying to make up for the fact that he’s obsessed with video games.  When I was his age we had to do this by hand and we f***ing loved it, none of this computer based s**t.  I’ll have you know, I was a third runner up for a sky scraper in Dubai a few years back, I know what I’m talking about.  This kid?  He’s a game addict trying to pass off his play as work.”

Attme, for his part, states, “Look, games have made their way into main stream sports reporting.  Games are used in the military.  Why aren’t they open to it in architecture?”