ALLY MCLEAN HENNESSY

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I make videogames, draw, talk and write.

I like to work on lots of different things, feel free to reach out.

See some of my portfolio below. 

If you’d like to see just art, go to ally-hennessy-art.com
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I wrote a cultural analysis essay for ACMI’s The Sims guide, covering every major installation in The Sims franchise in the format of an open letter to Sims legend Mr Drew Carey. One day, he will respond.

ACMI Guide: The Sims
From the everyday imagination of Live Mode to the endless creativity of Build Mode, The Sims has become the world’s most successful life simulation and a cultural phenomenon. This book explores how players turned a digital dollhouse into a stage for creativity, identity and storytelling. Featuring interviews with game makers who’ve been there since the beginning and today’s community creators, alongside cultural analysis and a look at artistic interventions, this book reveals how architecture, fashion and fan-made content transformed the game into a platform for self-expression and social commentary. It captures the playful contradictions of a series where players are architects of imagination – shaping, experimenting and discovering what happens when life itself becomes the game.  

You can purchase the book online or in person at the ACMI Shop.
ACMI Guide: The Sims - Softcover – ACMI Shop
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