Virtual Families
Encyclopedia
Virtual Families is a video game created and developed by independent video game developer
and publisher Last Day of Work
. Virtual Families was released on April 22, 2009. The game allows the player to adopt an adult friend, meet a mate, work on their career
s, start a family
, gather collectible
s and earn money
. Virtual Families allows players to control and manage virtual characters
in real-time. Problems have often occurred with the game, such as energy problems. Last Day of Work
released a game patch
on May 4, 2009.
Each adoptee candidate already has a job, a level of their job, their current salary, their likes, dislikes, and if they want kids.
The game had a notable glitch which occurred when the player reached the 30th generation (Which takes six real months). Last Day of Work
has updated this game to a new version to stop this glitch.
The new version of Virtual Families has fixed the 30th generation bug, but after that time, the past will disappear and it will look as if you just started. Also, if you press "R" (shift+r), it takes you right to the location.
Some have compared this as a casual alternative to the hit game series The Sims
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
and publisher Last Day of Work
Last Day of Work
Last Day of Work is an independent game studio based in San Francisco, California, which creates and develops casual games for the Windows and Macintosh platforms. The company was founded in 2002 by Arthur K...
. Virtual Families was released on April 22, 2009. The game allows the player to adopt an adult friend, meet a mate, work on their career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
s, start a family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
, gather collectible
Collectible
A collectable or collectible is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector . There are numerous types of collectables and terms to denote those types. An antique is a collectable that is old...
s and earn money
Money
Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally in the past,...
. Virtual Families allows players to control and manage virtual characters
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
in real-time. Problems have often occurred with the game, such as energy problems. Last Day of Work
Last Day of Work
Last Day of Work is an independent game studio based in San Francisco, California, which creates and develops casual games for the Windows and Macintosh platforms. The company was founded in 2002 by Arthur K...
released a game patch
Patch (computing)
A patch is a piece of software designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance...
on May 4, 2009.
Each adoptee candidate already has a job, a level of their job, their current salary, their likes, dislikes, and if they want kids.
The game had a notable glitch which occurred when the player reached the 30th generation (Which takes six real months). Last Day of Work
Last Day of Work
Last Day of Work is an independent game studio based in San Francisco, California, which creates and develops casual games for the Windows and Macintosh platforms. The company was founded in 2002 by Arthur K...
has updated this game to a new version to stop this glitch.
The new version of Virtual Families has fixed the 30th generation bug, but after that time, the past will disappear and it will look as if you just started. Also, if you press "R" (shift+r), it takes you right to the location.
Some have compared this as a casual alternative to the hit game series The Sims
The Sims
The Sims is a strategic life-simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Its development was led by game designer Will Wright, also known for developing SimCity...