Emily Short (Galatea, Alabaster) discusses a real-time, multiplayer project simulating the world of Jane Austen, developed in collaboration with Richard Evans (Sims 3, Black and White). She discusses the modeling, game design, and content creation possibilities and challenges raised by a simulator capable of such nuanced character representations as "Miss Bates talks too much, except when she's afraid" or "Mr Darcy admires Elizabeth's intelligence but despises her social status."