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The Sims 4


Playful
Emotion - Playful
A Playful Sim

Playful is an emotion available in The Sims 4. It occurs when a Sim has a funny conversation with someone or if they are entertained by something. This emotion can evolve into very playful and then into hysterical. When a Sim is hysterical, it can lead to death by laughter except for Sim who have the Cringe[TS4:FR] trait. Children and Toddlers often get this emotion when watching a kids show.

Interactions and Activities[]

Sims will only have a chance to use these interactions and do these activities while playful.

Interactions[]

  • Flash Crazy Eyes (Funny Action)
  • Impishly Pester (Mean Action)
  • Slap 'Em Silly (Mischief Action)

Activities[]

  • Playful Painting (Easel)
  • Play in the Bath
  • Scour for Memes (Computer)
  • Strum/Fiddle for fun/Tickle the Ivories (Guitar/Violin/Piano)
  • Make Silly Face (Mirror)
  • Try to Calm Down (Mirror)
  • Wind Down with Classical (Stereo)

Whims[]

  • Tell a Joke
  • Pester Someone
  • Do an Impression for Someone
  • Play In A Trash Can
  • Play In A Puddle
  • Play In Trash Pile

Supportive Traits and Events[]

These traits affect how often a Sim is playful:

  • Goofball (Emotional Trait): Sims with this trait may randomly become playful without external stimulus, and will roll wants to engage in Playful-boosting activities more often.
  • Childish (Lifestyle Trait): Sims with this trait will become playful when socializing with children.
  • Maker[TS4:EL] (Hobby Trait): Sims with this trait will become playful when getting caught in fabricator dye explosions.
  • Child of the islands[TS4:IL] (Lifestyle trait): Sims with this trait will become playful when listening to the Island Radio station.
  • Cringe[TS4:FR] (Social trait): Sims with this trait will become playful when performing BlicBlock Dance or Embracing the Cringe self-interactions.

These events may lead to a playful moodlet:

  • Having a bubble bath
  • Having a funny conversation
  • Watching Comedy Channel on TV
  • Performing a comedy routine
  • Giggly illness [TS4:GTW]
  • Losing a multiplayer game on a video game console [TS4:CL]
  • Defacing a mural painting [TS4:GTW]
  • Choosing "Trick!" during the Trick or Treat tradition [TS4:S]
  • Wearing shoes indoors (if the residential lot is set to remove shoes or wear slippers indoors)
  • Successfully pranking a PA speaker in school [TS4:HSY]

Object Auras[]

These are items found, bought, or earned in the game that can emit a playful aura in the area around the object. Players can choose to enable or disable the aura at any time. Once enabled, a Sim can interact with the object, through viewing or using it, and they will earn a playful moodlet. Whether their mood changes to playful or not depends on the other moodlets affecting the Sim at that time.

Objects[]

Careers and Jobs[]

Sims with these jobs or careers will gain work performance if they go to work while playful.

Trivia[]

  • Internally, Very Playful is referred to as "Silly".
  • Using a laser pointer while Playful will make the light match the emotion's color and take on the shape of a mouse.
  • In a video showcasing the first videos of Sims 4 on August 2013, the Hysterical moodlet was yellow instead of purple in the final game. This was likely changed due to Embarrassed's color.
  • While reading, playful Sims will occasionally laugh into their book, or pretend the book is a mouth.

Gallery[]

Audio[]

The sound that plays upon a Sim entering the Playful emotion.

The sound that plays upon a Sim entering the Very Playful emotion.

The sound that plays upon a Sim entering the Hysterical emotion.

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