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# Index of /home/TheSimsDesignDocuments

# Index of /home/TheSimsDesignDocuments

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| ![\[ICO\]][1] | [Name][2] | [Last modified][3] | [Size][4] | [Description][5] |  
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| ![\[PARENTDIR\]][6] | [Parent Directory][7] |   |  \-  |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [3DPeopleQuestion.pdf][9] | 2012-12-20 11:41  | 215K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [AnimationClassBreakdown.pdf][10] | 2012-12-20 13:07  |  48K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [AnimationDocumentation.pdf][11] | 2012-12-20 11:27  | 156K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ArtDepartmentPostMortum.pdf][12] | 2012-12-20 11:21  | 106K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [BrainstormProblemListForArtTeam.pdf][13] | 2012-12-20 11:23  |  57K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch00-TableOfContents.pdf][14] | 2012-12-20 11:55  |  64K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch01-Goals.pdf][15] | 2012-12-20 11:54  |  67K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch02-World.pdf][16] | 2012-12-20 11:52  | 416K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch03-Objects.pdf][17] | 2012-12-20 11:53  | 1.5M |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch04-People.pdf][18] | 2012-12-20 11:53  | 460K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch05-PetsAndPests.pdf][19] | 2012-12-20 11:54  |  57K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch06-Simulator.pdf][20] | 2012-12-20 11:55  |  70K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch08-Framework.pdf][21] | 2012-12-20 11:54  |  81K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch09-Architecture.pdf][22] | 2012-12-20 11:57  | 836K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch10-Graphics.pdf][23] | 2012-12-20 11:56  | 832K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch11-Movement.pdf][24] | 2012-12-20 11:53  | 759K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch12-CharacterAnim.pdf][25] | 2012-12-20 11:54  | 105K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch13-Sound.pdf][26] | 2012-12-20 11:55  |  76K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch14-Resources.pdf][27] | 2012-12-20 11:55  | 132K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch16-Tools.pdf][28] | 2012-12-20 11:55  |  81K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch17-TDSB.pdf][29] | 2012-12-20 11:53  | 273K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch18-ContentDevelopment.pdf][30] | 2012-12-20 11:55  |  68K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch19-SoftwareDevelopment.pdf][31] | 2012-12-20 11:55  |  75K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch20-Documentation.pdf][32] | 2012-12-20 11:56  |  74K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch21-Happy.pdf][33] | 2012-12-20 11:52  | 226K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Ch22-ContainedInteractions.pdf][34] | 2012-12-20 11:56  | 249K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [CharacterRenderingDevelopmentPlan.pdf][35] | 2012-12-20 11:40  | 539K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ComprehensiveArtAssessment.pdf][36] | 2012-12-20 11:23  |  68K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ContentCreationRules.pdf][37] | 2012-12-20 11:24  |  86K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [CuckooClock.pdf][38] | 2012-12-20 11:27  |  65K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [EdithDocumentationOverview.pdf][39] | 2012-12-20 11:34  |  99K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [EdithPrimitives.pdf][40] | 2012-12-20 11:34  | 148K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [FailureTrees.pdf][41] | 2012-12-20 13:07  |  49K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [FigureNG.pdf][42] | 2012-12-20 13:08  | 218K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [FloatCompression.pdf][43] | 2012-12-20 13:08  |  45K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [GuineaPigCage.pdf][44] | 2012-12-20 11:25  |  80K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [HappyFriendsHome-2-10-96.pdf][45] | 2011-02-11 04:51  | 501K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [HitSoundRevivew.pdf][46] | 2012-12-20 11:28  | 137K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [HitSystemDesign.pdf][47] | 2012-12-20 11:27  | 139K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [HowToPursueHappiness.pdf][48] | 2012-12-20 11:37  | 144K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [JeffersonCharacterMotives.pdf][49] | 2012-12-20 11:39  |  78K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [JeffersonDemoTutorial.pdf][50] | 2012-12-20 12:07  | 170K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [JeffersonDevelopmentMilestones.pdf][51] | 2012-12-20 11:38  | 114K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [JeffersonGameDescription.pdf][52] | 2012-12-20 11:36  |  75K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [JeffersonSpectrumOfChallenge.pdf][53] | 2012-12-20 11:45  | 118K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [JeffersonTools.pdf][54] | 2012-12-20 13:09  |  61K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [MasterIDAndSubIndexOverview.pdf][55] | 2012-12-20 11:38  | 137K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [MaxisSimRules.pdf][56] | 2012-12-20 11:26  |  60K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [MooseHead.pdf][57] | 2012-12-20 11:26  |  65K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [NotesFromMaxisNewPencilPostmortem.pdf][58] | 2012-12-20 11:28  |  92K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ObjectFileFormat.pdf][59] | 2012-12-20 11:29  | 132K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ObjectIFFFileFormat.pdf][60] | 2012-12-20 11:30  | 130K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ObjectList.pdf][61] | 2012-12-20 11:30  | 105K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ObjectMakingProcedure.pdf][62] | 2012-12-20 11:30  |  69K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ProgrammingObjectsInTheSimsV3.pdf][63] | 2012-12-20 11:31  | 2.4M |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ProgrammingSimsDialogs.pdf][64] | 2012-12-20 11:33  |  96K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ProposalForExtendingTheSimsFranchise.pdf][65] | 2012-12-20 11:41  |  85K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [QuickReferenceGuideForTheBewSimsSpriteExporter.pdf][66] | 2012-12-20 11:42  |  89K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ResourceEXE.pdf][67] | 2012-12-20 11:42  |  84K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [ResourceFileOverview.pdf][68] | 2012-12-20 11:42  |  63K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SimTransmogrifierDesign.pdf][69] | 2012-12-20 11:44  |  49K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SimTransmogrifierTODO.pdf][70] | 2012-12-20 13:11  |  50K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SimsBoxXSpecAndDesign.pdf][71] | 2012-12-20 11:42  | 172K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SimsContentLibraryNotes.pdf][72] | 2012-12-20 13:11  |  70K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SimsFileFormat.pdf][73] | 2012-12-20 11:43  |  52K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SimsScripts.pdf][74] | 2012-12-20 13:11  | 140K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SlotMachine.pdf][75] | 2012-12-20 11:44  |  68K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SpriteGeneration.pdf][76] | 2012-12-20 11:45  |  78K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SpriteRotations.pdf][77] | 2012-12-20 13:12  |  39K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Storytelling.pdf][78] | 2012-12-20 13:05  | 380K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Strategy.pdf][79] | 2012-12-20 11:46  | 685K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [SuitConventions.pdf][80] | 2012-12-20 11:46  |  90K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TDRObjects.pdf][81] | 2012-12-20 11:46  | 144K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TDSB.pdf][82] | 2012-12-20 11:48  | 198K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TDSBInfo.pdf][83] | 2012-12-20 11:47  | 112K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TDSEditToDo.pdf][84] | 2012-12-20 11:48  | 145K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TechnicalEmail.pdf][85] | 2012-12-21 17:11  | 3.2M |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft3-DonsReview.pdf][86] | 2012-12-20 11:18  | 342K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft5-8-31-98-DonsReview.pdf][87] | 2011-02-11 03:40  | 2.4M |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft5-DonsReview.pdf][88] | 2012-12-20 11:19  | 384K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft7-DonsReview.pdf][89] | 2012-12-20 11:19  | 508K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSimsPieMenus.pdf][90] | 2012-12-20 12:06  |  20M |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSimsProjectCompletion-18-12-98.pdf][91] | 2011-02-11 04:30  | 267K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSimsQuickStartGuide.pdf][92] | 2012-12-20 12:05  | 108K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheSoulOfTheSims.pdf][93] | 2012-12-20 15:28  | 2.9M |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TheStateOfTheArtAndGoingForwardToE3.pdf][94] | 2012-12-20 11:21  |  91K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [Tools Proposal Updated.pdf][95] | 2012-12-20 12:06  |  89K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [TransmogriferRenovationPlan.pdf][96] | 2012-12-20 12:06  |  71K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [VM.pdf][97] | 2012-12-20 12:08  |  78K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [VMDesign.pdf][98] | 2012-12-20 12:08  | 115K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [VirtualMachine.pdf][99] | 2012-12-20 12:07  | 129K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [VitaboyOverview.pdf][100] | 2012-12-20 12:07  | 140K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [WallLights.pdf][101] | 2012-12-20 12:08  |  68K |   |  
| ![\[   \]][8] | [XAnimatorDesign.pdf][102] | 2012-12-20 12:09  |  44K |   |  
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[9]: http://donhopkins.com/3DPeopleQuestion.pdf
[10]: http://donhopkins.com/AnimationClassBreakdown.pdf
[11]: http://donhopkins.com/AnimationDocumentation.pdf
[12]: http://donhopkins.com/ArtDepartmentPostMortum.pdf
[13]: http://donhopkins.com/BrainstormProblemListForArtTeam.pdf
[14]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch00-TableOfContents.pdf
[15]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch01-Goals.pdf
[16]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch02-World.pdf
[17]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch03-Objects.pdf
[18]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch04-People.pdf
[19]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch05-PetsAndPests.pdf
[20]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch06-Simulator.pdf
[21]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch08-Framework.pdf
[22]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch09-Architecture.pdf
[23]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch10-Graphics.pdf
[24]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch11-Movement.pdf
[25]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch12-CharacterAnim.pdf
[26]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch13-Sound.pdf
[27]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch14-Resources.pdf
[28]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch16-Tools.pdf
[29]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch17-TDSB.pdf
[30]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch18-ContentDevelopment.pdf
[31]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch19-SoftwareDevelopment.pdf
[32]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch20-Documentation.pdf
[33]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch21-Happy.pdf
[34]: http://donhopkins.com/Ch22-ContainedInteractions.pdf
[35]: http://donhopkins.com/CharacterRenderingDevelopmentPlan.pdf
[36]: http://donhopkins.com/ComprehensiveArtAssessment.pdf
[37]: http://donhopkins.com/ContentCreationRules.pdf
[38]: http://donhopkins.com/CuckooClock.pdf
[39]: http://donhopkins.com/EdithDocumentationOverview.pdf
[40]: http://donhopkins.com/EdithPrimitives.pdf
[41]: http://donhopkins.com/FailureTrees.pdf
[42]: http://donhopkins.com/FigureNG.pdf
[43]: http://donhopkins.com/FloatCompression.pdf
[44]: http://donhopkins.com/GuineaPigCage.pdf
[45]: http://donhopkins.com/HappyFriendsHome-2-10-96.pdf
[46]: http://donhopkins.com/HitSoundRevivew.pdf
[47]: http://donhopkins.com/HitSystemDesign.pdf
[48]: http://donhopkins.com/HowToPursueHappiness.pdf
[49]: http://donhopkins.com/JeffersonCharacterMotives.pdf
[50]: http://donhopkins.com/JeffersonDemoTutorial.pdf
[51]: http://donhopkins.com/JeffersonDevelopmentMilestones.pdf
[52]: http://donhopkins.com/JeffersonGameDescription.pdf
[53]: http://donhopkins.com/JeffersonSpectrumOfChallenge.pdf
[54]: http://donhopkins.com/JeffersonTools.pdf
[55]: http://donhopkins.com/MasterIDAndSubIndexOverview.pdf
[56]: http://donhopkins.com/MaxisSimRules.pdf
[57]: http://donhopkins.com/MooseHead.pdf
[58]: http://donhopkins.com/NotesFromMaxisNewPencilPostmortem.pdf
[59]: http://donhopkins.com/ObjectFileFormat.pdf
[60]: http://donhopkins.com/ObjectIFFFileFormat.pdf
[61]: http://donhopkins.com/ObjectList.pdf
[62]: http://donhopkins.com/ObjectMakingProcedure.pdf
[63]: http://donhopkins.com/ProgrammingObjectsInTheSimsV3.pdf
[64]: http://donhopkins.com/ProgrammingSimsDialogs.pdf
[65]: http://donhopkins.com/ProposalForExtendingTheSimsFranchise.pdf
[66]: http://donhopkins.com/QuickReferenceGuideForTheBewSimsSpriteExporter.pdf
[67]: http://donhopkins.com/ResourceEXE.pdf
[68]: http://donhopkins.com/ResourceFileOverview.pdf
[69]: http://donhopkins.com/SimTransmogrifierDesign.pdf
[70]: http://donhopkins.com/SimTransmogrifierTODO.pdf
[71]: http://donhopkins.com/SimsBoxXSpecAndDesign.pdf
[72]: http://donhopkins.com/SimsContentLibraryNotes.pdf
[73]: http://donhopkins.com/SimsFileFormat.pdf
[74]: http://donhopkins.com/SimsScripts.pdf
[75]: http://donhopkins.com/SlotMachine.pdf
[76]: http://donhopkins.com/SpriteGeneration.pdf
[77]: http://donhopkins.com/SpriteRotations.pdf
[78]: http://donhopkins.com/Storytelling.pdf
[79]: http://donhopkins.com/Strategy.pdf
[80]: http://donhopkins.com/SuitConventions.pdf
[81]: http://donhopkins.com/TDRObjects.pdf
[82]: http://donhopkins.com/TDSB.pdf
[83]: http://donhopkins.com/TDSBInfo.pdf
[84]: http://donhopkins.com/TDSEditToDo.pdf
[85]: http://donhopkins.com/TechnicalEmail.pdf
[86]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft3-DonsReview.pdf
[87]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft5-8-31-98-DonsReview.pdf
[88]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft5-DonsReview.pdf
[89]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSimsDesignDocumentDraft7-DonsReview.pdf
[90]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSimsPieMenus.pdf
[91]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSimsProjectCompletion-18-12-98.pdf
[92]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSimsQuickStartGuide.pdf
[93]: http://donhopkins.com/TheSoulOfTheSims.pdf
[94]: http://donhopkins.com/TheStateOfTheArtAndGoingForwardToE3.pdf
[95]: http://donhopkins.com/Tools%20Proposal%20Updated.pdf
[96]: http://donhopkins.com/TransmogriferRenovationPlan.pdf
[97]: http://donhopkins.com/VM.pdf
[98]: http://donhopkins.com/VMDesign.pdf
[99]: http://donhopkins.com/VirtualMachine.pdf
[100]: http://donhopkins.com/VitaboyOverview.pdf
[101]: http://donhopkins.com/WallLights.pdf
[102]: http://donhopkins.com/XAnimatorDesign.pdf

