Animation Showcase: Hackweek and More Baby Interactions!

the babies look great and i cant wait to play with one

changing diapers in the crib thats how barney the dinosaur changed the babies diaper on barneys great adventure the movie lol

i would likre to see the babies go places in a stroller

i dont want a baby girl on paralives i want a baby boy

i would like to see strollers in the game

will we get to adopt babies on paralives

will paralives have aging off option in the game options

oh how adorable

Hi✌🏽(Sorry English is not my first language) I read some comments and everyone said interesting things 👍🏽😊 Will the Paras stand while they feed the baby? In the sims4 it's like that too and it always bothered me 😅 because it's really tiring to feed a baby while standing, and you wouldn't think so but a baby quickly becomes heavy when you stand with him for a long time 😆 so I suggest: would it be good if the Paras could sit automatically to feed the baby (they sit in the closest place: bed, chair, sofa, pouf, stool... anything that is close to them). Or.. that they must sit on specific seats like an armchair or sofa, I don't know 🤷🏽‍♀️ And then, there would have to be an interaction if the player has not put something to sit on in the room but he has to feed the baby 🤔 you see ? I suggest and then you see 😙 Good Job 💜 Take your time 💪🏽

I'd love to see younger parafolk like Eli look into a crib and interact with the baby even if they cant pick the babies up since theyre so small themselves

I love this! The playing with the toy and the breastfeeding are especially adorable

I’d love to see an animation where the adult could read to the baby, possibly while holding them in one arm?

"EA"? Edit: Ah, realized it's Early Access. An unfortunate coincidence haha. Para lives must keep its freedom! 💚 Although babies aren't my priority, it is great to see them get details. I second reducing their thick outline.

The animations look really great! they're not overly cartoonish which I like. Things I've noticed that you could improve on; The babies having a full set of teeth is a little uncanny and not very realistic. Skin tone is a little too pink, outlines are a little too bold. Other than that, they look great! You're probably aware of all these pointers, plus I'm aware that this is just an early prototype for the babies and not the finished product.

Would it be possible for the paras to automatically put on a nursing bra when breastfeeding the baby? I think this would be a great solution because it means you don't have to find a solution for every single top.

I was thinking about baby animations after today's semi release of this clip. And I would love to see babies learning to sit up on all 4s and rock back and forth, roll over on their tummies, and in general have some tummy time interactions with teens and older paras. I would also love to have some interactions where toddlers could play with them. Maybe play peek a boo or something cute like that.

the animations are all so good I've been stalking this patron even before paying for early access I would check by looking at the little previews I was already excited for the baby animation but then you just HAD to drop the teaser today on youtube for the baby and pregnancy animation I immediately ran over here lol I'm genuinely so proud of your guys progress :D The bottle feeding is probably my favorite purely because of the baby reaching out for more milk I audible aww 🥺

I would love for paras to be able to hold babies while they are sitting down. Maybe a para can watch tv or eat while holding a baby. The adult para can work on certain needs/skills and the baby's needs can decay slower while being held by the adult.

I love these animations so far! My question is, it seems with the breast feeding that nothing seems to happen to her tank top? Is there an idea of blurring this? For obvious reasons(although it’s natural I understand why) I’m sure there will be someone who creates a mod with no blur but some animation of using a nursing bra, or something? It just looked interesting with mostly her hand just covering the baby but you could still see her tank top as normal. Not sure how hard that is. Just thought about it when I saw it. I am not against nursing babies at all. That’s why I’m asking if it can be more realistic in that aspect. I understand with EA guidelines and such it can’t just be breast out lol until a mod comes around for adults. At this moment with the “breastfeeding” it just looked like they were cuddling them close to them and not actually feeding them. I don’t recall how Sims does it cuz I use mods and don’t play with the babies a lot anyways. Just my ideas

Oh I love this, the animations and ideas are fantastic and I am so eager to play with this in ea next year. Also, the baby playing with the wooden spoon is so cute..it reminds me of when my sister's children and my son were babies. :) I love all the incidental animations too like the nail checking and checking shoes for poops haha will that animation also be used when people have bare feet or socks on?

I love the animations! They're so cute and full of detail and life. I agree that things like backpain and checking on nails or a shoe sole add this extra touch of immersion. For the baby animations I'd like to see is handing the baby from one Para to another, blowing raspberry, peekaboo and a chance for a baby to throw up while burping or playing plane, which could automatically decrease the hygiene level of the holder. I also imagine you have quite a few funny bugs from experimenting with the anchoring of other Paras

the little baby feets 🥺🥺 That was so adorable! If you guys made an animation where the adult or child Para could do an Eskimo kiss with the baby/toddler and the baby kinda cups their face? I would ball up in a fetal position and cry 😭

The baby looks so cute🥰 and the animations are really smooth

I had another animation idea but I had to let it brew. I think I decided it's not so much for a baby and more for an infant, but maybe both so I'm just gonna let my idea float in the cyber space. There are other ways of carrying a baby/infant (babies are like a delicate sack of potatoes so this is why I think it might apply better for infants) so it would be cute if the way the paras are carrying them is randomised, when they're not doing an action with the baby/infant.

I love love looooove the tiny detail of the baby reaching to grab the bottle of milk after it's pulled away slightly

These look amazing. I admit im eagerly awaiting for inzoi but i think honestly im looking forward to this more. Theres so much more personality to Paralives. I would love to see the paras do 'this little piggy' with the baby's toes. Baby feet are the sweetest little thing and I'd love to see that. How about little nursery rhymes that involve hand gestures... incy wincy spider, twinkle twinkle little star, I'm a little teapot, etc. I think that would be great to see too.

that 'look at nails' finger wiggle might be my favourite thing I've seen so far, so cute 😊

So well done!!

Absolutely loving all of this. I'm gonna need to find a way to make some chronic pain Paras who use that back pain animation because oh man, so real!! The baby animations are perfect, I have hearts in my eyes 😍🥰

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Not looking for the baby-related content particularly in Paralives, but maybe that gives more neutral point of view to my opinion of the animations with the babies looking really natural and convincing. The back pain one is also really realistic.

I love the animations. So loving and caring. I can't stop watching this ❤️

Please keep the wooden spoon, I love it!

The wooden spoon is perfect!! Don't change it!

I'd really love to be able to wear the baby every wear in baby pack ,but also a more casual option like a cloth baby wrap would be quite cozy.

I think ya’ll should keep the wooden spoon (amongst other toys too) haha

I'm wondering whether there's a control system for the paras and how they take care of their children. Like, if they ignore their needs, there'll be consequences.

I love

These are so cute, but I truly love that breastfeeding is an option! I can't wait to see more baby clothes, too!

Babies are rather uncoordinated, so it could be fun if they have a small chance to hit themselves in the face with the toy, causing a surprised look and slight pause in playing, before they continue. It doesn't have to be a big thing, not hitting your own face when moving your arms is a thing we all learn as we grow up.

Honestly the baby playing with a wooden spoon might be the most realistic interaction of them all lol. My little brother was only interested in various kitchen utensils for a good couple months as a toddler and my nieces have had similar phases. I love seeing the progress team!!

Lovification 🥹

the animations are so cute and gentle! i adore every single one! thanks for the post!

I can see the possibilities of a rare variation of the plane animation where the baby would vom on the adult as they are being held overhead. (Possibly within a small window of just being fed)

I will be honest I thought the baby was playing with a wooden spoon 😂

I'm so excited for more updates regarding the baby toys, I like how little Sasha is playing with the wooden spoon. Maybe that could be left in when the parents didn't buy any toys?? I think it's nice to leave it in for the ones of us that are broke. Thank you for this update Alice and Lina!!

Wonderful and touching moments with babies!! 💕

I actually think you should leave the wooden spoon! My kid played with kitchen utensils when she was a baby. Anything can be a toy and they love to play with whatever we are using

I would love to see the mother always searching the nearest seat when breastfeeding. For interacting with the baby maybe show them cards with objects, figures or even family members. Strollers, a diaper table (I don’t know how is it called lol) I’d love if with babies we would get to have the bottles to fill ourselves and get the baby formula so dad can make him food and not just take a bottle out of his magic pockets. Being able to give the baby a bath on a tiny bathtub for babies 😭😭😭😭 that would be so cute

I love how gentle they are with the baby. So sweet!!

Some baby animation ideas! It would be fun of the paras could place the baby on their lap and play with them while sitting down, tickling/peek-a-boo for example and maybe also the animation/action to smell the diaper, something every care giver does when they aren't sure if the smell is coming from their baby.

The baby it’s so small and cute I can’t 😭😭😭😭♥️

Love all the animations. What animations would be good...umm baby sneezing and looking shocked. Grabbing toes. Passing gas. Chewing their fingers or sucking their fingers. Along with looking at your nails, how about biting nails.

This is amazing. The interactions with the baby are so cute! I some questions about the baby stage. Will they gain skills or interactions the more parafolk take care of them? Some interactions or baby skills: rock baby to sleep in arms or rocking chair and then transfer a sleeping baby to crib learning to coo, wave, baby blow raspberries. learning to crawl (not sure if you plan on having toddlers learn to crawl and then walk or be walking from the beginning) learn to roll over learning to sit up, sitting up with legs in front feeding baby in high chair, learning to eat baby food and beginning solid food with feeding themselves strollers, being able to take toddlers and babies on a walk together and wearing baby

love love love that breastfeeding is in there!! the tummy raspberry thing. can't remember what it is called. smelling the baby... both types. you get the one where people just seem to love the new baby smell... and the other one. :P

I love all of this. I rarely play with the babies in the Sims because they're so boring but you've made me want to raise a para from birth and I can hardly wait. I agree that the interactions between the adults and baby look really loving. So impressive. I was wondering if maybe the babies could grab someone's spectacles or necklace whilst they're wearing them.

Beautiful and soooo cute ! 🥹🩷

This is such a great work, as always your animations look so smooth and natural 😍 I would love to see “Kiss the baby” and “Baby eating his own hands” animations 🥰

I'd like to see the caretakers being able to give the baby a kiss on the head, and also maybe sit in a rocking chair and rock the baby to sleep.

This is so cute!! I cannot wait to start playing in early access! ❤️❤️

It would be wonderful to see interactions between children and toddlers with babies when on the floor or the crib

I love the animations so far!! Baby interactions make me so happy!! And the ability to see the baby being burped is amazing!! Some animations I would love to see: Rocking a baby to sleep in a rocking chair Kids and toddlers interacting with baby Baby rejecting being fed Baby moving in their sleep Kissing baby Boop the baby's nose Baby sucking their thumb It would also be nice to have animations to put them in a baby carrier and/or a pram! I'd love for our paras to be able to baby wear! Multiple people interacting with the baby at the same time I'm so happy with what we have already!! 😍

The baby interactions are so adorable! Great work team!

Love the baby animations. Has others have said, the care with which the paras hold babies is so touching.

I thought "how realistic the baby plays with a wooden spoon instead of a rattle toy". And now I read, that it will be updated to s rattle toy. 🙈🤣

Your animations are beautiful!

Those baby animations are amazing! I love how carefully the paras hold the babies and you added breastfeeding and bottle feeding. This is awesome! Great work. 😁

Looks great!

Wow I am blown away by these animations. Like another commenter said, you can really see the care and attention the team has put into them 🥹 It's giving me butterflies!

This is so precious, I loved all of them!! Every time I watch animations from this team it's like I can see and feel the love and attention to detail that has been put in. Love how wriggly baby is! Absolutely perfect. I do think when the Para puts baby back in the crib it would be really nice to see them lay a hand on baby's chest for a moment or stroke their cheek or head! - when my babies were little I would hold their little arms still for a couple of moments while they settled and keep a hand on the chest for a while before breaking contact. The feeding and burping and rocking animations are awesome! - I would definitely prioritise having a "sitting" version of all of those though, as no mama is breastfeeding standing up by choice 😅😅 while chasing a 2 year old trying to feed a baby, sure - otherwise sitting would seem a lot more natural 😅 The babies are SO stinking cute though. So much love 🥰 Baby interactions I would love to see: singing heads shoulders knees and toes, babbling together, blowing raspberries on belly and chest, and swaddling for sleep 🥰

That's so cute!

Amazing work! I love the looking at nails animation with the seperate fingers moving lol. It all looks so natural. I just know I will love this game!!

Hi Alice, thank you for the post ^_^ The baby lifestage is getting more and more complete ! It's great to see all these animations ; the adults are careful to support Sasha's head, it's a great touch. It's also adorable to see the baby reaching for the bottle during the feeding animation. I was a bit surprised to see that the changing animation happens in the crib, but I suppose that once this one works, it can be adapted to other surfaces like a changing station ? Two animations I'd really like to see is a baby fussing while in the crib (or on the floor), and also a baby interacting with a plushie like the teddy bear we see here. Maybe just grabbing its nose, or reaching for a paw, something simple ; but I imagine that a fluffy and/or colorful plushie would be very appealing to a baby whose perception of the world is limited to a crib or immediate surroundings. The Hackweek animation for back pains also reminded me of how much I'd love it if Parafolks had a "physical particularity" that would include back pains (they'd rub their back and get tired a bit more frequently), bad vision (they'd frown a lot if they didn't wear glasses and would get tired from activities such as reading and computers), itchy (they'd scratch themselves frequently and would be uncomfortable in some clothes), vain (they'd often look at their nails, regularly, and they get a mood boost from looking at themselves in a mirror), and such things. It'd allow Paras to be more unique, would provide slight bonuses/minuses, and would make many of the animations you and Lina have been working on functional. What do you think ?

I love it! As always, I cannot wait to stay up until 5 am binge playing this game lol

Group with mom and dad(dad+dad/mom+mom/other family members) interaction with the baby like peakaboo or mom lying in bed and partner talk to the baby. Baby throws tantrum and nothing works so rocking the baby for a long while in the arms is the only way to stop/ or have to drive them in the car or take them in the stroller for a walk or putting on favourite music(doesn’t have to be baby music. Could be like rock or RnB) Chucking them on the air and catching them to make them laugh. Baby neglect would mean child being taken away. Breast feeding is difficult to some parents. Like a random play through. Second baby is easier maybe. It would probably be annoying to some players but gamifying looking after the baby I think would be fun and realistic. Enough quality time spent with baby means raising them to be better independent adults. Idk maybe this to far to much haha. Thank you for all your hard work!

I'm obsessed. Especially with the baby playing with the spoon, so cute 😍

Babies holding yout thumb or index could be cute for bonding moments with babies, and then another for a baby that likes to play with your hair. So depending on their personalities it would be fun to have variations for babies, which will make them true characters in this game!! It's always back to personalities at the end

Awwww you should keep the spoon!!! It’s so cuteee

You could also make an animation where if a mother or father puts the baby away into the crib they also give the baby a kiss on the forehead right after they lay the baby down 😍

How smooth and real! The back pain omg 😦, I reaaally hope it wouldn’t exist in the paraworld. BTW I was scared if the baby was gonna puke during burping, thank goodness that didn’t happen lol, well done as always you lovelies

So cute! The game keeps getting more and more beautiful. Proud of you, guys! Can’t wait to hear “is finally time to play”. 😂

I'll be so impressed if the baby is put in the crib and isn't immediately picked up again 😂 this looks so good!

I am in aww of how amazing it look cant wait

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