SIM LRG ... Cynthia Vigni, a freelance graphic artist in Winnipeg, Manitoba, started playing "The Sims" six years ago and now plays for about 30 minutes a day. Ms. Vigni, 35, says one of her favorite activities is renovating her virtual home, which she uses as a model to redecorate her actual home.

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