Farewell, Maxis: a look back and some Sim obscurities 
With the closing of Sim developer Maxis, take a look back at a few of Maxis’s least-known games that aren’t available to play.
Tagged: SimRefinery
Farewell, Maxis: a look back and some Sim obscurities
John Hiles, unapologetic, reflects on SimHealth, what games can learn about cognition, and where Will Wright was wrong 
John Hiles, head of Maxis Business Simulations and Thinking Tools, shares his perspective on the foundational theories of the simulation genre and responds to criticism of the value of predictive simulation games.
SimHealth 
A product of Maxis’s former business simulation division, SimHealth embodies the potential and danger of using games as educational tools for public policy and debate.
A close look at SimRefinery
With the SimRefinery prototype now available, let’s take a close look at what we can learn from the unfinished state of the game.
SimRefinery recovered
Thanks to a reader, a copy of SimRefinery has successfully been recovered!
Talking Maxis Business Simulations on Ireland’s Newstalk! 
I stopped by an Irish talk radio program (?!) to talk about Maxis Business Simulations!
Talking Maxis and SimRefinery on the Video Game History Hour!
Stopping by the Video Game History Hour podcast to talk about SimRefinery and the alternate future of Maxis.
When SimCity got serious: the story of Maxis Business Simulations and SimRefinery
The creators of SimCity had a division that made Sim games for corporations. They were never released to the public. For the first time ever, this is the story of Maxis Business Simulations.