
Each of the 75 art pieces is transferred to a separate physical storage device, a CD. The simulacrum paintings created in the game are not projections, they are not imaginary, they create their own reality.

She received the title of “Master of the Real”, other simulants are convinced of her professionalism and consider her a celebrity. According to the game rules, her painting skill is perfected to the maximum. The exhibition features the artwork of sim Be Laer. The project suggests relocating sim paintings into the physical world and transferring game currency to dollars in order to create an experience of a simulated auction. The project 127715: Art created in The Sims 4 consists of an in-game exhibition and a catalogue of works within it. Artwork does not completely replicate the game reality, the game overlays it with the texture of an oil painting. “Painting by reference” looks similar to painting in real life. To do this, sim spends time and money (on canvas, brushes and paints).

In The Sims 4 it is possible to make a game character an artist and paint by reference: sim stands next to the easel, sets the canvas, then the first-person camera turns on, player selects an angle and takes a picture, which game character, simulating the painting process, transfers to the canvas.
