Playful (emotion)

Playful is an emotion available in The Sims 4. It occurs when a Sim has a funny conversation with someone or if they are entertained by something. This emotion can evolve into very playful and then into hysterical. When a Sim is hysterical, it can lead to death by laughter except for Sim who have the Cringe trait. Children and Toddlers often get this emotion when watching a kids show.
==Interactions and Activities==
Sims will only have a chance to use these interactions and do these activities while playful expect for Slap `Em Silly.
===Interactions===
*Flash Crazy Eyes (Funny Action)
*Impishly Pester (Mean Action)
*Slap 'Em Silly (Mischief Action)
===Activities===
*Playful Painting (Easel)
*Play in the Bath
*Scour for Memes (Computer)
*Strum/Fiddle for fun/Tickle the Ivories (Guitar/Violin/Piano)
*Make Silly Face (Mirror)
*Try to Calm Down (Mirror)
*Wind Down with Classical (Stereo)
*Cook Silly Gummy Bear Pancakes (Kitchen Appliances)
==Whims==
*Tell a Joke
*Pester Someone
*Do an Impression for Someone
*Play In A Trash Can
*Play In A Puddle
*Play In Trash Pile
==Supportive Traits and Events==
These traits affect how often a Sim is playful:
*Goofball (Emotional Trait): Sims with this trait may randomly become playful without external stimulus, and will roll wants to engage in Playful-boosting activities more often.
*Childish: Sims with this trait will become playful when socializing with children.
*Maker (Hobby Trait): Sims with this trait will become playful when getting caught in fabricator dye explosions.
*Child of the islands (Lifestyle trait): Sims with this trait will become playful when listening to the Island Radio station.
*Cringe (Social trait): Sims with this trait will become playful when performing BlicBlock Dance or Embracing the Cringe self-interactions.
These events may lead to a playful moodlet:
*Having a bubble bath
*Having a funny conversation
*Watching Comedy Channel on TV
*Performing a comedy routine
*Giggly illness 
*Losing a multiplayer game on a video game console 
*Defacing a mural painting 
*Choosing "Trick!" during the Trick or Treat tradition 
*Wearing shoes indoors (if the residential lot is set to remove shoes or wear slippers indoors)
*Successfully pranking a PA speaker in school 
*Failing to address the tenant's problem without affecting the Unit Rating 
*Failing to attempt unit rule change by the property owner 
==Object Auras==
These are items found, bought, or earned in the game that can emit a playful aura in the area around the object. Players can choose to enable or disable the aura at any time. Once enabled, a Sim can interact with the object, through viewing or using it, and they will earn a playful moodlet. Whether their mood changes to playful or not depends on the other moodlets affecting the Sim at that time.
===Objects===
*MySims trophies
*Emblems of Espionage: Level 2 of Criminal Career
*Duffle o' Cash: Level 3 of Criminal Career
*Vintage Baseball Bat Sculpture: Level 4 of Criminal Career
*Stolen ATM: Level 6 of Criminal Career - Boss Branch
*Bars of Gold: Level 7 of Criminal Career - Boss Branch
*Stolen Necklace of the Late Duchess Pinky: Level 8 of Criminal Career - Boss Branch
*Playful Paintings
==Careers and Jobs==
Sims with these jobs or careers will gain work performance if they go to work while playful.
*Entertainment
*Criminal
*Social Media
==Trivia==
* Internally, Very Playful is referred to as "Silly".
*Using a laser pointer while Playful will make the light match the emotion's color and take on the shape of a mouse.
*In a video showcasing the first videos of Sims 4 on August 2013, the Hysterical moodlet was yellow instead of purple in the final game. This was likely changed due to Embarrassed's color.
*While reading, playful Sims will occasionally laugh into their book, or pretend the book is a mouth.
==Gallery==
Emotion - Playful.png|A Playful Sim
New expression for very playful.png|Current version of a Very Playful Sim
Sims4-emotions-veryplayful-stm-bianca-monty.jpg|Old version of a Very Playful Sim
Hysterical.JPG|A Hysterical Sim
Funniest.png|A Sim dying from laughter
Sim playing with book TS4.png|A Playful Sim playing with a book
==Audio==
ru:Игривый
Category:Death