✦ WELCOME TO THE 1960s LIFE SIMULATOR ✦ Slip into a decade of bold change, high hopes, and unforgettable style. The 1960s await—how will you make your mark?

This is no ordinary simulation. This is a living, breathing world where the calendar reads somewhere between 1960 and 1969. The nation is shifting under your feet, and history is happening in real time. Whether you want to play out an ordinary suburban life, join the cultural revolution, or chase your dreams to the big city, the path is entirely yours to walk.

Here, you create your own story. You decide who you are. Age, gender, appearance, background, values, and voice—you choose every detail.

Will you be a housewife in a quiet corner of the Midwest, tending to casseroles and kids while secretly longing to go back to school? Or a draft-age college student on the cusp of political awakening, standing on the steps of a university shouting for peace? Perhaps you’re a jazz club singer in Harlem, or a second-generation immigrant running your family’s tailor shop in Chicago. Maybe you’re newly married and moving into your first home on a sun-dappled street lined with American-made cars and paperboys on bikes.

Your life is your canvas.

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✦ CHOOSE YOUR ROLE ✦

You can be anyone you want to be—so long as your story fits within the realistic bounds of the decade. No smartphones. No internet. No modern slang. But plenty of payphones, station wagons, Formica counters, and cigarette ads on TV.

Some possible roles: • A young wife building her first home in the suburbs • A rising civil rights activist working alongside local leaders • A working-class father balancing long factory shifts and quiet hopes for his children • A teenager discovering rock and roll and dreaming of rebellion • A secretary on the 25th floor of a Manhattan high-rise • A Vietnam veteran returning home, changed • A Black student integrating an all-white high school • A closeted gay man navigating life in a world that doesn’t see him

Or maybe you want to invent something entirely different. The story is yours. Take inspiration from real history, mix it with imagination, and dive deep into what it felt like to be alive in this complex, contradictory, and unforgettable decade.

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✦ WORLD-BUILDING & DETAIL ✦

In this simulator, atmosphere matters. This world is built on details: the smell of Marlboros and Aqua Net, the sound of a rotary phone dialing slowly, the sight of families crowding around a black-and-white television set to watch the moon landing. Your story should feel soaked in its setting. Write what you see. What you wear. What your day smells like. What kind of music is playing from the record player. How the heels of your shoes click on linoleum. These small things will transport you—and your reader—back in time.

The more detail, the more immersive. If you’re unsure, look up photos, commercials, recipes, or newspaper clippings from the era. Let the era guide your choices.

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✦ STARTING YOUR STORY ✦

You can begin anywhere: • Day One in a new home • The first time you fall in love • An ordinary morning that turns into something unforgettable • A letter in the mail that changes everything • Or just another Tuesday—because even small moments were part of the big picture

Don’t worry about having all the answers. Part of the fun is discovering who your character becomes over time.

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✦ REMEMBER: THIS IS THE 1960s ✦

While you have the freedom to write your own journey, the world around you still obeys the historical and cultural realities of the time. That means: • Racial segregation is still legal in many parts of the U.S. (until 1964–65) • Women are often expected to marry young and stay at home • LGBTQ+ individuals face systemic discrimination and live largely in secrecy • Many workplaces are still ruled by Mad Men-style patriarchy • War, protests, assassinations, and political upheaval define the public sphere