Don't Click It

Here is a question you do not get asked every day: are you addicted to the click?

We have grown accustomed to navigating our way through cyber-space with the click of a mouse button, but what would happen if someone were to take that click away?

That is, point and click, without the click.

Dontclick.it is the place to go to find the answer to this question.

Take the time to read the intro page, it explains the notion behind the website, which is to remove the need to click from the process of navigation.

I actually found it harder than I had expected, though I am proud to say I have not yet made a single click in all the times I have surfed the site.

Reading the understand section will tell you all about the creator's thoughts and theories.

It is a good read, not too scientific and quite brief.

I will not go into too much detail about the bits and pieces you will find in all of the sections, as finding your way there is half the fun.

There are games, demonstrations, and all sorts of gizmos designed to make you question your need of the ever-present click.

It really is a pleasure to surf and I had fun exploring.

I will just point out the autopilot section under the explore menu, where you can watch recordings of the mouse movements of visitors to the site and see whether they were able to resist the urge to click in the first 20 seconds.

DontClick.it [via BBC]

Die Dulci Fruere