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Stimulation Clicker

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Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by declan_roberts »

xnx wrote: post #12

Fantastic encapsulation and commentary on the modern web and attentionspace. There's certainly better ways to do this, but here's one way to automate 1000 clicks from the console: for (let i = 0; i Automating this art piece probably also says ... something.

Automating it is the most fun part of these silly games. Here's a bash script to do it on mac (brew install clickclick first)

    while true; do
        cliclick c:.
    done

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by [deleted] »

pests wrote: post #97
cainxinth wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Fantastic encapsulation and commentary on the modern web and attentionspace. This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it. I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day. I started feeling like a lab rat trained to push a button for a reward.

> I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day So like a hobby? Did you have fun playing it?

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Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by otteromkram »

gms7777 wrote: post #95
cscheid wrote: post #58

Since we're all sharing clicker games, this one by Frank Lantz is a real classic: https://decisionproblem.com/paperclips/

A Dark Room ( https://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/ ) is fantastic as well. It's not only a clicker/idle game, but it incorporates the mechanics in an interesting way. On the whole, I've had to adopt a policy of not even touching clicker games. I find them incredibly addictive, and most of the time I'm not even enjoying the experience or getting anything out of it, I just feel hooked. I'd say Universal Paperclips a…

Not available on mobile (except by installing an app).

:(

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF »

malux85 wrote: post #60
cainxinth wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Fantastic encapsulation and commentary on the modern web and attentionspace. This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it. I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day. I started feeling like a lab rat trained to push a button for a reward.

Hahaha yeah! Me too! Good thing I escaped that! Now back to my coding job, I really have to focus and push enough of these buttons or I’ll get fired and won’t get my pay

Least we're getting paid for those buttons

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by zzzzrrrt »

I was about to scoff at this and thought "Ugh, another cookie clicker", but then I started playing it. I'm glad it is quick because my head was going to explode. It is pretty damn brilliant take on today's stimuli overload. I think it is more a piece of art than a game. I was able to win quickly once I got crypto because it was bouncing from $400 to $50,000, but I almost barfed because there was SO much going on. Well done.

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by nixosbestos »

oh my god the murder podcast mentions a hydraulic press death.

best thing in a while, bravo.

EDIT: I really wish the still-locked achievements gave a hover/hint. I simply can't figure out what these missing achievements are, and it looks like the count is wrong. Also, I wish I could revive my chicken. :(

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