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Some people say they find my old Dot Dot Dot game relaxing http://lalo.li/ddd/

Code: https://github.com/franzenzenhofer/ddd




I quite enjoy it but would not call it relaxing... so clearly a valuable insight into individual psyche :->


Yeah it was actually quite stressful, especially with a trackpad.


A great thing to add would be a dotted/transparent circle around the cursor showing the location that the object will be placed after clicking.


seems fine with a trackpad, but I always disable tap-to-click


It's probably the most relaxing form of suffering I've ever experienced.


I just built a nice little prison for the dot to live in.

I'd guess a necessary enhancement to make it more of a game would be to have it pop the dot when it hits so you can never rest easy.


I just finished the 3rd day at my new job, and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. I want to thank you for making this game and posting it, I don't know what exactly but it has what I need at this moment.

I don't want to be disrespectful to OP but my PC is too old to run their game.


My oldish laptop is a bit thermally allergic to just about anything graphical, so I hastily closed the tab after verifying the system was at 86°C again. I too look forward to upgrading one day. So you're not alone there.

Congrats on landing a new job. What're you doing now?


This is infuriating. Nice job


Great concept, love it.

But yeah, it works only with a mouse/tablet interface. Wondering whether 1to1 mapping of the (input device)TOscreen makes a difference. Where dragging, multiple repositioning of the cursor, targeting the position brakes the fun.

hypothesis: it is fun when you can match the movement of the ball with your input device. (speed, resolution, smoothnes)


I had no problem moving around the game on my phone, with Firefox Android. The character goes where my finger is.


It's awesome (and relaxing), congrats


Delightful! Really challenging.


Nice! Fun mechanics & no bullshit


I just immediately trapped it in a tight circle and then kept replacing the circle.


If you use a looser circle you can get movement to stop entirely, making replacement unnecessary.


But does it Save The Nature?


This is a reference to the wayfinder game. I can only imagine the downvoters didn't even check the OP site.


It's all right. With great sarcasm comes great downvoteability and my comment was kind of sarcastic. Couldn't resist, again.


This reminds me of the Flash games I used to make back in the day


Fantastic. I love it!


So simple yet so fun.


played it on my phone, it is really nice game. thanks.


New to me. I like it.


10/10




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