Clickless Interface: Would You Miss the Click?

by Josh on February 8, 2008 · View Comments

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I love new developments in interface design and the whole questioning why we do things the way we do. I cover some of it in the Tech to Watch category and have focused a lot on monitor technology.

However, one aspect of interface design is the mouse. You have the SpacePilot to reduce mouse clicks (but adds 21 buttons), the typical 2 and 3-button mouse and of course the sleek Mighty Mouse for the Macs. But have you ever seen a buttonless mouse or even better a clickless interface?

This has been played with since Flash came out and created a more interactive user environment, but I haven’t seen it done quit as well as DontClick.it. Not only is the interface very intuitive, the movement has been minimized and interaction happens even before you have the opportunity to think about clicking.

I recommend checking out DontClick.it, because it’s more than just a cool interface experiment. They combine history, experiments and explanation of the technology that really make you think of what’s possible.

But what about you. Would you miss the click?

{ 11 comments }

Devon T. Sowell February 8, 2008 at 1:51 pm: Now that I like! Josh, send this link to Jim Wilkerson.

Devon
Devon T. Sowell February 8, 2008 at 1:51 pm: Now that I like! Josh, send this link to Jim Wilkerson.

Devon
Nick February 8, 2008 at 2:24 pm: what’s even worse is having to double-click. what is that all about?
Mohamed Gaber February 9, 2008 at 1:56 pm: I liked the dontclickit website, I found that I really don’t miss the click…

Thank you Josh…
K Mason February 11, 2008 at 7:49 am: Solidworks 2008 has done away with a lot of Right clicking. I had to put my right-clickin finger on a diet since it isn’t getting as much exercise.
Josh February 11, 2008 at 9:39 am: I hear ya Kyle. I can feel the carpal tunnel melting away.
Josh February 11, 2008 at 9:39 am: I hear ya Kyle. I can feel the carpal tunnel melting away.
Bruce Buck February 12, 2008 at 7:02 pm: Hmm, cool. The only issue I had was trying to go back to a previous menu/screen.
Bruce Buck February 12, 2008 at 7:02 pm: Hmm, cool. The only issue I had was trying to go back to a previous menu/screen.
Josh February 13, 2008 at 9:23 am: good point Bruce. maybe in the future we won't have to go back to the previous screen. I have seen this done with hotspots around edges of a windowed area, but that adds a lot of movement. Maybe something like the SolidWorks pop-up context menu?
Josh February 13, 2008 at 9:23 am: good point Bruce. maybe in the future we won’t have to go back to the previous screen. I have seen this done with hotspots around edges of a windowed area, but that adds a lot of movement. Maybe something like the SolidWorks pop-up context menu?