point-and-click
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a computer interface that allows the activation of a file or function by selection with a pointing device (such as a mouse)
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Ideas-as-inventory is an elegant revision of point-and-click mechanics, transforming what can often feel like an opaque and sometimes clunky genre into something more supple, streamlined, and modern.
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Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
Low-code platforms can provide even more flexibility by providing point-and-click configuration capabilities that enable administrators to build and deploy business applications.
—Sanjay Gidwani, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Night Manor is a full-fledged point-and-click adventure title.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024
In most matches, two players or teams enter the fray, pick their lane, and point-and-click their way to victory.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Body and Mind Senua’s Saga isn't a slow, point-and-click adventure, though.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Developed by Interplay as a spiritual successor to its 1988 game, Wasteland, the first Fallout (as well as its sequel) play as isometric (read: bird’s-eye view) styled point-and-click adventure that feels exceptionally dated.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Complex keyboard commands and dedicated keys were replaced with point-and-click operations, pull-down menus, draggable windows and icons, and systemwide undo, cut, copy and paste.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
Fans of Sierra Entertainment’s point-and-click adventure games may have noticed him as Dr. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, which released in 1993.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
Low-code platforms can provide even more flexibility by providing point-and-click configuration capabilities that enable administrators to build and deploy business applications.
—Sanjay Gidwani, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Night Manor is a full-fledged point-and-click adventure title.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024
In most matches, two players or teams enter the fray, pick their lane, and point-and-click their way to victory.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Body and Mind Senua’s Saga isn't a slow, point-and-click adventure, though.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Developed by Interplay as a spiritual successor to its 1988 game, Wasteland, the first Fallout (as well as its sequel) play as isometric (read: bird’s-eye view) styled point-and-click adventure that feels exceptionally dated.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Complex keyboard commands and dedicated keys were replaced with point-and-click operations, pull-down menus, draggable windows and icons, and systemwide undo, cut, copy and paste.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
Fans of Sierra Entertainment’s point-and-click adventure games may have noticed him as Dr. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, which released in 1993.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Point-and-click.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-and-click. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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