Cow-clicker
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A video game that requires the player to perform repetitive tasks at certain intervals. derogatory
"The plan was to offer a much deeper experience than what Farmville and rest of the cow-clickers ever could."
Example
More examples"The plan was to offer a much deeper experience than what Farmville and rest of the cow-clickers ever could."
Etymology
Coined by Ian Bogost in response to FarmVille winning an award for "Best New Social/Online Game" at the 2010 Game Developers Choice Awards. The win caused Bogost, a critic of the freemium model used by Zynga, to be struck with the thought: "Games like FarmVille are cow clickers. You click on a cow, and that's all you do." He subsequently developed Cow Clicker, an intentionally simplistic parody game, which itself became a surprise viral hit.
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