Description
Look at you! On your phone! But you’ve got a secret! And you won’t tell! You’re not on your phone! It is only as if you were on your phone! You’re just pretending to be on your phone! On your phone!
It is as if you were on your phone is an almost speculative game about an incredibly near future in which we’re all simultaneously under significant pressure to be on our phones all the time, but also to not be on our phones all the time. Our fingers want to touch the screen, our eyes want to watch the surface, our brains want to be occupied efficiently and always. But it’s also exhausting liking photos, swiping profiles, watching short-form video, and everything els
12 Comments
getnormality
Wow, I hated this experience within seconds. So I think it achieved its artistic aims.
knowknow
The worst part about this is that I immediately thought that it would be useful in awkward transitory moments. Everybody pulls out their phone on the bus, so you could fit in pretty well with this instead of staring outside.
dnzm
"Swipe right" doesn't do anything for me (Fennec on Android).
Willingham
I love that it tells me when to scratch my ear. I am always confused about when I should be doing that. 11/10
thinkingemote
It is good to be able to catch yourself or see yourself from another perspective. I liked it.
I wonder about the dopamine effect, could it be made even more boring?
furyofantares
You tricked me into meditating. Thanks, I love it.
logikblok
Related by the same creator https://pippinbarr.com/itisasifyouweredoingwork/
More accessible on desktop.
fsafdsaewr
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pmarreck
From the same creator (so funny):
https://pippinbarr.com/itisasifyouweremakinglove/
noman-land
I hated this. Thank you.
praptak
We need this on a device which is not a phone. It could be a simple mechanical device which presents the instructions on a slowly scrolling paper tape.
simojo
It's incredible how pointless it seems when there's no wall of content in front of us. Great commentary.