The
Procrastination
Zone
Whether you ’ re dithering , delaying , dilatory , stalling , temporizing , hesitating , vacillating , humming and hawing , dilly-dallying or shilly-shallying , we all have times when we really don ’ t want to tackle the things we should be doing . So here are a few mindless web toys to help you avoid things for a bit longer .
Are you a 2 finger typist ? Have you always hankered after showing the world what you can do on a keyboard ? Then play Typeracer , a global typing competition , and find out how much fun words per minute can be ! play . typeracer . com
Have you got rhythm ? Can you keep the beat ? Find out in this deceptively simple game . www . concerthotels . com / got-rhythm
Then check out the other mini music projects on www . concerthotels . com / the-sound-board
After all that work it ’ s time for a little relaxation . How about a bit of Zoomquilt ? Zoomquilt and Zoomquilt2 date from the early 2000s and are collaborative artwork projects created by Nikolaus Baumgarten . Fall into a neverending zoom of artwork on an infinite loop ; a picture within a picture . http :// zoomquilt . org /
Want a change of theme ? Try Arkadia , an infinitely zooming floral artwork arkadia . xyz
Procrastination :
the action of delaying or postponing something .
Perhaps you prefer your zoom to be geometrical ? infinitezoom . net is an infinitely self-looping geometric fractal pattern artwork , available on PC and as an android in-app purchase . It ’ s visually mindbending artwork with a captivating , hypnotic effect ; perfect for a little dithering .
But what if you ’ ve been watching all those disaster movies about asteroids from space – don ’ t panic ! With the impact calculator you can work out where to go to survive an impact . Or just enjoy the thrill of flattening a city or two ! simulator . down2earth . eu / planet . html ? lang = en-GB
And finally , after a hard hour or so pretending to be Godzilla , it ’ s time for some stress relief – is it as satisfying to pop bubble wrap online as it is in real life ? It ’ s up to you to find out ! www . virtual-bubblewrap . com / bubble-wrap . swf
HAPPY PROCRASTINATING !
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