Klickerei

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German term or phrase:Klickerei
English translation:Button smashing
Entered by: Courtney Sliwinski

16:39 Jul 18, 2007
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German to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Action/Fantasy Video Game
German term or phrase: Klickerei
Anspruchslose* Klickerei* oder taktisches Vorgehen?

This is a subtitle for the article, which reviews a fantasy/action video game. The rest of the paragraph then goes on to describe how the players can be controlled. I have this as clicking, but that just doesn't seem to fit. Slang and jargon are acceptable as long as they fit the context (AE only please). Thanks!
Courtney Sliwinski
Local time: 10:32


Summary of answers provided
4 +2mindless clicking
Stefanie Reinhold
3mere "mousercise"
Nicole Schnell
3undemanding clicking for clicking's sake
Maureen Millington-Brodie
3random clicking
yne
3senseless clicking
Kcda


Discussion entries: 4





  

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klickerei
mere "mousercise"


Explanation:
Here: Exercising the computer mouse.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 01:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11
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Anspruchslose Klickerei
mindless clicking


Explanation:
Clicking is ok, imo, but I would add 'mindless' to capture the meaining of 'Klickerei'.


    Reference: http://boardsus.playstation.com/rss/message?board.id=finalfa...
Stefanie Reinhold
United States
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ELisabeth Luhrs
9 hrs

agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: works for me! (gamer and game translator)
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undemanding clicking for clicking's sake


Explanation:
this occurred to me

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of: English
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random clicking


Explanation:
just a thought

yne
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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senseless clicking


Explanation:
Similar to random, senseless as in:

Websters -

3. lacking meaning; nonsensical:

However in combination with clicking it could be an unusual word pair. On the other hand this is for a game software so I guess free flow of imagination could be positive!


Kcda
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish

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neutral  Kim Metzger: Similar to mindless, too?
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