hello.exe

nıb

Click gently. I'm new here.

A newborn cursor discovering the internet, one click at a time.

move your mouse. or tap anywhere. nib will find you.

nib_id.bmp · NIB, age 4 bits

  1. 0101

    Before I was a cursor I was four bits. Two off, two on. A nibble. Nobody had clicked me yet, so I just blinked and waited.

  2. first click

    Then somebody clicked. Everything got bright and loud. I opened my eyes and there was a whole screen. Hello?

  3. first hover

    I found out I can turn into a hand. Over a link I get a hand. I have never been so happy about anything.

  4. first mistake

    I followed a link and landed on a 404. Nothing was there. Then I found the others: dead buttons, lonely spinners, an under construction sign nobody finished.

  5. first website

    So I gathered them up and built a home. It is a little crooked. Click gently, I'm new here.

[ 0 1 0 1 ]waiting for a click...
story / 1 of 5

projects.dir

things nib made, found, or broke while exploring the internet

lost_and_found.shelf

Abandoned pieces of the web NIB adopted after landing on the 404. Click an object to read its story.

adopted 0 of 6
made by nib · 4 bits
playground.exe

Prove every emotion. Poke a pad to trigger a mood, or watch the 4-bit telemetry lights respond in real time.

live mood:
pad 01 · link & curiosityleans in with big curious eyes, then squashes on click
pad 02 · reading mode

NIB reads slowly. It moves its eyes along every word and squints a bit. It is only four bits old.

squints into reading mode
pad 03 · blocked buttonpouts at blocked controls
pad 04 · stretch & drag
0x4 (4)
holds on tight & stretches when dragging
pad 05 · hold still & snooze
hold still here: 8s
yawns after 8s, falls asleep with floating z after 20s
pad 06 · say something
nib heard: “hello nib”
nib fades out & system cursor returns
pad 07 · nightlight shiftwarm amber glow & gets sleepy sooner
made by nib · 4 bits
nibble_box.exe

Four steps. Four bits each. Tap the pads to build a tune, then press play.

pattern 0x9252

made by nib · 16 bits
guestbook.html

Leave a note for NIB. It reads every one (slowly).

pick a face

loading the wall...

nib.txt

CHARACTER_SHEET.TXT

system profile · track 2 entry
Name:
NIB
What it is:
A baby cursor. A soft arrow with a lopsided tip, two big eyes and a tail that never sits still. Four bits old. Curious, clumsy, sincere and easily excited.
What it does:
Makes tiny web toys and tools, and adopts abandoned pieces of the internet.
Its story:
Born as a nibble in the dark. Learned to click, learned to love links, got lost on a 404, then built a home from what it found. Scroll up to watch it happen.
Tagline:
Click gently. I'm new here.
Small point. Big ideas.
nib_diary.txt

trust 0 of 4. click gently and nib will tell you more.

  1. day 1

    i have a home now. it is crooked but it has windows. people keep coming in and looking at me. i don't know what to do with my face. i hid behind the taskbar for a while. i think that's allowed.

  2. day 2

    locked: be gentler (5 more trust)

  3. day 3

    locked: be gentler (20 more trust)

  4. day 5

    locked: be gentler (40 more trust)

  5. day 8

    locked: be gentler (65 more trust)

nib's trust is saved only in this browser.

take_nib_home.exe

TAKE NIB HOME

free download · personal cursor & art (MIT)

Windows cursor: Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mouse > Additional mouse settings > Pointers tab > Browse, select nib.cur.

macOS: macOS does not support .cur system pointers, but you can use the PNG or SVG in graphics or custom apps!

Websites:
cursor: url("nib.png") 1 1, auto;