JQuery PointPoint – A Plugin For Pointing To Things

I went to the demo, saw the button, pushed it, got confused, and finally read the description of what exactly the plugin was supposed to do, at which point I went back to the demo and noticed the little arrow.<p>As an unprimed user, I did not even see that arrow. However, you could always make it larger and more contrasting.

This is pretty cool. Sure you can make your UX completely intuitive and accessible to everyone from 5 year olds to grandmas and everyone in between, but not all of us are that capable.<p>I see this as like the "guiding light" on modern video games when you're confused on where to go or what to do next.<p>For extra hand-holding I would actually enhance the plugin to highlight the target element and have feedback when the pointer and target come together. Also if there's a specific action that's supposed to occur (click, hover, etc) that a guide shows up when the cursor reaches the target.

I am fascinated because the demo and presentation was probably a lot more work than creating the plugin itself? (Is it basically an arrow always pointing to the same point?)