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− | + | A "{{w|Time attack#Video games|ghost}}" is a common term for the recording of a player's best actions in a {{w|Racing video game|racing game}}. The recording is used to create a virtual racer that another player can compete against. The previous player is shown as ghostly and transparent, because it is only a recording of a previous game and it does not interact in any way with the game currently being played. Certain models of cycling also use this concept to motivate athletes while training. | |
A mapping app, such as {{w|Google Maps (mobile application)|Google Maps}}, attempts to plot the fastest route from one place to another, but there's no way to tell which route is really the fastest without testing it. So, [[Cueball]] has created an app that will simulate a number of different routes and produce "ghosts" from them. He hopes to use this app to discover the fastest route by competing against his ghosts like a racing game. He brags about this app to his friend [[White Hat]]. | A mapping app, such as {{w|Google Maps (mobile application)|Google Maps}}, attempts to plot the fastest route from one place to another, but there's no way to tell which route is really the fastest without testing it. So, [[Cueball]] has created an app that will simulate a number of different routes and produce "ghosts" from them. He hopes to use this app to discover the fastest route by competing against his ghosts like a racing game. He brags about this app to his friend [[White Hat]]. | ||
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:[Cueball, holding a smartphone, is talking to White Hat.] | :[Cueball, holding a smartphone, is talking to White Hat.] | ||
− | :Cueball: Lots of apps let you plan your trips using real-time bus, train, and traffic data. They try to predict which route will be faster, but aren't always right. | + | :Cueball: Lots of apps let you plan your trips using real-time bus, train, and traffic data. They try to predict which route will be faster, but aren't always right. |
− | :[Cueball continues to talk off-panel. The text is above a map showing three possible routes with an overlaid Cueball on each; the top and the bottom route and Cueball are faded | + | :[Cueball continues to talk off-panel. The text is above a map showing three possible routes with an overlaid Cueball on each; the top and the bottom route and Cueball are faded and the middle is black up until the black Cueball. After that this route is also faded. A black point on the right indicates the destination.] |
− | :Cueball (off-panel): Instead of just ''planning'', my new app lets you send "ghost" versions of you along different routes, simulating their travel using the real-time data | + | :Cueball (off-panel): Instead of just '''''planning''''', my new app lets you send "ghost" versions of you along different routes, simulating their travel using the real-time data |
:[Cueball, again talking to White Hat, holding the smartphone down.] | :[Cueball, again talking to White Hat, holding the smartphone down.] | ||
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:Cueball: But... | :Cueball: But... | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Science Girl and another girl with wavy long hair, is holding faded out Cueball's hands. The real Cueball is standing to the right, next to his briefcase on the ground. He is holding his hands out towards his kids.] |
− | : | + | :Science Girl: Our ''new'' dad never misses our games! |
:Cueball: ''Nooo!'' | :Cueball: ''Nooo!'' | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
− | [[Category:Comics featuring | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Science Girl]] |
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | ||
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