Darkball vs Almost Time

Tap the screen when you think the ball will appear in the target. The ball will only flash twice. The first flash happens when the ball drops and the second flash happens on the line. You’re goal is to tap the screen when you think the ball will appear in the orange target area. Cristiano Ronaldo can famously volley a corner kick in total darkness. The magic behind this remarkable feat is hidden in Cristiano’s brain which enables him to use advance cues to plan upcoming actions. Darkball challenges your brain to do the same, distilling that scenario into its simplest form - intercept a ball in the dark. All you see is all you need. One of the brain’s fundamental functions is to use information from the past and present to predict the future. This function is key to how animals, from dragonflies to humans, navigate a dynamic and uncertain world. To make predictions, the brain must have an “internal model” of the system it interacts with. A basic form of this function is at play when we move our body. For example, to reach for a cup, the brain must have a model to predict how the hand would respond to various motor commands. Internal models are also thought to play a crucial role when we mentally predict future states of the environment, for example when we track a ball as it moves behind another object. Here, we have designed a simple task to understand how the nervous system makes such predictions. In this task, subjects have to intercept a ball when it reaches its final position. By changing the speed of the ball, the intervals when it is invisible, and the target position, we will test various hypotheses about the algorithms that are used to integrate information about past and present to make predictions about future.

Almost Time is a precision timing game that challenges your sense of time. Hold the button for exactly the target number of seconds — no countdown, no clock. Just you and your instincts. Release at the right moment and see how close you were. The target time changes randomly each round, keeping you on your toes. String together Perfect and Great releases to build your combo multiplier and rack up bigger scores. One miss and it's game over. Challenge your friends in VS mode — take turns on the same device and see who gets closest to the target. Closest wins. Think you have what it takes to top the global leaderboard? Compete against players worldwide on Game Center and prove your precision. Simple to learn. Nearly impossible to master.