SwSh Are the player characters who show up in the Wild Area there in real-time?

[Adelon]

The way they move seems a bit odd given I don't seem them colliding with walls or other objects, and I've never had one try to interact with my player character in the overworld although I've seen them scoot away on a bike when I get too close.

Are they actually humans or more like the "ghosts" that appear in other games with an open world and internet connectivity?

 

[Trade1234]

The names are correct, but they have a basic AI that moves them. Not real people.