Difference
Simulation
Simulation noun - The act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training).
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- WarGames: Joshua/WOPR was incapable of telling the difference between a simulation of Global Thermonuclear War and the real thing.
Source: AI Is A Crapshoot / Film - An important note about this concept that is often forgotten: there is no logically meaningful difference from our inside perspective whether the universe is a simulation or the stack-top.
Source: Inside a Computer System -
Raiden says he's played a simulation of the Tanker mission and Snake says "I doubt it accurately recreates the events of that mission." Also, whenever the Colonel explains a control change difference from Metal Gear Solid, he notes "unlike in VR training..." or similar.
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