Real-time
Real-time adjective - Of or relating to computer systems that update information at the same rate they receive information.
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- Valve highlighted the "virtual camera" in their Source Engine tech demo, where a "screen" can show actual real-time 3D footage from some "camera" (as opposed to a movie on texture or something).
- Yugi and his friends, after being invited to test a new game system created by an enigmatic new game company, are trapped in a virtual game world where duel monsters are used to fight in real-time battles and wars, instead of simple card games.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Yu-Gi-Oh! -
In one episode of Doctor Who, Donna Noble lived a highly compressed life in a virtual reality system, meeting "the perfect man", falling in love with him, and having children with him, all in the space of a few real-time minutes.
Source: Gave Up Too Soon
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