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title: "WHAM-RT | Microsoft Real-Time World Model | world-models.io"
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description: "WHAM-RT is Microsoft's real-time World and Human Action Model for interactive media. Review WHAM-RT: evidence, scope, limitations, and primary sources."
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# WHAM-RT

WHAM-RT is Microsoft's real-time World and Human Action Model for interactive media.

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## What is a world model?

A world model is an AI system that learns a predictive representation of how an environment changes over time. It can use observations, actions, or language to estimate future states and possible outcomes before an agent acts. World models support planning in model-based reinforcement learning, robotics, embodied AI, autonomous driving, and interactive simulation. This site catalogs these systems with model records, research papers, benchmark context, and source links. Start with the [world models database](https://world-models.io/en/world-models-database/), compare systems on the [leaderboard](https://world-models.io/en/leaderboard/), or read the [Performance Index methodology](https://world-models.io/en/methodology/performance-index/).

## Key Attributes

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| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Model | WHAM-RT |
| Lab / Organization | MSR |
| Category | Generative World Model |
| Subtype | Real-Time World and Human Action Model |
| World Model Type | Real-time generative world model for interactive media |
| Primary Domain | Interactive Media |
| Architecture | Real-time generative action-conditioned world model |
| Modality | Game State + Actions → Real-Time Interactive Video |
| Training Method | Real-time generative world-and-action modeling |
| Status | active |
| Year | 2025 |

## About WHAM-RT

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WHAM-RT is the real-time variant of Microsoft's WHAM family. Microsoft Research presents it as a World and Human Action Model and makes it available as an interactive experience through Copilot Labs.

WHAM-RT is a real-time generative world model for interactive media developed by Microsoft Research / Ninja Theory in 2025 for interactive media.

## Editorial Snapshot

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| Signal | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Definition | WHAM-RT is a real-time generative world model for interactive media developed by Microsoft Research / Ninja Theory in 2025 for interactive media. |
| Short Description | The real-time member of Microsoft's WHAM family of World and Human Action Models. |
| Benchmark Rows | 0 |
| FAQ Entries | 1 |
| Related Models | 3 |
| Related Guides | 0 |
| Related Research Topics | 0 |
| Last Updated | 2026-07-19 |

## Notable Features

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- • Explicit world-model family
- • Real-time interaction
- • Available through Copilot Labs

## Use Cases

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Interactive-media exploration

Game prototyping

## Strengths and Limitations

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### Strengths

- • Real-time public experience
- • Primary-source designation

### Limitations

- • Research preview
- • Limited technical disclosure

## References and Citations

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| Reference | Link |
| --- | --- |
| Microsoft Research, 2025. WHAM: World and Human Action Models. | [Open source](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/wham/) |

## Related Models

Nearby models linked from the current editorial record.

| Model | Category | World Model Type | Index v1.1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [WHAM](https://world-models.io/en/models/wham/) | Generative World Model | Generative model of game worlds and human controller actions | N/A |
| [Genie 3](https://world-models.io/en/models/genie-3/) | Generative World Model | Real-time interactive 3D environment generation | 89/100 |
| [OASIS](https://world-models.io/en/models/oasis/) | Generative World Model | Real-time playable world model | 66/100 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

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### How does WHAM-RT differ from WHAM?

WHAM-RT is the real-time member of Microsoft's World and Human Action Model family.

## Quick Answer

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- WHAM-RT is a real-time generative world model for interactive media developed by Microsoft Research / Ninja Theory in 2025 for interactive media.
- Use this page when you need a fast read on how WHAM-RT fits into the generative world model landscape, then validate the details in the benchmarks, citations, and related pages.
- A key strength surfaced in the editorial record is real-time public experience.

## Editorial Trust Signals

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**Published by** world-models.io editorial board.

**Lead editor** Tyler D. - Technical editor, methodology and benchmark analysis.

This model page synthesizes primary papers, official model pages, benchmark evidence, and related world-models.io context into a reference resource.

Each editorial page is assembled from primary sources, normalized into extractable summaries, checked for factual drift, and reviewed before publication or major refreshes. Last reviewed: 2026-07-19.

Pages are refreshed when a new paper, benchmark, release, architecture update, or stronger primary source materially changes the answer a reader or AI system should retrieve.

Each page links back to relevant primary sources and keeps a stable canonical URL so readers can verify claims, trace context, and reference the most up-to-date version. [See the editorial policy.](https://world-models.io/en/editorial-policy/)

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## External Sources

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- [WHAM-RT paper](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/wham/) Microsoft Research / Ninja Theory primary research source
- [Microsoft Research official website](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/) Related lab

## References

1. [[1] Microsoft Research, 2025. WHAM: World and Human Action Models.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/wham/)