Published by Video Runtime · Source check 2026-09-14 · Evidence method · Suggest a correction
EDITORIALLY VERIFIED PRODUCT INFORMATION
About Microsoft WHAM-RT
A playable real-time world and human action model available as an experimental Copilot Labs experience. Generates visual sequences and controller actions together so the environment can respond as a user plays through it.
Key features
Connects world simulation with human action modeling and exposes WHAM-RT through an official playable experiment.
Getting started
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Real-time interaction
Generates visual sequences and controller actions together so the environment can respond as a user plays through it.
Pricing
Experimental product access; no standalone price verified Confirm current Copilot Labs eligibility and terms. This listing does not infer access from other Microsoft subscriptions.
Limitations
No open code, model weights, general API or independent performance data were verified on the public project page.
EDITORIAL VIEW
Editor's Verdict
A useful hosted example of action-conditioned generative play, with access through a product experiment rather than a self-hosted runtime.
The public page supports the playable status but does not provide a comparable latency benchmark or external API.
How It Works
- Generates visual sequences and controller actions together so the environment can respond as a user plays through it.
What We Like
- Connects world simulation with human action modeling and exposes WHAM-RT through an official playable experiment.
Current Limitations
- No open code, model weights, general API or independent performance data were verified on the public project page.
Pricing & Access
- Confirm current Copilot Labs eligibility and terms. This listing does not infer access from other Microsoft subscriptions.
Verification Summary
- Official Microsoft Research material reviewed on 2026-09-14. Video Runtime did not sign in or complete a hands-on play session.
Technical notes & official performance
Official Performance Data
- The official page describes WHAM-RT as real-time and playable but does not publish a comparable FPS or end-to-end latency figure.
Technical Notes
- WHAM-RT is part of the broader WHAM research family and should not be confused with the earlier non-real-time WHAM release.
Sources
- Official WHAM research and WHAM-RT access page ↗official-site · accessed 2026-09-14
Access, stage & mechanism
These are separate source-checked facts, not a live uptime monitor. Unverified fields are left open; transport and persistent sessions do not establish how frames are generated.
- Release stage
- Not verified
- Access mode
- Not verified
- Source availability
- Not verified
- Transport
- Not verified
- Interaction
- Not verified
- Session mode
- Not verified
- Generation mechanism
- Not verified
- Continuity method
- Not verified
- Licence status
- Not verified
- Tasks
- Not classified
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