Screenshot from Mists of Pandaria. Blizzard Entertainment 2012. Source: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/media/screenshots/mop?view#/wowx4-screenshot-14

Computer games like World of Warcraft utilise 'world models' and 'game engines' that create a semi-immersive impression of 3D space that dynamically corresponds to a point of view that can be controlled by the player.