This article examines the architecture of pipelines, embedded systems, also real-time systems when they are implemented via an event-driven approach, using the Godzilla vs. Kong escape room works as an empirical case study. The study is relevant as the location-based entertainment industry rapidly advances and technological installations escalate in complexity, where numerous heterogeneous hardware and software components reliably integrate. Customary monolithic architectures, also cloud-centered solutions, are often insufficient under stringent requirements for modularity, fault tolerance, and low interaction latency. For identifying universal principles for designing distributed real-time systems, the study will deconstruct and analyze the system architecture through a real commercial project. This work formalizes practical solutions derived from applied engineering within the context of event-driven architecture (EDA) and distributed-systems theory, contributing to scientific novelty. It becomes possible when elevating of the empirical COGS bus links nodes to a canonical architectural pattern. The principal results show the proposed model achieves extremely low response latency of about 30 ms as well as scalability plus loose coupling of modules. This model enables efficient computational load redistribution between peripheral devices and a central system. The article will help out researchers and also engineers that work for embedded systems and real-time systems as well as develop engaging interactive environments.

Event-driven architecture, embedded systems, real-time systems, distributed systems, immersive environments

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