1. A method for customizing a recorded real time simulation based on simulation metadata, the method comprising: recording data corresponding to an execution of a real time simulation on a real time simulator, the recorded data being organized according to an original simulation timeline; and processing by a processing unit of a computing device the recorded data to generate customized simulation data based on the simulation metadata, the customized simulation data being organized according to an updated simulation timeline, the updated simulation timeline being generated based on the original simulation timeline.