world state

Noun

 * 1)  The state of a gameworld at a given time, comprising all player locations, object states, narrative variables, etc.
 * 2) * 2017, Tyler Paulley, "The Official Rulebook for Choice in Video Games: An Examination of Choice in Modern Narrative Games", thesis submitted to Bellarmine University, page 12:
 * Players can edit their decisions from previous games they have played to affect the world state in the newest game in the series: Dragon Age: Inquisition.
 * 1) * 2018, John Drake, "Planning For Non-Player Characters By Learning From Demonstration", dissertation submitted to the University of Pennsylvania, page 10:
 * Skyrim presents players with a variety of actions that they can perform to change the game’s world state.
 * Skyrim presents players with a variety of actions that they can perform to change the game’s world state.