in-world
Inside the story
In-world describes things that exist or occur within the fictional reality of a story, game, or imagined setting, as opposed to the real world outside it.
An in-world explanation accounts for something using the fiction's own logic: The in-world reason for the wall is to keep out giants.
Players and fans distinguish in-world lore from behind-the-scenes production details.
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
- universeComplete system or domain
setting · continuity · timeline · mythology · characters · factions · history · events
worldbuilding
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
universe · setting · continuity · timeline · mythology · characters · factions · history · events · rules
VR
Simulated immersive environment
simulation · 3D · haptic · sensory · real-time · avatar · experience · metaverse · digital · environment
avatar
Digital user representation
inventory · environment · map · spawn · respawn · cutscene · dialogue · tutorial · HUD · level
in-worldout-of-universe
Beyond the narrative frame
real-world · behind-the-scenes · meta · non-diegetic · out-of-character
world, worlds, worldly, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly, worldwide