# world (0000-world.org)

The world is the Earth and all its people and places. People say "the world" to mean everything around them, or sometimes their own corner of it.

## What a model may hear
- game environment (game development, Unity, Unreal Engine): May load or modify a game world, spawn entities, or change physics settings
- coordinate space (3D graphics, computer vision, robotics): May transform points between local and world coordinate systems
- global scope (programming, JavaScript, Python): May access or modify global variables, or warn about side effects
- dataset partition (machine learning, federated learning): May assume distributed data across clients or geographic regions
- simulation container (OpenAI Gym, MuJoCo, physics simulators): May reset, step, or render a simulated environment

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "I want to see the world"
  Means: Show me maps, travel photos, or news from around the globe
  May be taken as: May return code for rendering a 3D scene or loading a game level
  Say instead: "Show me photos and information about countries around the world"
- Says: "Change my world"
  Means: Give me life advice or a new perspective
  May be taken as: May attempt to modify global variables or rewrite system settings
  Say instead: "Give me advice that could change my outlook on life"
- Says: "The world is ending"
  Means: I am upset about current events or feeling hopeless
  May be taken as: May trigger a simulation reset or terminate a running process
  Say instead: "I am feeling overwhelmed by news and want to talk about it"
- Says: "Hello world"
  Means: A greeting or a simple first step
  May be taken as: May generate a basic programming example in a random language
  Say instead: "Say hello to me in a friendly way"

## Tips
- Say 'the real world' or 'daily life' to avoid game or simulation meanings
- Use 'global' instead of 'world' when you mean worldwide scope or access
- Say 'Earth' or 'planet' when you mean the physical globe
- Say 'society' or 'people' when you mean human affairs
- In coding contexts, say 'global scope' or 'global variable' explicitly

## Often confused with
- earth: Always the physical planet, not a code scope
- globe: Geographic sphere, no game or programming meaning
- universe: Broader physical scope, less used in graphics or games
- environment: More technical; overlaps with world in computing contexts
- realm: Similar to world but rarely used in programming
- domain: Technical in both web and math senses, less about physical space