Large language model-driven world adaptation for emergent gameplay

A system for controlling gameplay in an interactive computer game, comprising:

• a computing system including one or more processors and memory;
• a game engine executed by the one or more processors and configured to maintain a plurality of non-player character (NPC) states for a plurality of NPCs, and a world state, wherein each NPC state of the plurality of NPC states:
• (i) corresponds to an NPC of the plurality of NPCs, (ii) includes data representative of prior in-game interactions with the corresponding NPC, and (iii) includes an alignment vector of the corresponding NPC, and wherein the world state governs relationships among the plurality of NPCs based at least in part on the alignment vectors of the plurality of NPCs;
• and
• a large language model executed by the one or more processors and configured to generate one or more control outputs based on probabilistic reasoning, the world state, and at least one NPC state of the plurality of NPC states;
• wherein the game engine is further configured to modify the world state based on the one or more control outputs generated by the large language model.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by

• one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for controlling gameplay in an interactive computer game, the operations comprising:
• maintaining, by a computing system executing a game engine, a plurality of non-player character (NPC) states for a plurality of NPCs and a world state, wherein each NPC state of the plurality of NPC states:
• (i) corresponds to an NPC of the plurality of NPCs, (ii) includes data representative of prior in-game interactions with the corresponding NPC, and (iii) includes an alignment vector of the corresponding NPC, and wherein the world state governs relationships among the plurality of NPCs based at least in part on the alignment vectors of the plurality of NPCs;
• generating, by a large language model, one or more control outputs based on probabilistic reasoning, the world state, and at least one NPC state of the plurality of NPC states;
• and
• modifying, by the game engine, the world state based on the one or more control outputs.