Researchers unveil new technique to detect bots in casual online games
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 05:00
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—Casual online games, such as FarmVille and Fantastic Contraption, have thousands of enthusiastic followers – but the use of automated "bots" to give some players an advantage is short-changing the companies behind the games. Now researchers from NC State have developed a new technique to help companies identify these bots, and take action against them.