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QuestionHow to determine the keypress/mouse click is human action or simulation? Pin
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This is something that comes up in my area of work (games) particularly for MMOs where the "real money traders" put a lot of effort into finding ways to beat the system and generate resources they can sell.

I don't know if you're looking at similar problems, but the only way to really tell is by analysing the mouse movements and clicks, and looking for patterns and other signs.

For example, a very simple hack might click repeatedly on the same points at very regular times, which is easy enough to detect. Of course the gold farmers soon realised this and started adding randomness to positions and times. This is harder to detect, but still possible.

It's also possible to look for patterns, such as the same player doing the same actions for days at a time, or players who never actually play the game, and spend all their time in resource generation. IP address tracking can also be used, since the majority of these operations are in China, and a few other locations in the far east.

It is a big problem, and there isn't a lot of information out there on how best to deal with it. Most companies are developing their own strategies, and there's minimal sharing of knowledge on this. (Unfortunately, I can't say too much on what my own company is doing, as we're releasing our first online game next year...)

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