Counter-Strike 2 player dedicates Master’s thesis to rooting out cheaters, creates grade A player tracking system
A Master’s student from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Christopher B. Didriksen, has turned the fight against cheating in online games into his thesis research. Recognizing that traditional banning solutions fail to prevent cheaters from simply creating new accounts, Didriksen is developing a biometric-based player tracking system to identify and prevent persistent cheaters in Counter-Strike 2.
The research addresses a long-standing problem in competitive gaming: cheating remains a significant issue that ruins the experience for legitimate players. While permanent bans are the standard response, determined cheaters can circumvent them by creating fresh accounts. Didriksen’s thesis explores biometric solutions as a more robust way to track individual players and prevent them from repeatedly evading punishment.
His work represents an innovative academic approach to a practical problem affecting the gaming industry. By combining technical expertise with thesis-level research, Didriksen is exploring how biometric data could create permanent player identities that are harder to spoof, potentially offering a more effective anti-cheat solution than current account-based systems.