PATTERN DETECTION OF AVATARS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Techniques are described for detecting script-controlled avatars in a virtual environment engaging in certain pattern formation behaviors. In particular, a virtual environment server may select a group of avatars and determine a pattern formed by the selected group. The virtual environment system may further search for a match of the pattern from a library of prohibited words or symbols. In the event the pattern formed by the selected avatars matches one of the prohibited patterns, some form of remedial action may be performed to disrupt the pattern.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining that a group of avatars are controlled by an automated computer program code based on predetermined attributes of the group of avatars; determining that the automated computer program code has issued commands that cause the group of avatars to be disposed in a formation in a virtual environment in a manner that visually matches a prohibited pattern when viewed from an aerial perspective; and performing, by operation of a computer processor, a remedial action to disrupt the current disposition of the group of avatars.