Falsifying rider or player physical metrics to gain favorable performance ratios in virtual sport contexts.
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Falsifying rider or player physical metrics to gain favorable performance ratios in virtual sport contexts.
Layers 1-2 (Physical / Data Link)
Falsifying rider or player physical metrics to gain favorable performance ratios in virtual sport contexts.
Peer-reviewed and academic literature connected to this cheat, with DOI or URL references attached where available.
Bryce Dyer, Jacqui Taylor
Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2023
Target: Weight doping, avatar weight manipulation in virtual cycling
Aim: Dyer, B., & Taylor, J. (2023). An investigation into the attitudes of virtual cycling participants regarding avatar bodyweight manipulation and weight doping. Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports, 1(1), 1-9.
Recommendation: (Dyer & Taylor, 2023)
No external DOI or URL link is attached yet.
Andrew Richardson, Nicolas Berger, Phillip Smith
Sports Journal, Vol. 11, No. 10, 2023
Target: Weight doping, height manipulation, mechanical doping, technological manipulation, digital doping rule violations (DDRVs), custom firmware cheating
Aim: Richardson, A., Berger, N., & Smith, P. (2023). Perceptions of cheating and doping in e-cycling. Sports, 11(10), 201.
Recommendation: (Richardson et al., 2023)
No external DOI or URL link is attached yet.
Reviewed white papers and adjacent technical reports approved for this dossier.
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Named incidents, documented examples, or sanctions associated with this cheat category.