"The 'unhackable game' is a myth."

With those words Bohemia Interactive's Eugen Harton, a security-minded associate producer on DayZ, launched into a talk at GDC Europe 2015 about some of the many ways players try to cheat the system, and how Bohemia effectively counters them.

This is an important talk, because developers are under constant pressure to make their games cheat-free. In today's world of early access, modding, free-to-play mechanics and multiplayer systems, this is no small feat! 

In his talk, Harton examines DayZ's layers of protection, prevention and obfuscation from both angles, as well as the methods players have used to successfully circumvent Bohemia's safeguards.

His presentation offers examples to fellow developers of how to succeed in the rapidly-shifting security environment of contemporary game development, and now you can watch it for free over on the GDC Vault.

About the GDC Vault

In addition to this presentation, the GDC Vault and its new YouTube channel offers numerous other free videos, audio recordings, and slides from many of the recent Game Developers Conference events, and the service offers even more members-only content for GDC Vault subscribers.

Those who purchased All Access passes to recent events like GDC, GDC Europe, and GDC Next already have full access to GDC Vault, and interested parties can apply for the individual subscription via a GDC Vault subscription page. Group subscriptions are also available: game-related schools and development studios who sign up for GDC Vault Studio Subscriptions can receive access for their entire office or company by contacting staff via the GDC Vault group subscription page. Finally, current subscribers with access issues can contact GDC Vault technical support.

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