Is there any technology out there that can make sure that a machine or software isn't tampered with? I am curious. I want to do competitions for games like Speedruns and am curious what is done. Because I am looking to run leagues and tournaments that would work like a seasons, I want to reduce the need to eyeball every single thing to verify results.

I am new to this space and have been interested in working with retro style indie and classic arcade games on best score for esports. I now realize it would be of benefit to jump into speedrunning and learn more.

On this note, I am curious how much speedrunning is done to reach a target score. For points based games, the idea is to have the fastest tine to a target score. Someone could speedrun a pinball machine or Galaga.

Has much been done in this area?

I would like to grow speedrunning further as an esport. I am new to speedrunning, but I have worked with other competition formats. I am interested in jumping in and supporting however I can. I would like to do things like increase prize pools and help organize people who speedrun fir tournaments. I am in Albany, NY. I also am interested in working on documentation and learning the best practices.

I go way back with games. I witnessed the crash in the 1980s. I am approaching this professionally, as I seek what to do to have a lasting positive impact and I would like it to relate to what I do for a living.