{"id":1173837,"date":"2026-07-10T08:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-blog-post&#038;p=1173837"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:57:16","slug":"temporal-augmentations-for-streamed-video-games-supplementary-material","status":"publish","type":"msr-blog-post","link":"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/articles\/temporal-augmentations-for-streamed-video-games-supplementary-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporal Augmentations for Streamed Video Games: Supplementary Material"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">This supplementary website accompanies the paper \u201c<em>Augmentations for Robust and Efficient Imitation Learning in Streamed Video Games<\/em>,&#8221; published at the Conference on Games 2026. The paper studies whether spatiotemporal augmentations that mimic common streaming artifacts like pixelation, blur, scrubs, and ghosting, can improve the sample efficiency and robustness of imitation learning agents trained from limited gameplay demonstrations. On this website, we provide representative examples of the proposed augmentations, qualitative rollout videos of trained agents, and additional visualizations supporting the results reported in the paper. These materials are intended to complement the quantitative evaluations by illustrating both the streaming artifacts modeled by our method and their impact on agent behavior under normal and degraded streaming conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Compare representative rollouts across Clean, Synthetic, and Real Streaming Noise settings for Game 1: Task 1, Game 1: Task 2, and Game 2: Task 3, organized by demonstration budget and method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill-github\"><a data-bi-type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/temporal_streaming_augmentations_for_imitation_learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get the code<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a data-bi-type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/publication\/augmentations-streamed-video-games\/\">Read the paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"representative-rollouts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Representative rollouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best episodes are the highest-scoring latest completed rollouts for a setting. Median episodes are selected from the middle of the score distribution for each setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"clean\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clean conditions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representative median and best rollouts are shown for each available method in this setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 1 | 12 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg. 76.7% (9.20 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T1-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 66.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T1-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 85.8% (10.30 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T1-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T1-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 2 | 11 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 94.4% (10.38 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T2-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T2-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 97.5% (10.72 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T2-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G1T2-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 2, Task 3 | 15 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 55.2% (8.28 \/ 15) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G2T3-noAug-median-1.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 60%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G2T3-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 65.1% (9.76 \/ 15 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G2T3-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 66.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-30-G2T3-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 1 | 12 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 43.3% (5.20 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-15-G1T1-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 50.0%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_-clean-15-G1T1-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 50.0%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 84.7% (10.16 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-15-G1T1-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 91.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-15-G1T1-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 2 | 11 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 88.7% (9.76 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-15-G1T2-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 90.9%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-15-G1T2-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 98% (10.78 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-15-G1T2-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-15-G1T2-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 1 | 12 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 44% (5.28 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T1-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 41.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T1-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 66.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 79.2% (9.50 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T1-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 91.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T1-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 2 | 11 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 88% (9.68 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T2-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 90.9%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T2-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 96.5% (10.62 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T2-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-10-G1T2-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 1 | 12 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 42.2% (5.06 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T1-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 41.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T1-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 75%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 72.2% (8.66 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T1-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 83.3%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T1-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 2 | 11 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 36.5% (4.02 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T2-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 27.3%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T2-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 81.8%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 67.5% (7.42 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T2-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 63.6%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_clean-5-G1T2-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-blue-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"synthetic\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synthetic conditions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best episodes are the highest-scoring latest completed rollouts for a setting. Median episodes are selected from the middle of the score distribution for each setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 1 | 12 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 72.3% (8.68 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 75%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Standard augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 76.5% (9.18 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-standardAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 75%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-standardAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Streaming<\/strong> <strong>augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 87% (10.44 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-streamAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-streamAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 86.7% (10.40 \/ 12 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 91.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T1-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 2 | 11 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No<\/strong> <strong>augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 54.9% (6.04 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 72.7%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Standard augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 53.5% (5.88 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-standardAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 45.5%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-standardAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Streaming<\/strong> <strong>augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 96% (10.56 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-streamAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-streamAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 96.2% (10.58 \/ 11 milestones) | 5 seeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_synthetic-30-G1T2-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-blue-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"real-streaming\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Streaming Noise conditions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best episodes are the highest-scoring latest completed rollouts for a setting. Median episodes are selected from the middle of the score distribution for each setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 id=\"game-1-task-1-12-milestones\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1, Task 2 | 12 Milestones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 44.5% (4.90 \/ 11 milestones) | 1 seed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_realnoise-30-G1T2-noAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 36.4%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_realnoise-30-G1T2-noAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 81.8%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a42db414 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All augmentation<\/strong> | Avg: 90% (9.90 \/ 11 milestones) | 1 seed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_realnoise-30-G1T2-allAug-median.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Median episode: 90.9%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_realnoise-30-G1T2-allAug-best.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best episode: 100%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"augmentation-visualization-game-1-task-1\">Augmentation visualization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h4\" id=\"augmentation-visualization-game-1-task-1\">Game 1, Task 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference: Original<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_augVis-G1T1-ref-original.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The unmodified source clip used for all comparisons in this section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standard Augmentation: Color Jitter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_augVis-G1T1-std-color-jitter.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Per-frame color perturbations from the standard augmentation stack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standard Augmentation: Random Affine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_augVis-G1T1-std-random-affine.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spatial transforms such as translation, scaling, and rotation from the standard augmentation stack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming Augmentation: Fuzziness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_augVis-G1T1-strm-fuzziness.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blur-like streaming degradation that softens details over time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming Augmentation: Ghosting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_augVis-G1T1-strm-ghosting.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Persistence trails that blend information from nearby frames.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming Augmentation: Pixelation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/find.codeghost.online\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIDM_augVis-G1T1-strm-pixelation.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Streaming-like block artifacts that reduce local visual fidelity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming Augmentation: Scrubs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls 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