I'm sure you've seen this warning before. Especially if you play Nintendo systems.
Photosensitive Seizure Warning
A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games.
(apparently 1 in 4000)
Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms.
lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness.
Ok..there are a lot of gamers out there. There's bound to be a few who blatantly ignore this warning even though they do suffer from some kind of seizures.
Maybe its not that severe or maybe they just don't care, but i'm sure it happens.
I don't suffer from any seizures myself but i was wondering if anyone at giant bomb ignores the warning daily to satisfy their urge to play games?
ignore the seizure warning
I'm sure you've seen this warning before. Especially if you play Nintendo systems.
Photosensitive Seizure Warning
A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games.
(apparently 1 in 4000)
Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms.
lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness.
Ok..there are a lot of gamers out there. There's bound to be a few who blatantly ignore this warning even though they do suffer from some kind of seizures.
Maybe its not that severe or maybe they just don't care, but i'm sure it happens.
I don't suffer from any seizures myself but i was wondering if anyone at giant bomb ignores the warning daily to satisfy their urge to play games?
They put the message in so they can avoid lawsuits or customer complaints. Sort of like how all Wii games have the "fasten your strap, give yourself enough room to play" message, even if there's no motion control whatsoever.
If you're not epileptic you shouldn't care about those messages anyways...
@buzz_clik: Totally right.
Frankly I'm surprised Sony and Microsoft don't do the same thing to avoid frivolous lawsuits. Though I'm sure it's in the fine print in the manual that comes with the systems and such.
" Frankly I'm surprised Sony and Microsoft don't do the same thing to avoid frivolous lawsuits. Though I'm sure it's in the fine print in the manual that comes with the systems and such. "Sony and Microsoft don't have a history of melting the minds of Japanese children en masse.
I don't think seizures while playing (most) games are nearly as prevalent as they've been in the past, back when TVs flickered horribly, and games were basically made up entirely of flashing brightly colored shapes.
That said, if you know that you're prone to seizures and you chose to ignore the warning, just don't be surprised/sue when it happens.
seizures are small percent of people. i think a lot of people ignore it when it shows up on the screen. i use to have seizures when i was younger. i didn't have the kind of seizures that happen from flashing lights, it would just happen. i would wake up from it with a bad headache. i'm lucky that i don't have them anymore.
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