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?

I think everyone does, you realize that only certain people have seizures right?

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.

" 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. "

"Ignore the Seizure Warning" is great indie band/album name waiting to happen.

I didn't think anyone didn't not ignore the warning.  (I don't think that's written write)

 If you're not epileptic you shouldn't care about those messages anyways...
 
 
@buzz_clik: Totally right.

" "Ignore the Seizure Warning" is great indie band/album name waiting to happen. "

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. "

My eye twitches, and my awareness is usually gone when I play a game, but that only happens every once in a while.

My friend has epilepsy and he ignores those.

" @CL60:   Has he ever had any problems with video games regarding his epilepsy? "

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.

""Ignore the Seizure Warning" is great indie band/album name waiting to happen. "

When I was a kid, my family had a dog that was epileptic and had seizures frequently enough to make it a going concern with her.  It's really not that amusing of a medical condition.