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http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/mothers-campaign-to-bring-video-game-seizure-concerns-to-britis/
By now, you've probably noticed the seizure warnings interjected into the start-up screens of many games, giving the .02 percent of the population that suffers from photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) a heads-up that the following game may not be entirely safe for them to play. However, Gaye Herford, a mother residing in England, has brought her concerns over game-related seizures to British Parliament after her 10-year-old son suffered a seizure following a round of Rayman: Raving Rabbids on the Nintendo DS.
Parliament has agreed to debate whether or not rigorous testing for seizure-inducing material in video games should be required by their developers on a heretofore undecided date. Television and films are already tested in this manner, but no countries require similar checks for games. Ubisoft has independently agreed to begin performing these tests on all their future titles, though we find it difficult to imagine how one makes a mini-game compilation featuring hyperactive, mutant rabbits without using some PSE-sensitive material.
This article pretty much points out that every, I mean literally, EVERY Nintendo product on DS, GBA, or Wii these days has this warning. It's great to bring it to attention, but I don't feel as if other games by other companies do such a good job on this. Which is sad, but I have to admit i'm a bit annoyed everytime I start up a game, that the white screen of death has to blind me before starting a Wii game. Good for them, but the only downside, is will take longer by a few more seconds to start up a game if you don't read the lable first.
By now, you've probably noticed the seizure warnings interjected into the start-up screens of many games, giving the .02 percent of the population that suffers from photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) a heads-up that the following game may not be entirely safe for them to play. However, Gaye Herford, a mother residing in England, has brought her concerns over game-related seizures to British Parliament after her 10-year-old son suffered a seizure following a round of Rayman: Raving Rabbids on the Nintendo DS.
Parliament has agreed to debate whether or not rigorous testing for seizure-inducing material in video games should be required by their developers on a heretofore undecided date. Television and films are already tested in this manner, but no countries require similar checks for games. Ubisoft has independently agreed to begin performing these tests on all their future titles, though we find it difficult to imagine how one makes a mini-game compilation featuring hyperactive, mutant rabbits without using some PSE-sensitive material.
This article pretty much points out that every, I mean literally, EVERY Nintendo product on DS, GBA, or Wii these days has this warning. It's great to bring it to attention, but I don't feel as if other games by other companies do such a good job on this. Which is sad, but I have to admit i'm a bit annoyed everytime I start up a game, that the white screen of death has to blind me before starting a Wii game. Good for them, but the only downside, is will take longer by a few more seconds to start up a game if you don't read the lable first.
