Mother's campaign to bring video game seizure concerns to British Parliament a success

Hmm... DS.

OK, my argument still applies, why the game manufacturer and not the hardware manufacturer (Nintendo and whoever makes the DS displays). Also, what about other lights present in the environment it was used in... a florescent light reflecting off the displays or in the ambient lighting interfering with the eyes.

So how do they test if the games causes seizures?

Do they sit a bunch of epileptic kids infront of the screen and wait to see it they get them?

Well... It could of been worse. He could of been playing Clive Barkers Jericho ;D

How come all these epileptic kids havend died by now so these anoying desease just stops and they dont bitch us anymore.
It has a warning,if you smoke you can get cancer so STFU,same for these.
The mom should go back to the kitchen,she has too much free time and she just wants attention and money.

Welcome to Great Britain: The Nanny State

so who brought her son the game...
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If your child is prone to seizures, why allow them to play games with flashing lights, crazy movement, and other possible triggers?

Just one more way for parents to be lazy and blame their oopsies on the media.

My question is why do we need tests when every 3D game causes seizures? I thought that was how it was at least. That testing money could probably be better spent if the government is doing these tests.

This is really really bad news. These mandatory tests paved the way to some really dumb validation software being used on TV programs, making all flashes illegal. I worked in the animated series business for a company whose main client was producing mainly anime-inspired animation, and was forced to use this kind of stuff.
These stupid mandatory tests effectively killed creativity, and made the life of the company that much harder, having to cope between the demands of an hyperactive director and the necessity to pass the test that was made so that the parents of the .02% of children with this peculiar sensitivity couls do like every other parent in our countries, left them unattended.

I saw V for Vendetta this weekend, and I really see England following the shortest path to become the country depicted in that movie.

I'm not sure how you can allow for this in a game - something can always clip or something and then you've got flashing.

For all of you who speak without knowledge: I am a parent of a child who has always loved to play video games. He had his first seizure at 15 and has had to take meds ever since. No, the doctors cannot say conclusively that the games caused this, but they can do tests with an EEG to tell when brain activity spikes under certain conditions. Sleep deprivation and the sensitivity to lights (both of which come when a serios gamer plays for long periods of time) can cause seizures in someone with no history or genetic predisposition for seizures. If game developers used this technology, they could tell which games are more likely to cause a brain spike and put out more vigorous warnings. Some games my child plays cause him problems while others do not, but we have to be careful because we don't know which ones are which. If you people really love to play like he does, what is the harm in testing that will allow him to know which games are more likely or less likely to cause him problems? Afterall--any of you could be next when a new game comes out that triggers your brain to seize.