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Old 03-25-2011, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Flying Pencil View Post
Coddling at its worst.

I am an real aircraft pilot, and this is something we are made aware of and taught how to respond (look away from the flashing light!).

Flash induced Epilepsy has never >directly< killed anyone AFAIK, however it can be an issue if operating a vehicle.

What is vital is if one does have epilepsy so they will be aware.
In short, if a game triggers a bout of epilepsy, it is a GOOD thing (tm) becuase one will now how to deal with it when it happens again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosensitive_epilepsy
But think of it - you could faint and hit the keyboard with your head!

And as a result you break it, or even worse, generate an infinite number of repeating keystrokes.
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