Has anyone else hear of an epilepsy test before?
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=193765
Can this be true?
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=193765
Can this be true?
Wipeout HD fails the epilepsy test ?!?!?
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its a repost, was posted in the "more good news for PS3 owners" thread about the Wipeout HD delay.
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False rumour by the look of it
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=201046
Quite a creative one though!!
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=201046
Quite a creative one though!!
Do they let some epileptics play it and if they seize it fails?
They have computer systems which register as it's displayed on screen. All live TV shows use the same technology.
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What on earth is going on? First the devs say its an unsolvable technical problem, then there are reports that it failed epilepsy tests, now Sony say all is happy and fine
Somebody is lying, I wonder who.
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They should use it as marketing.
NOT SUITABLE FOR EPILEPTICS !! <--This would be flashing if I knew how and could be bothered.
NOT SUITABLE FOR EPILEPTICS !! <--This would be flashing if I knew how and could be bothered.
Yeah, first they say it is a difficult technical problem they don't know how to fix and then they say they need to impliment trophis and more tracksWhat on earth is going on? First the devs say its an unsolvable technical problem, then there are reports that it failed epilepsy tests, now Sony say all is happy and fine
Somebody is lying, I wonder who.
They should just release it, make the savegames tied to the user and make trophies available as a patch together with more tracks later on.
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can imagine it now, wipeout - it will literally blow your mind!
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They come with a warning of potential symptoms and guidelines of how to avoid them.
Never, ever, look at the screen and you'll be fine.
Interesting point although I doubt that would be adequate as plenty of people ignore all sorts of things when they think they can get away with it and Sony would no doubt be branded irresponsible the moment someone had an epileptic fit due to a game they had some responsibility for - if someone who was epileptic happened to walk in on someone playing the game in the 'living room' area for example.
Cinemas do give warnings out though before each showing of films with strobe lighting etc, so perhaps there's some grey area but in cinemas everyone chooses to go to watch a particular film while in the living room not everyone is there purely to stare at the tv.
tbh if someone close to you had epilepsy you wouldn't be playing the game in the same room as them, and probbably wouldn't buy it.
And i doubt wouldn't be insta fit would probbably need to watch it for a bit/specific sequence.
