Comments on: WipEout HD Causing Seizures?

By: jediryan123

jediryan123 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:43:23 +0000

hmm I think there might be a better explanation

By: Review: WipEout HD | TheSixthAxis

Review: WipEout HD | TheSixthAxis — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:59 +0000

[...] what other sites like to think, we revealed the news that epilepsy issues were behind WipEout HD’s delay, and that was after sitting on the story [...]

By: Neonmarker » Blog-Archiv » WipEout HD bekommt ein Releasedatum

Neonmarker » Blog-Archiv » WipEout HD bekommt ein Releasedatum — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:13:30 +0000

[...] eben die DelayStation hatte wieder zugeschlagen. Mit der Verschiebung gingen Gerüchte bezüglich akuter Epilepsie Gefahr [...]

By: WipEout HD ‘Ready To Roll’ | TheSixthAxis

WipEout HD ‘Ready To Roll’ | TheSixthAxis — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:18:04 +0000

[...] loves it. He tells us that the Zone mode has been paired down a little (giving more weight to our epilepsy exclusive) but as a whole the game is looking [...]

By: WipEout Confirmed For Leipzig | TheSixthAxis

WipEout Confirmed For Leipzig | TheSixthAxis — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:48:09 +0000

[...] exclusive story on WipEout (and the possible epilepsy issue) back in July might have set tongues (and fingers) wagging, but [...]

By: Playstatic » Wipeout delayed for failing epilepsy tests

Playstatic » Wipeout delayed for failing epilepsy tests — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:37:11 +0000

[...] by technical errors or weird bugs, no it’s failed the epilepsy test according to various sources. Sony doesn’t confirm this however, according to them it’s a specific technical problem [...]

By: SCEE Respond On WipEout | TheSixthAxis

SCEE Respond On WipEout | TheSixthAxis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:09:13 +0000

[...] basically the same response we got 3 days ago, but with an extra sentence on the end. Regardless, it’s encouraging to hear that [...]

By: Fort90 Journal » “When we realized the phallic and rumbling possibilities of the Wiimote controller, we felt oddly compelled to finish the game.”

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:07:57 +0000

[...] – Another notable no-show from the Sony side of thing was Wipeout HD, though word is, it needs to be worked on cuz it causes seizures? [...]

By: gazo69

gazo69 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:07:52 +0000

Yeh wont they just add warnings to the game like they do with films, i cant see how they can change the game in any way without spoiling it.

By: Reaper

Reaper — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:40:37 +0000

Well at least they addressing the situation.. its better to to be safer than sorry these days.. you never know who’s round the corner just waiting to claim some compensation.

On the Epilepsy side of things there could be a number of things that could cause seizures, photo-sensitivity and fast/erratic imagery is only two triggers, and not all sufferers of Epilepsy are prone to them.

My missus is a sufferer, and I’m constantly concerned every time she plays Guitar Hero, as that has both.. but she is too busy concentrating on the colours to be played that I thing her brain cancels out the flashing/etc.

I played the PSN demo of Elefunk the other day, and that was the first time I have seen a seizure warnings during the start-up since, well for ages (that I can remember)..

I’m sure they’ll find some way to counter the issues raised without impeding on the game itself.

By: WipEout HD Causing Seizures?

WipEout HD Causing Seizures? — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:38:23 +0000

[...] thesixthaxis.com:[QUOTE]Last week we reported that as far as we could tell, Wipeout HD was still on track. Shortly [...]

By: WipEout HD delayed because it allegedly causes seizures? | Sarcastic Gamer

WipEout HD delayed because it allegedly causes seizures? | Sarcastic Gamer — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:25:33 +0000

[...] WipEout HD causing seizures? – [...]

By: Wipeout HD - Norsk PlayStation Forum - PS3FORUM.NO

Wipeout HD - Norsk PlayStation Forum - PS3FORUM.NO — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:09:28 +0000

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By: PS3 Blog » [Gerücht] Verspätet sich “WipEout HD” weil es Epilepsie auslöst

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:56:16 +0000

[...] TSA hat die These aufgestellt, dass “WipEout HD” in der Lage ist Epilepsie auszulösen. Der Racer läuft mit atemberaubenden 60fps und irre schnelle Lichteffekte und flackernde Hintergründe prasseln auf den Spieler ein. Schön möglich, aber das deswegen ein Spiel verschoben wird? Ist das möglich? Was meint ihr? However, one possible explanation for the silence is that the game’s blisteringly fast 60 frames a second refresh rate coupled with the strobing background scenery and constant bobbing of the craft is causing electrical disturbances in people suffering from epilepsy. Certainly games of this ilk have been known to cause motion sickness, but the high-tec imagery used in WipEout HD and the flashing lights might well be adding up to more serious issues, and does go some way to back up what Reeves said last week. [...]

By: Los Havros

Los Havros — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:19:22 +0000

This reminds me of that London 2012 promo that caused seizures. With WipEout, it’s fast and furious so I could understand that they’re having problems of this nature.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:42:06 +0000

I dunno – extra-padded cushions with each copy?

By: nofi

nofi — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:35:50 +0000

It’s interesting if this does end up being the case, and you have to wonder what they could do to prevent it without stripping back the visuals.