Epileptic Seizures?

JCD · Post by **JCD** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:04 am

A thing you see again and again in video descriptions: Warnings about epileptic seizures due to the flashyness. Usually a thing which makes me downoad the video immediately

But I wonder, has anyone really had some kind of seizure because of a flashy AMV?

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:06 am

JCD wrote:A thing you see again and again in video descriptions: Warnings about epileptic seizures due to the flashyness. Usually a thing which makes me downoad the video immediately

But I wonder, has anyone really had some kind of seizure because of a flashy AMV?

My friend did 0o a small one, and he was drunk, but he did!

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:13 am

Everytime JCD makes a video, an epileptic is killed! Think of the epileptics!

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:14 am

Janzki wrote:Everytime JCD makes a video, an epileptic is killed! Think of the epileptics!

JCDAMV: so it was really an epileptic seizure?
NemosVoices: well
NemosVoices: he was rolling on the floor
NemosVoices: and his eyes where buggin'
NemosVoices: and it was your video
NemosVoices: hyper drive or something
JCDAMV: overdrive
JCDAMV: yay
JCDAMV: warnings can be good for something heh
NemosVoices: yes
NemosVoices: he cant sue you
NemosVoices: yay
NemosVoices: of course
JCDAMV: anyway, I'm sorry for your friend, hope he liked it though ^^
NemosVoices: it coulda been the combination
NemosVoices: of beer
NemosVoices: lighters
NemosVoices: and insence
JCDAMV: combination of everything
NemosVoices: well
NemosVoices: considering earlier that dar
NemosVoices: he swallowed a lighter
NemosVoices: i'm pretty sure
NemosVoices: that couldnt have been good
NemosVoices: he's okaynow
NemosVoices: he slept it off
JCDAMV: yeah... swallowing lighters...
NemosVoices: but warning
JCDAMV: I won't imagine that
NemosVoices: dont get drunk and watch overdrive
NemosVoices: it can be deadly
JCDAMV: I did it multiple times, it was great

[lmt]_lucas · Post by **[lmt]_lucas** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:16 am

Voices_Of_Ryan wrote:My friend did 0o a small one, and he was drunk, but he did!

You forgot to give a link....

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:16 am

Lucas_s wrote:
Voices_Of_Ryan wrote:My friend did 0o a small one, and he was drunk, but he did!
You forgot to give a link....

I didnt tape his seziour dude 0o.

[lmt]_lucas · Post by **[lmt]_lucas** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:18 am

To the VIDEO.

JCD wrote:Usually a thing which makes me downoad the video immediately

But never mind that now.

JCD · Post by **JCD** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:23 am

Lucas_s wrote:To the VIDEO.
JCD wrote:Usually a thing which makes me downoad the video immediately
But never mind that now.

I generalized, I download every video immediately which has that kind of warning

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:24 am

JCD wrote:
Lucas_s wrote:To the VIDEO.
JCD wrote:Usually a thing which makes me downoad the video immediately
But never mind that now.
I generalized, I download every video immediately which has that kind of warning

Puts all over his videos.

DJ_Izumi · Post by **DJ_Izumi** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:31 am

Any mass of flashing can trigger a seizeure, typically the ideal conditions are a dark room with a single light source (TV). However, the occurance is rare and it depends, it's better if someone has a pre-disposition towards epilepsy.

Keep in mind, when Pokemon gave those kids seizures only a hundred of the entire Pokemon viewing population of Japan suffered a seizure. (25% of whom had already had a seizure before in their life, meaning they had a predisposition for it.) And another 500 or so went to hospital for symptoms ranging from nausea and hyperventilation to convulsions.

The trick was numerious things, from the way a typical Japanese living room is set up with it's cramped space, to the flashing of red and blue at a frequence of roughly 12 hertz. Of course, this means that many, many, many, many, many people were uneffected by the show and dnejoyed it. Very few AMV's meet the requirements to cause seizures, but there are a few on the Donut that if viewed in the right setting could trigger one in specfic viewers.

The proof is still in the pudding, it's been known for years that concentrated strobing can triggure seizures, but it's unlikely and uncomon.

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