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CM_dnegative
8 years ago
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Flickering frequency of police car marker in minimap

I just saw the latest Payback cop chase gameplay video. I noticed the flickering frequency of the police car marker in minimap was a little bit high. And I reviewed some of previous Need for S...
  • HowlingBeast's avatar
    HowlingBeast
    8 years ago

    I'm not a doctor either, but I'm pretty sure these markers are to small to cause any sickness.

CM_dnegative's avatar
CM_dnegative
8 years ago

These flickers have no health effects on me.Excessive flicker may cause some people to get sick.

A segment of animated footage promoting the 2012 Olympics has been removed from the organisers' website after fears it could trigger epileptic seizures.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6724245.stm

I hope the game developers will be able to focus on these details. I also believe that game developers will do testing in this area.

  • HowlingBeast's avatar
    HowlingBeast
    8 years ago
    Can anybody remember the warnings before the games started for people with any kind of sickness. These still exist but just in the description (PS Store, CD cover, etc.). So if you buy a game you have to live with the consequences. But I think that NFS was never a title with flickering lights anyway, there are games out there which are more dangerous for people.
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    if you have epilepsy it is recommended that you dont play video games because all video games are are continuous flashes of light. 

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