VIDEO GAME SEIZURES
MEDIA COVERAGE

NBC affiliate, Raleigh, NC  May 20, 2011
ABC affiliate, Albuquerque  April 10, 2009  [warning: images that can cause seizures!]
KMOV, St. Louis  March 19, 2009   [warning: images that can cause seizures!]
WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth  March 16, 2009  [warning: images that can cause seizures!]
BBC Politics Show  December 7, 2007  
BBC  April 19, 2004 [segments 4 and 5 of 6-part documentary on Nintendo include coverage about seizures induced by Nintendo games]
KOMO, Seattle May 9, 2000
 
Playing video games can be bad for your health, researchers claim
The Independent, December 17, 2014

Are video gaming systems a safe Christmas present?
Science Daily, December 16, 2014

Don't downplay seizure risks from video games
FDLReporter.com, November 12, 2014 

Video Gaming Risk: Miriam seeks warning sign on 'seizure effect'
Panay News (Phillipines), October 14, 2014

Addicted to video games filmed in full seizure [use translate option in address bar]
Sciences et avenir, August 1, 2014

Television pictures can cause seizures
el Mundo, February 4, 2013

Photosensitive Epilepsy: Young people on how they cope
BBC, November 29, 2012

Support helps teen cope with epilepsy
Memphis Commercial Appeal, January 18, 2012 

Citroen advert banned from TV after triggering epileptic seizures in viewers
Daily Mail, January 17, 2012

Health Blog Video: The Science Behind 'Twilight' Seizures
Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2011

Rash of 'Twilight'-Induced Seizures Prompts Warning

When Quick Cuts and Strobe Effects Turn Toxic

How the Twilight movie causes seizures
Discovery News, November 28, 2011

Penrose Delight at Gaming Health Warning

Epilepsy Warning for Videogame Developers

Computer Overuse Produces 'Photosensitive Epilepsy' for Youth who 'Live Online'

Pilot Says Video Game Gave Him Seizures

Gaming Can Be Epilepsy Trigger, Say PGI Doctors

New Kanye West Video Can Cause Epileptic Seizures

BBC Warns TV Reporters About Epilepsy Risks

Don't Skip the Warnings. Video Games Do Cause Seizures.

Newton TAB, January 5, 2011


Video Games Can Spark Photosensitive Seizures 
Massachusetts Medical Society Vital Signs newsletter, summer 2010

Seizures Triggered by Video Games: Underestimated and Undiagnosed 
Epilepsy:  Insights & Strategies, January 2010

Stimulus Overload: Video Game Epilepsy Causes Seizures in Young and Old
Journal of Emergency Medical Services, November 2009

New York Attorney Taking Action over Videogame-Induced Seizures
RipTen Videogame Blog, November 3, 2009

Guitar Hero May Cause Seizures
Aberdeen News, March 18, 2009

Photosensitive Seizures
epilepsy.com Spotlight newsletter, February 2009
  

Mum Wins Fight for Video Game Epilepsy Test

Bristol Evening Post, December 10, 2008


Epilepsy Breakthrough on Videogames

Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury, December 8, 2008


Videogame Epilepsy Tests "Subjective," Says WipEout Developer  

GamesIndustry.biz September 17, 2008

WipEout HD Delayed for Failing Epilepsy Tests

ComputerAndVideoGames.com, July 22, 2008


Ubisoft is Screening Video Games for Epilepsy

Spong.com, July 2, 2008


House of Commons to Debate Video Game Epilepsy Testing
GamesRadar.com, June 12, 2008
 
Photosensitive Seizure Warnings
Keeping my cool blog entry, June 10, 2008

Video Games May Cause Seizures
BlogHer entry, March 2, 2008 


Mother Fights to Regulate Games after Son Develops Epilepsy
Daily Mail, December 5, 2007
How strobe lights cause seizures
wired.com, June 26, 2007

How is TV made safe for people with epilepsy?
BBC News Magazine, June 7, 2007

Please look away...it's the 2012 logo
The Guardian, June 5, 2007

Kids At Risk of TV/Videogame Seizures - Experts Release New Recommendations On Reducing Risk
Science Daily, November 8, 2005

Avoiding 'Pokemon' Seizures From TV, Video Games
WebMD Health News, September 20, 2005

Lessons from Pokemon:  Video Games without the Seizures

UK Tabloid Attacks Nintendo over Epilepsy Claims
GamesIndustry.biz, June 14, 2004

Prof: Ban Epilepsy Games
The Sun, June 10, 2004

Nintendo Sued, Settles Seizure Case
Nintendo World Report, March 8, 2004

Video Games Warn of Setting Off Seizures
Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, December 26, 2002

A Gaming Hazard to Youth: Video Games Can Trigger Seizures in Rare Cases
Philadelphia Inquirer, December 26, 2002

American producer accused consoles "Nintendo" in the death of his son-epileptic
Facts and Commentary (Ukraine), March 1, 2002

N64 Killed My Son!
The Register, February 27, 2002

Nintendo's "Seizure" Problem
UCLA Journal of Law and Technology, 2002

Casino Video Triggers Seizure for 4 Year-old Boy
Las Vegas Sun January 9, 2001

More Video Game, TV-Induced Seizures Likely Kingman (AZ) Daily Miner May 5, 1999

Photosensitive Epilepsy
Serendip, 1999 

TV Cartoon's Flashes Send 700 Japanese Into Seizures
New York Times, December 18, 1997
 
Japanese Cartoon Triggers Seizures in Hundreds of Children
CNN.com, December 17, 1997

Video Games and Epileptic Seizures: Mother of Victim Urges More Awareness of Potential Problems
Toronto Star, June 14, 1994

Link Between Seizures, Video Games Studied

Video Games and Strobe Lights Can Trigger Seizures
New Straights Times, February 24, 1994

View on Epilepsy Sparks a Controversy 
New York Times, February 20, 1994

Some Seizures Tied to Flashing Lights
New York Times, January 12, 1994

Seizures Trigger Worldwide Warning:  Video Games Not a Plaything for Some

Orlando Sentinel, January 16, 1993


Video Games Can Cause Epileptic Seizures in Some

Orlando Sentinel, May 17, 1990  

Nintendo May Pose Health Hazard
Lodi News-Sentinel, May 17, 1990

Seizures Apparently Triggered by Video Games
Journal of the American Medical Association, September 9, 1983

Hazard of Video Games in Patients with Light-Sensitive Epilepsy
Journal of the American Medical Association, February 11, 1983

Pac-Man Video Game Triggers Epileptic Spells

Boca Raton News, February 4, 1983

Additional Recommended Sources


Shedding Light on Photosensitivity, One of Epilepsy's Most Complex Conditions

Epilepsy Foundation website
  
National Society for Epilepsy (UK)
Photosensitive Epilepsy Feature