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Porygon Was Innocent: An epileptic perspective on the infamous Pokémon episode

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162 points Aissen | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 19:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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chriskanan ◴[13 Nov 24 21:33 UTC] No.42130234[source]▶
I don't understand why in the current era we don't have videos just post-processed by the media player / TV. That seems like it would increase accessibility while not irritating folks who do not have epilepsy.

I tried to search to see if something like a plugin existed for VLC, and I didn't find anything. Seems like it should be solvable at least if the media can be parsed ahead of time or with some delay for a live feed.

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1. munificent ◴[13 Nov 24 23:08 UTC] No.42131235[source]▶
> while not irritating folks who do not have epilepsy.

From the article:

"However, photosensitivity is not just connected to seizures! Photosensitivity also affects those who are visually impaired, and those who have migraines, amongst other conditions."

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"And these non-epileptic seizures are exactly what occurred during “Electric Soldier Porygon.” 76% of those who had seizures during the event had never experienced a seizure before, and of those who had, most had never had a seizure provoked by TV before."