> he knew that gaming carried with it a risk; but that risk was exasperated [sic] by someone wanting a strobe effect here or a flashing explosion there.
Absolutely, giving users an option to reduce effects or at least bright blinking lights would be a good idea. In the context of games I guess they don't think of blind or even color blind people, but taking into account epileptics may save some lives.
More and more games feature color blind modes. I know some of the most played games of the moment have it: League of Legends, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts.
That's good to know, I went ahead to mention color blind out of an assumption though (even though I know even some web sites have them in mind), I haven't read anything about an option for epileptics, I wonder how that would work because making a game safe for epileptics is not only more work but if for some reason someone dies playing your game then you would be to blame, maybe that's because it's not done by big companies?
I think there's something to be said for personal responsibility here. Games are known to have bright flashing lights. If you are epileptic, don't play games unless they are specifically designed to be epilepsy-safe (or have someone nearby to help).
That's a tool you can use which can analyze whether your website could potentially induce epilepsy. If it could, you can either redesign or simply display a warning.
However I found it interesting that there are some people who induce it on themselves by simply waving their fingers in front of their eyes... I don't think a game would have been to blame for someone's death.
No, not exasperated, but extended or increased.