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Exploratory Thematic Analysis of Crowdsourced Photosensitivity Warnings

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Caglar Yildirim,

Michelle A. BorkinAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Article No.: 111, Pages 1 - 7

https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3585649

Published: 19 April 2023 Publication History

Abstract

Films often include sequences of flashing lights for visual effect that may inadvertently trigger seizures when viewed by individuals with photosensitive epilepsy (PSE). Warnings about photosensitive risk in films can help people with PSE make informed decisions about their personal safety, but little is known about how to design such warnings and what information to include. To better understand the design space for photosensitive risk warnings, we conducted a qualitative analysis of 265 crowdsourced warnings about flashing lights in films. We find that the crowdsourced warnings were tightly coupled to the scenic and temporal contexts of the films being described, unlike current practices for labeling media with potentially seizure-inducing sequences using general warnings that are not specific to the media at hand. As technological capabilities for detecting seizure-inducing sequences continue to improve, understanding how to effectively communicate this information to individuals with photosensitive epilepsy is critical for ensuring accessibility.

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Williams RPark CDodhy LPal MDnyanmote ALam LJoo S(2024)“Not Only Annoying but Dangerous”: devising an ecology of protections for photosensitive social media usersProceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility10.1145/3663548.3675610(1-14)Online publication date: 27-Oct-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3663548.3675610

Index Terms

Exploratory Thematic Analysis of Crowdsourced Photosensitivity Warnings
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Empirical studies in accessibility

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CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/3544549

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Williams RPark CDodhy LPal MDnyanmote ALam LJoo S(2024)“Not Only Annoying but Dangerous”: devising an ecology of protections for photosensitive social media usersProceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility10.1145/3663548.3675610(1-14)Online publication date: 27-Oct-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3663548.3675610

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