"EA's Groundbreaking Innovation Goes Open-Source, Revolutionizing the Industry"

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Source: Kotaku
"EA's Groundbreaking Innovation Goes Open-Source, Revolutionizing the Industry"
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Electronic Arts (EA) is expanding its accessibility toolset by patenting IRIS, a photosensitivity tool that analyzes and identifies frames that could trigger epileptic episodes. The tool provides easy-to-understand analytics for developers to quickly check their content for flashing lights or rapidly changing spatial patterns. EA has already implemented IRIS in select games and plans to incorporate it into more titles in the future. In an effort to create a more inclusive gaming experience, EA is open-sourcing IRIS and other patented technology to help players with disabilities have a smoother game experience.

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