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| Epilepsy fears over Olympic logo | Epilepsy fears over Olympic logo |
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| The new logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games could trigger epileptic fits and should not be shown on television, an expert has said. | The new logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games could trigger epileptic fits and should not be shown on television, an expert has said. |
| Professor Graham Harding developed the test used to measure photo-sensitivity levels in television material. | Professor Graham Harding developed the test used to measure photo-sensitivity levels in television material. |
| He said the logo has failed the communication watchdog's Ofcom's guidelines and the flickering version of the logo should not be shown again. | He said the logo has failed the communication watchdog's Ofcom's guidelines and the flickering version of the logo should not be shown again. |
| Organisers London 2012 said it was looking into it as a matter of urgency. | Organisers London 2012 said it was looking into it as a matter of urgency. |
| The jagged emblem, based on the date 2012, was unveiled on Monday. | The jagged emblem, based on the date 2012, was unveiled on Monday. |
| Professor Harding is an expert clinical neuro-physiology and he designed a test which all moving adverts need to undergo, to check they will not trigger a reaction in people with epilepsy. | Professor Harding is an expert clinical neuro-physiology and he designed a test which all moving adverts need to undergo, to check they will not trigger a reaction in people with epilepsy. |
| Failed test | |
| He told BBC London 94.9FM: "The logo should not be shown on TV at all at the moment. | |
| "It fails Harding FPA machine test which is the machine the television industry uses to test images. | |
| "And so is does not comply with Ofcom guidelines and is in contravention of them." | |
| London 2012 told BBC London: "We are taking it very seriously and are looking into it as a matter of urgency." | |
| Christopher Filmer rang BBC London 94.9FM to say he and his girlfriend both suffered seizure while watching the logo on television. | |
| "The logo came up on TV and I was thinking about the 2012 and then I was out," he said. |