Six! Yes, Six New Lightbulb Jokes

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Michael Froomkin

I’m sorry, but I love lightbulb jokes. And it’s a rare day indeed that I find SIX new ones. But thanks to Games * Design * Art * Culture, I learn how Game Developers Change Light Bulbs.

Sample:

Q: How many art directors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Does it have to be a light bulb?

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1 Response to Six! Yes, Six New Lightbulb Jokes

  1. Michael Froomkin says:
    December 9, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    That page is gone, so here they are:

    Q: How many game designers does it take to change a light bulb?
    A: No, no. Players change light bulbs. We just create incentives for them to do so.

    Q: How many producers does it take to change a light bulb?
    A: Changing the light bulb isn’t critical path, so don’t expect it before beta.

    Q: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
    A: That code hasn’t been checked in yet.

    Q: How many art directors does it take to change a light bulb?
    A: Does it have to be a light bulb?

    Q: How many artists does it take to change a light bulb?
    A: Three. One to model the light bulb, one to texture-map the light bulb, and one to animate the light bulb.

    Q: How many Q/A people does it take to change a light bulb?
    A: Content issue/Non-critical. In the previous joke, this was artists. Is that a problem?

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