What the Cloth Washing Instructions Can Teach About Game Production
January 31st, 2008 by JuusoPosted in Fun Stuff, Game Development, Project management
I received an image that shows the kind of washing instructions all clothes should have. The instructions describe how men should handle cloth washing - something what should be applied by game producers as well. It’s pretty amazing what you can learn just by looking what you clothes has to say.
While I admired the practical instructions, I immediately thought about two things.
First of all, I thought that the guy who planned the text should be a game producer.
Secondly. While the advice can be applied in game production, the planner should realize that this kind of text is asking for trouble.
Here’s the picture: (Not sure how old this is or where this originally was shown)
To set the record straight… the “it’s her job part” is just an ego-boosting way of saying “because you moron can’t wash your clothes” (at least that’s what I think when I watch my wife washing the clothes).
Seriously, if we apply this lesson to game production, we get the following:
- Don’t try to do everything by yourself if you don’t know how.
- Get people smarter than you to help you out.
And lastly:
- If you delegate tasks that you are too stupid to complete and argument by saying “it’s your job”, you will get slapped in your face.
