Crunch (video game industry)
Subject in Video Games
Crunch (video game industry) has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Jeff KaplanAmerican video game designer known for World of Warcraft and Overwatch at Blizzard Entertainment; co-founder of Kintsugiyama
Kaplan argues crunch is problematic when forced and that executives working 40-hour weeks should not impose it, though he personally chose long hours.
“I don't think executives who take off and work 40 hour a week should be telling anybody that. I think that's wrong and immoral”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming (Mar 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:54:53
Podcasts
- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
#493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of GamingLex Fridman Podcast · Mar 11, 2026
Former Blizzard designer Jeff Kaplan tells Lex Fridman about his path from failed writer and EverQuest player to World of Warcraft, Titan, Overwatch, and his new studio's game.