What also helped was the better communication that came with this team structure. Artists and developers weren’t seated across the hall or on different floors.

What also helped was the better communication that came with this team structure. Artists and developers weren’t seated across the hall or on different floors. The team sat together which meant that developers were seated right next to artists. Interesting. Seems to advocate for shared office space and interrupting co-workers (later in the same paragraph). The author clearly feels that there was a synergy there and doesn't presume to claim any wisdom as to why this was the case. So we're left to tease out our own conclusions: keep team sizes small, cross-functional and in shared office space.