I think the closest other team arrangements to watch for modeling software around would be theatrical performance and to a lesser extent bands. Though kitchens

I think the closest other team arrangements to watch for modeling software around would be theatrical performance and to a lesser extent bands. Though kitchens are especially interesting as they have pipelines, surges, lots of tasks that can be broken down into a series of steps. Mythbusters has another interesting aspect in that they came from movie production background, so wall time was really critical, you can't hold up a shooting day to get a better glue formulation for simulated flesh falling off bone. Part a thing is its structure, but the other part is how it evolves over time and its reaction rates to stimulus. Agree on the beers.