We have a tight team here at Acsys -- a great bunch of people who get along very well. We work hard and play hard, and have a lot of fun.

One way we keep our team so tight is daily teambuilding exercises -- namely, playing first-person shooter games. For the past several months we've been playing Unreal Tournament 2004 at lunch, blowing the heck out of eachother over and over again. And yes, it really has helped us build our team -- we have fun, but we learn to work together closer than we ever had before.

We're going through a bit of a culture shift now, though -- we're switching from UT to Team Fortress 2.  Like all changes there is a certain fear of change, but we're getting through it ok. It's a great game, and emphasizes teamwork even more than UT2004.

I'd love to be able to involve some of you gentle readers in our games. Any tech companies interested in a daily tournament?

How do you guys build your teams? I'd love to hear from you.