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A 2022 Holiday Buyer’s Guide to Educational Games

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, the holiday season is upon us again. If you clicked on this post, we’re guessing you’re on the hunt for high-quality and educational gift ideas for the gamer in your life. We know that December can be as hectic as it is cozy, so naturally,…

December 14, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 3: RoboCo Launch Party with Dan White

Welcome back to the Filament Games Podcast! Today, we released a very special episode. To commemorate the November 3rd launch of RoboCo for Steam Early Access, we invited our CEO Dan White onto the podcast to chat with Brandon and Dan all about how RoboCo came to be, our partnership with FIRST, and what launch…

December 12, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

5 Excellent Educational Games for the Steam Deck

Since its release in February 2022, Valve’s Steam Deck has sold over a million units. In case you’re unfamiliar with the Steam Deck, it’s a handheld device that allows gamers a portable way to enjoy many games that were previously exclusive to the PC. Due to its success this year, we predict that the Steam…

December 7, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

What’s New in Game-based Learning – December 2022

We’ve almost made it, Filafolks. Yet another edtech-filled trip around the sun! It’s officially December, which means we have a gift just for you: a brand-new segment of What’s New in Game-based Learning! What’s New in Game-based Learning is a series here on the Filament Games blog that brings together all of the ❄️coolest❄️ serious…

December 5, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Resource Roundup: Everything You Need to Know About RoboCo

It’s been a whirlwind November here at Filament Games, and we can barely contain our excitement! Most notably, we released our robotics sandbox game, RoboCo, on Steam Early Access on the 3rd. This game has been years in the making, and we’re proud to be able to share it with the world. In case you’ve…

November 30, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Check Out These Robots!

It’s RoboCo release month! If you’re new to the blog or catching up, RoboCo, our robotics sandbox game, was released on Steam Early Access for PC earlier this month. On November 3, 2022, to be precise! Here on the Filament Games blog, we covered release features, The Platinum Cup (a Discord-only launch race), and more…

November 28, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 2: Mooving Cows with Jennifer Van Os

Welcome back to the Filament Games Podcast! If you read our post on educational video games, farming, and agriculture, you know we are working with our friends at the University of Wisconsin – Madison to create an educational cow-handling game. If you didn’t know, now you do! The project is aptly called Mooving Cows, and…

November 21, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Inside RoboCo

In case you haven’t heard, our sandbox robotics game RoboCo is available on Steam Early Access for PC right now! To celebrate so far, we’ve covered the origin story of RoboCo and revisited the game’s humble beginnings, and we’ve also provided you with an introduction to RoboCo tips, tutorials, and more. Today, we’re back to…

November 16, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

An Introduction to RoboCo (Tips, Tutorials, and More!)

Greetings, Filafolks! As of writing this, it’s been a couple of weeks since we launched RoboCo on Steam Early Access for PC. Even if you’ve been familiarizing yourself with all the game has to offer since it came out, there are a lot of features in the game that you may want to learn more…

November 14, 2022 // Luke Jayapalan

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 1: Is This Thing On?

The Filament Games Podcast is back! That’s right, after a, ahem, brief four-year hiatus, season four of your favorite game-based learning podcast is here. The original hosts of the podcast, VP of Marketing Brandon Pittser and CCO Dan Norton, are back with even more game-based learning insights, incredible guest interviews, and enough antics to keep…

November 9, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

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