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NASEF and the Rise of Scholastic Esports

Here’s a trivia question for you: what do Starcraft, Super Smash Brothers, League of Legends, Minecraft, Fortnite, and K-12 have to do with eachother? via GIPHY Answer: It’s Esports! Poised to reach a value of $5B by 2028, the global esports market is expanding rapidly, particularly as viewers increasingly looked to their screens for entertainment…

August 25, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

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Life After Launch, Part 1: Maintenance Considerations for Your Educational Video Game

If this isn’t your first rodeo contracting with a vendor for software development, you know that one of the “gotchas” software vendors sometimes leave out of their quotes is the cost to maintain your software after launch. Software and technology are constantly evolving (a good thing!), which means the software made today might break in…

August 23, 2021 // Jennifer Javornik

Research Roundup: Video Gaming for Older Adults

Worldwide, humans are living longer than any point in previous history…and we think that’s pretty awesome! via GIPHY According to the World Health Association, the world’s population aged 60+ is expected to grow from 900 million to 2 billion by 2050, a remarkable doubling of proportion from 12% to 22%. As a result, a growing…

August 18, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Project Round-up: Educational Games for Adults by Filament Games

Oregon Trail, Math Blasters, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego – these classic educational games have one thing in common: they’re for kids! Popular conceptions of learning games tend to focus on their use in the K-12 classroom by young learners, but what about the young at heart? Fortunately, over the years we’ve had…

August 16, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Free Educational Games for Back-to-School Season

I hate to say it, but it’s true – summer’s almost over, which can only mean one thing… via GIPHY It’s nearly time to go back to school! 😱 To help you ease into the school year, we’ve assembled a list of some of our favorite free educational games, developed by Filament Games in partnership…

August 11, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Should I Make My Custom Educational Game in Virtual Reality? (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this series, I shared my thoughts on why VR can be great for learning and great for your organization. In Part 2 of this series, I’m sharing why VR may not be ideal for your custom educational game project and some other considerations that you should be thinking about… via GIPHY…

August 9, 2021 // Jennifer Javornik

Project Round-up: Math Games by Filament Games

With more than 200 games shipped in the past 16 years, it’s safe to say that Filament Games has done it all when it comes to educational game development. Our promise to our clients is any age, any subject, any platform – no matter what you’re trying to teach and where you’re trying to teach…

August 4, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Should I Make My Custom Educational Game in Virtual Reality? (Part 1)

Greetings! If you’re reading this blog, I’m guessing you’re thinking of investing in making a custom educational game in virtual reality. Rest assured that you are in good company. Studies show that VR in education will continue to grow – most recently, a study from Statista predicts that by 2025, VR in education is set…

August 2, 2021 // Jennifer Javornik

Video Games as Therapy

Last time we checked in on the expanding and dynamic intersection of video games and healthcare, we explored whether video games can help treat COVID-19 brain fog, an excellent example of the ways in which the proliferation of medical applications for video games is being driven by the emergent needs of our world. Today we’re…

July 28, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Boost Your Career with Video Games

What do a passion for video games and a successful career have in common? A recent study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of World of Warships by Wargaming asked approximately 2,000 American adults to answer this very question, assessing the impact that video games had on their professional lives. If you’re short on time, you…

July 26, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

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