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Game Spotlight: Cast Your Vote (iCivics)

Get a behind-the-screens look at the making of iCivics’ newly-remastered civics learning game Cast Your Vote in our interview with Game Designer Colin Skinner!

October 21, 2019 // James LaPierre

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Game-Based Learning for Nonprofits

Find out how we’ve helped nonprofit organizations from around the globe leverage the power of game-based learning to support and execute on their missions…

October 16, 2019 // James LaPierre

5 Great Music Education Games for Young Learners

On the hunt for high-quality music education learning games? You’ve come to the right place! ✨ (GIF Source: Tenor) Today, we’re emphasizing the ‘A’ in STEAM, highlighting a handful of introductory music education games designed with young learners in mind. Check out our roundup below, then let us know on Facebook or Twitter if you’d…

October 14, 2019 // James LaPierre

Local Spotlight: WGA Professional Development Day

Calling all Wisconsin-based game developers – the Wisconsin Games Alliance’s Professional Development Day kicks off on Friday October 18th, 2019! Hosted at StartingBlock Madison and featuring two unique workshops on Unreal Engine 4 development fundamentals and version control for game devs, the all-day event is a must-attend for developers of all backgrounds and levels of…

October 9, 2019 // James LaPierre

Making Great Learning Games Pt. 2 – Designing Game Mechanics

Hello again! Welcome to part 2 of Making Great Learning Games! Last article we covered how to identify your actual learning objectives and how to formulate a plan for transferring them from the play experience to the real world. Now the next step is migrating those objectives into gameplay mechanics! I don’t want to speak…

October 7, 2019 // Dan Norton

What’s New in Game-Based Learning – October 2019

Welcome back to What’s New in Game-Based Learning – our monthly roundup of the 🔥hottest🔥 news in the world of game-based learning, games for impact, and AR/VR for education! Check out our highlighted articles below, then let us know on our Facebook or Twitter if we missed anything! Classcraft Raises $7.5 Million to Turn Classrooms…

October 2, 2019 // James LaPierre

Making Great Learning Games Pt. 1 – Defining Learning Objectives

Drawing on over a decade of experience developing educational games, CCO Dan Norton offers a look at the core elements of designing great learning games…

September 30, 2019 // Dan Norton

GBL Luminary Guest Post: Designing Play Through Interactives, Toys and Games

Filament Games stays connected to the scholarly side of game-based learning (GBL) through our GBL Luminaries Program. Academics in the Luminaries program work with our staff to maintain a healthy dialogue between game-based learning theory and practice through all-staff lectures and guest blog posts. Today’s GBL Luminary guest post is from Lindsay Grace, Knight Chair…

September 25, 2019 // Lindsay Grace

Play Games, Save the Planet: 5 Conservation Learning Games

Like video games? Love planet Earth? Then you’re in the right place – today, we’re unearthing some of our favorite conservation-minded digital games available on the market! 🌎 And we’re not alone in our love for “green” games – in fact, research shows that sustainability-focused video games can serve as an excellent way to increase…

September 16, 2019 // James LaPierre

GBL Luminary Guest Post: Walking with Thoreau – Uncommon Wisdom for Game Designers

September 11, 2019 // Tracy Fullerton

What We Mean When We Say AI: Understanding Types of AI

How to Bring Games to Your Classroom in 2024

Great Games that Teach Programming