Filament Games Blog

Baby Steps in Game Development: Discovery-Only, Alpha Release, Prototype, or MVP?

Whether you want to test the market with your new impact game or need something to impress your funders, sometimes you want to make a smaller initial investment in your game before you commit to taking it to Gold. The good news is that you have some options to consider when you want to take…

August 27, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

Planet Mechanic Classroom Study

At Filament Games, we don’t simply make learning games – rather, we strive to create memorable game-based learning experiences that result in lasting, real-world impact. Accordingly, we routinely work with real-world educators to conduct classroom studies in an effort to deepen our understanding of the subject matter efficacy of our games. One such study –…

August 22, 2018 // James LaPierre

Instructional Designers: Level Up Your eLearning Content with Learning Games!

Instructional designers are experts in the art of making information understandable, consumable, and retainable. They have the very difficult task of handling large volumes of complex information that has to be distilled into slides, visuals, and different kinds of eLearning formats. As the features in self-authoring tools like Adobe Captivate have evolved, many instructional designers can…

August 20, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

5 Popular Video Games You Never Realized Were Educational

In the world of game-based learning, there exist a handful of games recognizable by players, teachers, and adults alike- titles like Minecraft: Education Edition, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, and The Oregon Trail, to name a few. But as those of us entrenched in the educational games space know, these titles are simply…

August 15, 2018 // James LaPierre

Professional Production Practices: What They Don’t Teach You in School

A couple of months ago, I walked across the stage to commemorate graduating from college. I studied the Management of Creative Media, and have since started working at Filament Games (Filament) as an Associate Producer. Over that time, I’ve realized there are a couple things I wish I knew more about before starting. However, I…

August 13, 2018 // Liam Craffey

Educational Board Games for All Subjects [8 Games!]

On the hunt for offline game-based learning fun? We’re switching gears a bit today – instead of talking about video games like we usually do, we’re going to take a look at another equally valuable facet of the game-based learning world: educational board games. The fact is making a game of any sort is an…

August 8, 2018 // James LaPierre

Top 10 Hashtags for Amplifying your EdTech and Game-Based Learning Tweets

How many times have you written the perfect Tweet, only for it to seemingly slip by completely unnoticed by your friends, fans, and followers? That never feels good, does it? With more than 500 million new Tweets sent each day, it’s easy to see why your content might sometimes be unseen or underappreciated by others. But…

August 1, 2018 // James LaPierre

Accomplishing the Impossible with Game-Based Learning

We’ve previously established that digital learning games can aid in engaging struggling young learners, help players develop 21st century skills, and even teach a marketer how to code… …but did you know that educational games also allow players to accomplish the impossible? Today we’re going to explore how digital games can simulate nearly any situation,…

July 30, 2018 // James LaPierre

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Welcome to the New Filament Games Website!

Welcome to the new www.filamentgames.com! If you just happen to be stopping by, you might have noticed that one or two things are different about the site. In actual fact, all of the things are different about the site. But not to worry – things aren’t only different; they’re better. We’ve overhauled the site entirely,…

July 25, 2018 // Brandon Pittser

Game Development 101: An Introduction to Wireframes

Communication is a critical aspect of any collaborative enterprise, and game development is no exception to that rule. There are any number of tools to facilitate communication, from something as obvious as email, to something slightly more esoteric and specialized to its industry – like wireframes for instance, which just so happen to be the…

July 16, 2018 // Brandon Korth

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

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