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Learning in the Metaverse

As a company that leverages video games in the service of learning, we get excited about technological advances that unlock novel ways to deliver digital play. Every new game development tool/hardware offers new affordances that facilitate new types of learning experiences and fuel our collective imagination. When HTML5 landed, we rejoiced at the prospect of…

February 28, 2022 // Dan White

Let’s talk robotics with Dan White (Podcast)

How are digital robotics different (and similar) to physical robotics? How has the educational game industry changed over the years? What’s the difference between scholastic esports and esports in general? If you are wondering about any of the following, we have just the podcast for you! Dan White joined Exaptec CEO Nicci Rossouw for an…

March 7, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Game Spotlight: Convene the Council (iCivics)

Hey there, I’m Dan Norton, Chief Creative Officer at Filament Games. Once again we’ve had the privilege of teaming up with the fine folks at iCivics to create another great civics game, this time called Convene the Council. Convene the Council? What’s it about? In Convene the Council, you step into the constrictive, but nice-looking…

March 21, 2022 // Dan Norton

Educational Game Design: A Three-Pronged Approach

At Filament Games, we’ve developed a strategy for mapping educational content into gameplay mechanics, effectively using the design process to align how people have fun when playing games with the way they learn. Based on the theory of Jim Gee, our design process codes learning objectives into one of three categories, and uses the unique…

April 18, 2022 // Dan Norton

Developing Educational Games Remotely

Hello, faithful friends of Filament! Have you ever wondered how we operate as a (mostly) remote game studio? We have the answer for you and more, courtesy of our RoboCo devblog and RoboCo’s producer, Kenny Green – read on to learn more about what it’s like to dev in 2022! For those of you who…

May 4, 2022 // Nicole Remily

QA Best Practices: Games for Adult Learning

This month on the blog, we’re discussing several topics surrounding educational games for adult learning. For today’s blog, we interviewed Brian Czech, the Quality Assurance Manager here at Filament. We asked him how age range impacts the quality assurance process, what clients can expect during the QA process, and more! Read on for a peek…

May 11, 2022 // Brian Czech

The Filament Games Mixtape (Vol. 2)!

Three years have gone by. You’ve been patiently waiting. It’s finally here. This time, it isn’t April – so you don’t have to wonder if we’re fooling around at all. 🔥Say hello to the Filament Games Mixtape (Vol. 2)🔥 Like the first installment, this mixtape was composed and arranged by Josh Bartels, Filament’s Audio and…

May 23, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

CEO Interview: Gaming and the Environment

Hello, Filamentarians! For today’s blog, we sat down with CEO Dan White to discuss educational video games and their relationship to environmental topics. Have you ever wondered what games can do to educate players on sustainability, conservation, and other extremely important and timely issues? In this interview, Dan White explains how video games are a…

July 18, 2022 // Dan White

Googly Eyes and Top Hats (Podcast)

Recently, our CEO Dan White had the pleasure of joining Elecia White and Christopher White (no relation!) on their engineering podcast, Embedded.fm. This podcast features insights from engineers, artists, educators, and makers with a passion for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. In this episode, Dan discusses Filament’s approach to game design, our upcoming sandbox…

July 20, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Experimental Learning with Filament Games (Livestream)

In our increasingly digital world, game-based learning is a rich and relevant topic for today’s schools and the realm of education at large. There’s a lot of terminology, theory, and intent surrounding educational games. If you’ve ever had questions like “what differentiates a serious game from an educational game?” or “what skills do students need…

August 17, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

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