< Back to Blog srivathsan prakash November 10, 2020 // Filament Staff After moving from design to engineering in college, Srivathsan finally gets to do what he loves at Filament: pull his hair out fixing bugs. Besides game dev, he likes to write rap, get outdoors, travel, and spend time with his favorite people.
edtechstaffinsights The Rise of Digital Distance Learning As the pandemic recedes (sort of, in some places) and our lives resume a semblance of normalcy, a quick survey of the educational landscape shows that digital distance learning is having a moment. New approaches to the classroom, massive funding rounds for the latest modular courseware startups, video-first curricula that emphasize self-guided learning – the…
adultlearninggamebasedlearningk12 Research Roundup: Game-based Learning and Critical Thinking Skills Let’s illuminate the symbiotic relationship between game-based learning and critical thinking skills! Today, we have a research roundup that does just that. From exploring the nuanced dynamics of student discourse in an 8th-grade social studies classroom to witnessing the immersive impact of digital role-playing games on high school students, each of the following studies contributes…
edtechgamebasedlearninggamedesigngamedevhowtostaffinsights Designing Games for Toys and Young Learners I recently had the privilege of working with Square Panda to create learning games for youngsters to help teach them letters. They use a physical tray and a series of plastic letters that players can manipulate in real life to interact with the digital game on a tablet. It looks like this: Photo credit: Square Panda…