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Resource Roundup: For the Love of Game-based Learning

Here on the Filament Games blog, we aim to bring you the latest and greatest insights on educational gaming, and how it can transform education. This February, we reflected on all of the reasons why we love game-based learning and why we love what we do! If you love game-based learning too, follow us on…

February 22, 2023 // Alyssa Froehling

5 More Reasons Why We Love Game-based Learning

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, Filamentarians, and we’re feeling sentimental. Why? Because we love game-based learning. So much so, we couldn’t help ourselves but write five more reasons why game-based learning is the best! via Giphy We want to know: why do you love game-based learning? Let us know your answer on Facebook or Twitter. If…

February 15, 2023 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 5: Educational Experiences in Roblox

You + the newest episode of the Filament Games Podcast? via Giphy In this episode, your illustrious hosts Brandon and Dan interview Filament Game Designer Colin Skinner about his experiences working as lead designer on RoboCo Sports League. What is RoboCo Sports League? In short, it’s a RoboCo-inspired experience Filament Games is creating specifically for…

February 13, 2023 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 4: Game-based Learning Myths, Busted!

Look alive! Another episode of the Filament Games Podcast is 🔥coming in hot.🔥In this episode Brandon and Dan, along with guest Lydia Symchych, a former Filament game designer, tackle pervasive game-based learning myths. Like the revered Mythbusters themselves, Brandon, Dan, and Lydia dive into common misconceptions and destroy them from the inside out!* via Giphy…

December 19, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 3: RoboCo Launch Party with Dan White

Welcome back to the Filament Games Podcast! Today, we released a very special episode. To commemorate the November 3rd launch of RoboCo for Steam Early Access, we invited our CEO Dan White onto the podcast to chat with Brandon and Dan all about how RoboCo came to be, our partnership with FIRST, and what launch…

December 12, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Inside RoboCo

In case you haven’t heard, our sandbox robotics game RoboCo is available on Steam Early Access for PC right now! To celebrate so far, we’ve covered the origin story of RoboCo and revisited the game’s humble beginnings, and we’ve also provided you with an introduction to RoboCo tips, tutorials, and more. Today, we’re back to…

November 16, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

The Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 1: Is This Thing On?

The Filament Games Podcast is back! That’s right, after a, ahem, brief four-year hiatus, season four of your favorite game-based learning podcast is here. The original hosts of the podcast, VP of Marketing Brandon Pittser and CCO Dan Norton, are back with even more game-based learning insights, incredible guest interviews, and enough antics to keep…

November 9, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

The Origin Story of RoboCo

You know the origin story of our bee-loved mascot and the origin story of Filament Games itself. But what’s the story behind our recent release, RoboCo? At Filament, creating, designing, and breathing life into meaningful educational experiences is what we do best. Just like our other games, RoboCo started as an idea and then grew…

November 7, 2022 // Brandon Pittser

Permission to Play with Dan White, CEO of Filament Games (Podcast)

If you want to learn more about our CEO, our company, RoboCo, and future-facing skills, it’s your lucky day! Recently, Dan White met with EdUp Edtech podcast host Holly Owens to discuss Filament’s mission, why failure is vital to learning, digital robotics, the 4 c’s of 21st-century skills, and much more! Check out Dan and…

October 10, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Resource Roundup: Behind-the-Scenes at Filament Games

This month on the blog, we welcomed readers behind the scenes at Filament Games. From insider information to all-star interviews, read on to discover why we love what we do (and how you can join us)! via Giphy Top 10 Reasons to Work at Filament Games 2022 There’s a lot of love about working for…

September 28, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

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