Welcome to the Game-Based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning. Each week, we publish articles and videos that examine how educational games are designed, evaluated, and deployed in real learning contexts. With a special focus on the games we create with our esteemed clients, the Game-based Learning Review draws on work across K12, higher education, workforce training, and informal learning environments.
Dan and Brandon take a trip down memory lane to play Crazy Plant Shop, a Filament Games classic!
See how game-based assessment and learning analytics turn gameplay data into evidence of learning, with four studies covering everything from stealth assessment to xAPI.
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gamedesign
2026
Today we're breaking down the total cost of ownership of VR training, from content development to device management, for education and workforce programs.
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2026
New research shows how patient simulators and medical games help nursing and medical students build clinical skills before they meet their first patient.
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gamedesign
gamedev
2026
Discover how game mechanics turn learning objectives into player verbs, with four studies showing how learning interacts with gameplay loops.
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edtech
gamedesign
gamedev
2026
Explore six serious games examples from Filament's 400+ project portfolio and see how purposeful play tackles challenges from MRI scans to chemical plant safety.
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gamedev
2026
Microsoft tracks K-12 AI adoption, NPR reports on classroom AI pilots, Madison schools hold off on student AI, UNESCO opens a global consultation, and colleges build out AI degrees.
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2026
Explore September's game-based learning news, including four major edtech acquisitions and new research on how game design supports student persistence.
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2026
Our September recap covers new Filament guidance on measuring learning inside games and getting that evidence to the people who need it.
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filamentgames
2026
Classroom telemetry arrives in synchronized bursts when the bell rings. See how event standards, ingest architecture, and rollups operate under peak load.
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engineering
gamedev
2026
Soft skills become measurable when they are designed into the mechanics. See how corporate training games produce evidence of behavioral change on the job.
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simulation
2026
How do you measure learning without stopping the game to administer a test? See how evidence-centered design embeds assessment directly into your mechanics.
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edtech
2026
Why do so many teacher dashboards go unopened? See what the research says about actionable insight, teacher co-design, and reporting that fits the school day.
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k12
highered
2026
This month: middle schoolers coding their own games, a depression-prevention game backed by a clinical trial, and a new law holding edtech accountable for student data.
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gamedev
2026
Are you ready to game your way into the school year? Check out our August recap to see what it takes to get game-based learning into classrooms, from LMS integration and data privacy to accessibility and readiness.
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2026
See why an educational game can pass an accessibility scan and still exclude students, what the 2027 ADA deadline requires, and how Filament closes the gap.
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staffinsights
2026
See how a new 50-state study ranks game-based learning readiness, why digital infrastructure decides the map, and what that means for reaching every classroo
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2026
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2026
Dan and Brandon take a trip down memory lane to play Crazy Plant Shop, a Filament Games classic!
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roboco
2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! Dan and Brandon have a full episode of puzzle-solving, game design pitches, and robot dancing.
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gamedesign
gamedev
2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! We're back at it in RoboCo, crossing that goo gap.
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edtech
2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! This week we kick things off with two new homegrown widgets.
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gamebasedlearningreview
2026
Welcome back to the Game Based Learning Review! This week we return to RoboCo and the zombie apocalypse level, where our goal (of our creation) is to capture a rogue undead manager in a trash can.
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gamedesign
2026
Welcome back to the stream! This week on the Game Based Learning Review, we return to Zoombinis, the classic puzzle game we started last episode.
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gamebasedlearning
2026
Welcome back to the Game Based Learning Review! In this week's episode, we take a nostalgic trip back to the 90s to play the iconic educational title, Logical Journey of the Zoombinis.
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2026
See how learning games evolved over 20 years in Filament CEO Dan White's Games for Change 2026 retrospective, plus his take on where the field goes next.
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2026
Join Dan and Brandon for a livestream! We crossed the gap but the goo is still flowing. So today? We turn valves.
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filamentgames
2026
In this episode of the Game-based Learning Review, hosts Brandon and Dan dive into Do I Have a Right? to commemorate iCivics.org's GEE! Award for Best Formal Learning!
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STEM
2026
Join hosts Brandon and Dan for another attempt at the Silicon Sonata level in RoboCo!
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filamentgames
2026
We’re still live! Every Monday at 1230pm CST, the Game-based Learning Review airs on the Filament Games YouTube channel, featuring educational game playthroughs and developer insights. Catch up on the most recent episodes!
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k12
2026
Hello friends of Filament and a Happy Monday to you all! If you’re like me, Mondays are an exciting time, because every Monday we drop a fresh episode of The Game-based Learning Review.
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gamebasedlearning
2026
Another day, another chance to think about financial literacy! As you may have heard earlier this week, Filament just launched a game with our friends at Intuit called Credit Climber
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staffinsights
2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
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staffinsights
2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
2026
As part of our yearlong retrospective celebrating 20 years of educational game development, we’re introducing...
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2026
Best practices for preventing motion sickness while maximizing learning outcomes.
