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 get back into RoboCo and recap the 2026 Games for Change Festival!
See how educational games can advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, exploring what three recent studies reveal about climate motivation and engagement.
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2026
See how serious games and VR build disaster preparedness across classrooms, nursing programs, and accessible learning, plus what six recent studies found.
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2026
See how sustainable game development cuts server costs and emissions, plus what four recent reports on carbon, cloud, and compliance mean for your projects.
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2026
See how four recent studies show game-based learning easing student burnout, lifting knowledge retention by 33%, and turning heavy topics into engagement.
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2026
See how climate simulation games build negotiation, literacy, and systems-thinking skills, plus what three recent studies reveal for educational game design.
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2026
See how AI, immersive simulations, and interactive data are turning corporate sustainability training into measurable behavior change, backed by three recent studies.
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2026
Discover the latest insights on AI in education from UNESCO, the World Economic Forum, Microsoft, GIS Reports, and NPR. We explore this vibrant landscape of emerging perspectives.
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2026
The latest and greatest in game-based learning - covering STEM education, social work training, and classical music instruction.
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2026
Discover how custom simulation games and scenario-driven practice overcome the forgetting curve and lock in verifiable, long-term knowledge retention.
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2026
Discover how enterprise leaders deploy custom, scenario-driven learning games to build critical decision-making skills and improve operational efficiency.
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2026
Discover how AR and VR simulations allow employees to refine technical skills and build psychological resilience in entirely safe, data-rich online environments.
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2026
Explore recent insights on microcredentials, digital badges, and game-making as they reshape how organizations measure workforce readiness in 2026.
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2026
Discover how educators are preparing their learners for the widespread shift towards a skills-based economy, and how games can help!
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2026
Explore the latest June 2026 findings in AI and learning, covering research exploring the impact of AI in education.
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2026
In the latest issue of what's new in game-based learning, we explore VR for empathy, esports career pathways, and 18th-century games.
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2026
Our May roundup explores how structured digital play actively reduces workplace anxiety and supports mental health.
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2026
At Filament, we’ve iterated on our Steam store page art for our game RoboCo many times in the past.
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2026
Mental Health Awareness Month brings a timely focus to the intersection of digital play and emotional well-being.
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2026
Like most human-made scenarios, the K-12 classroom is a high-stakes environment for social development.
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2026
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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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2026
Join hosts Brandon and Dan for another attempt at the Silicon Sonata level in RoboCo!
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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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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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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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2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
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2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
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2026
As part of our yearlong retrospective celebrating 20 years of educational game development, we’re introducing...
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Best practices for preventing motion sickness while maximizing learning outcomes.
