Alyssa Froehling, Author at Filament Games

Let’s talk robotics with Dan White (Podcast)

March 7, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

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…

What’s New in Game-based Learning – March 2022

March 2, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

We’ve made it to March, which means we’ve almost made it out of the winter! Punxsutawney Phil did predict six more weeks of winter last month, but regardless, we’re thinking positive and warm thoughts this month! via Giphy Okay, we get it, Phil, your word is final. More winter it is. However, we can’t help…

Learning in the Metaverse

February 28, 2022 // Dan White

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…

The Origin Story of Filament Games

February 23, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

If you’ve been following the Filament Games blog for a while now, you know the origin story of our dear mascot, the Filabee. Recently, upon reminiscing on our favorite bee and how our mascot came to be, we realized something – that we’d never shared the origin story of our company itself! It’s quite the…

Making Different Styles of Game: Positive impact vs. Entertainment

February 21, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Earlier this month, our very own CCO Dan Norton was featured in the Virginia Serious Game Institute (VSGI) Speaker Series! The VSGI Speaker Series, which takes place through George Mason University, features serious game design professionals from across the industry. Dan’s session, called Making Different Styles of Game (Positive Impact vs. Entertainment), focused on the…

Game-based Learning Theory and Evidence

February 16, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

So far this month, we’ve covered what game-based learning is and isn’t along with the do’s and don’ts for designing educational games. However, if you’re new to the game-based learning sphere, you may still be wondering: why learning games in the first place? And moreover, why do we dedicate our entire business to educational game…

Work With Filament Games: How to Get Hired Series Roundup

February 14, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games wouldn’t be what it is today without our team! We’re an eclectic group of professionals with a passion for learning. We strive to improve constantly, be playful, and make space for life. We also believe that when we succeed, we succeed together. These are not just our core values – these beliefs make…

5 Myths About Game-based Learning

February 9, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Myths! Rumors! Misconceptions! Like pretty much everything in this world, game-based learning is not immune to any of the above. But luckily, your favorite friendly educational game developer is here to dispel common game-based learning falsehoods, just for you! via Giphy Chances are, if you’re new to the subject and have been trying to learn…

What’s New in Game-based Learning – February 2022

February 2, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Welcome to a brand new month, FilaFriends! Ah, February – a time to take extra care to celebrate everyone and everything you love. At Filament, we love game-based learning, and we love to keep all of our readers up to date with the most interesting games for impact, serious game, and AR/VR news that each…

January Wrap-up – What’s New in 2022

January 31, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

The beginning of each year is always brimming with possibilities and potential! This month on the blog, we focused on the latest and greatest technology and game-based learning news, while keeping a focus on the horizon. As an educational game developer, we consider it our sworn duty to keep readers of our blog informed on…

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