James LaPierre, Author at Filament Games

How to Teach with Games eBook

August 7, 2019 // James LaPierre

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

Having amassed nearly 15 years of educational games development experience, our team knows a thing or two about what makes great learning games. But when it comes to successfully integrating learning games into the schools, we know that the real experts are teachers themselves – which is why we worked hand-in-hand with real-world educators to…

GBL Luminary Guest Post: Games and Grad School

August 28, 2019 // Matthew Berland

Filament Games stays connected to the scholarly side of game-based learning (GBL) through our GBL Luminaries Program. Academics in the Luminaries program work with our staff to maintain a healthy dialogue between game-based learning theory and practice through all-staff lectures and guest blog posts. Today’s GBL Luminary guest post is from Matthew Berland, Professor in…

What’s New in Game-Based Learning – September 2019

September 4, 2019 // James LaPierre

Friends of Filament, fans of games for impact, and AR/VR for education fiends – welcome to What’s New in Game-Based Learning! A monthly recap of the 🔥hottest🔥 news stories, interviews, and announcements from the world of digital play, our series aims to help you stay informed of the latest trends in our industry. Check out…

GBL Luminary Guest Post: Walking with Thoreau – Uncommon Wisdom for Game Designers

September 11, 2019 // Tracy Fullerton

Filament Games stays connected to the scholarly side of game-based learning (GBL) through our GBL Luminaries Program. Academics in the Luminaries program work with our staff to maintain a healthy dialogue between game-based learning theory and practice through all-staff lectures and guest blog posts. Today’s GBL Luminary guest post is from Tracy Fullerton, experimental game…

Play Games, Save the Planet: 5 Conservation Learning Games

September 16, 2019 // James LaPierre

Like video games? Love planet Earth? Then you’re in the right place – today, we’re unearthing some of our favorite conservation-minded digital games available on the market! 🌎 And we’re not alone in our love for “green” games – in fact, research shows that sustainability-focused video games can serve as an excellent way to increase…

GBL Luminary Guest Post: Designing Play Through Interactives, Toys and Games

September 25, 2019 // Lindsay Grace

Filament Games stays connected to the scholarly side of game-based learning (GBL) through our GBL Luminaries Program. Academics in the Luminaries program work with our staff to maintain a healthy dialogue between game-based learning theory and practice through all-staff lectures and guest blog posts. Today’s GBL Luminary guest post is from Lindsay Grace, Knight Chair…

Making Great Learning Games Pt. 1 – Defining Learning Objectives

September 30, 2019 // Dan Norton

Drawing on over a decade of experience developing educational games, CCO Dan Norton offers a look at the core elements of designing great learning games…

What’s New in Game-Based Learning – October 2019

October 2, 2019 // James LaPierre

Welcome back to What’s New in Game-Based Learning – our monthly roundup of the 🔥hottest🔥 news in the world of game-based learning, games for impact, and AR/VR for education! Check out our highlighted articles below, then let us know on our Facebook or Twitter if we missed anything! Classcraft Raises $7.5 Million to Turn Classrooms…

Making Great Learning Games Pt. 2 – Designing Game Mechanics

October 7, 2019 // Dan Norton

Hello again! Welcome to part 2 of Making Great Learning Games! Last article we covered how to identify your actual learning objectives and how to formulate a plan for transferring them from the play experience to the real world. Now the next step is migrating those objectives into gameplay mechanics! I don’t want to speak…

Local Spotlight: WGA Professional Development Day

October 9, 2019 // James LaPierre

Calling all Wisconsin-based game developers – the Wisconsin Games Alliance’s Professional Development Day kicks off on Friday October 18th, 2019! Hosted at StartingBlock Madison and featuring two unique workshops on Unreal Engine 4 development fundamentals and version control for game devs, the all-day event is a must-attend for developers of all backgrounds and levels of…

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