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

🎉Happy New Year!🎉 We’re starting off this year on the blog with some fresh game-based learning news! From the futuristic Metaverse to a retrospective on a trailblazing edugame from the 70s, this nifty roundup of serious games news abounds with fascinating tidbits for all. Keeping gaming enthusiasts well-fed with educational gaming news since 2019, this…

January 3, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

A Look Back at Our 2021 Game Releases

It should come as no surprise that here at Filament Games, we think game-based learning is super cool. We also happen to think that the work we do here – creating playful experiences that improve people’s lives – is super cool too! via Giphy With 2022 on the horizon, we want to take a moment…

December 20, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

5 More Great Music Education Games

As a kid, I spent too much time playing Rock Band and not enough time practicing my actual guitar. Perhaps an educational game would have been the perfect middle ground to keep me motivated to learn an instrument – which is why today, we are doing another installment on music education games! via Giphy Though…

December 8, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

What’s New in Game-based Learning – December 2021

It may be hard to believe, but 2021 is almost behind us! Let’s not get too ahead of ourselves, though – we have a whole month left until we ring in a new year. With every new month comes a new round-up of game-based learning news that you don’t want to miss! via Giphy The…

December 1, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

What’s New in Game-based Learning – November 2021

Be-leaf it or not, the month of turkey, pumpkin pie, and cranberries galore is upon us! And with every new month comes a new installment of What’s New in Game-based Learning, a cornucopia of noteworthy news from all around the world to keep you updated on GBL while you sip that PSL. Let’s get into…

November 1, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

What’s New in Game-based Learning – October 2021

Oh, hello. via Giphy What was that? An intangible voice whispered through the leaves and asked, “what’s new in game-based learning?” We’re glad it asked. Read on for less boos and more news! Bringing STEM to Students with Mobile Technology (EdTech Magazine) A lack of access to higher-level STEM courses for K-12 students is a…

October 4, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

Research Roundup: Video Gaming for Older Adults

Worldwide, humans are living longer than any point in previous history…and we think that’s pretty awesome! via GIPHY According to the World Health Association, the world’s population aged 60+ is expected to grow from 900 million to 2 billion by 2050, a remarkable doubling of proportion from 12% to 22%. As a result, a growing…

August 18, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Project Round-up: Educational Games for Adults by Filament Games

Oregon Trail, Math Blasters, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego – these classic educational games have one thing in common: they’re for kids! Popular conceptions of learning games tend to focus on their use in the K-12 classroom by young learners, but what about the young at heart? Fortunately, over the years we’ve had…

August 16, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

What’s New in Game-based Learning – July 2021

Hello friends! Time to jam out to our latest roundup of the month’s hottest educational gaming, serious games, and AR/VR for learning news! (Image Source: Giphy) Be sure to let us know on Facebook or Twitter if we missed any noteworthy articles or announcements. Here’s what’s goin’ on: Nintendo Partners with the National Summer Learning…

July 7, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

What’s New in Game-Based Learning – June 2021

Join us for a recap of the month’s hottest educational gaming, serious games, and AR/VR for learning news!

June 2, 2021 // James LaPierre

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