To those paying attention, it’s no secret that Madison, Wisconsin is home to a growing cluster of video game development studios – a phenomenon that we see occurring throughout the greater state, too. With the number of local community gaming events like M+DEV Conference, Madison FemDev, and Indie Arcade increasing each year, there has never been a …
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Find Filament Games at M+DEV 2018! 🎮
Did you know? While we’re most famous for our cheese, beer, and the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin is also home to a thriving game development scene! …and many more! Last year, local industry organization the Wisconsin Games Alliance kicked off M+DEV, a game development conference designed to serve as a gathering place for games industry professionals …
Professional Production Practices: What They Don’t Teach You in School
A couple of months ago, I walked across the stage to commemorate graduating from college. I studied the Management of Creative Media, and have since started working at Filament Games (Filament) as an Associate Producer. Over that time, I’ve realized there are a couple things I wish I knew more about before starting. However, I …
Demystifying UX
Over the past decade, the term “UX” has become ubiquitous across many industries. I find myself uttering those two letters at an alarming rate on any given day. My inbox contains no shortage of emails from sources like Linkedin begging and pleading for applicants to fill a variety of UX positions. But what is UX …
How to Get Hired at a Game Studio: UX Designer Edition
The Role of a Visual Interaction Designer at Filament A number of months ago I received an email inquiry seeking advice on how to become a Visual Interaction Designer (otherwise referred to as a User Experience Designer, or UX for short) at Filament Games. This request came from Brandon Korth, who has since become a …
Resource Roundup: How to Get Hired at a Game Studio
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) reports that the US video game industry generated $36 billion in revenue in 2017, a growth of 18% from the prior year. With 2,000+ video game developers and publishers directly employing over 65,000 individuals across all 50 U.S. states (seriously, find out who’s near you using this handy interactive map), …
Top 10 Reasons to Work at Filament Games
There’s a lot to love about a career at Filament Games… We work with premier clients. National Geographic, McGraw-Hill Education, Oculus, BrainPOP, the Smithsonian…and the list goes on. Our commitment to producing outstanding products has built our reputation as a national leader in the educational games development scene. We offer full-time employees flexible work hours & …
How to Get Hired at a Game Studio: Game Designer Edition
Let’s talk about design as a job! People like to think that designers are a job defined by having neat ideas. They sit on a cushion, think of game…stuff, maybe even write it down. The developers gather around, consume the documents, eager to fulfill the prophecies from their glorious leader, and eventually, the designer is …
How to Get Hired at a Game Studio: Art Edition
As the Game Art Team Lead, one of my key responsibilities is hiring and onboarding new game artists when open positions become available. I am often the first person to review incoming job applications, tasked with sifting through portfolio after portfolio in order to determine which candidates are most qualified to move forward in the …
Come Work with Filament Games!
What could possibly be better than making video games for a living? Filament Games is uniquely situated at the intersection of both the video games and education industries, meaning our team not only develops digital games, but ones with real-world impact. Our talented team of game designers, artists, engineers, and more work each day to …
