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Filament Games Podcast | Season 6 Episode 5 – Games for Change Festival Interview with Elizabeth Newbury

Ready to explore policy through play? Get ready for another illuminating conversation about serious games on the Filament Games Podcast! Meet Dr. Elizabeth M H Newbury, the visionary behind the Serious Games Initiative at the Wilson Center. As Director, she transforms policy discussions into interactive experiences, using games to engage the public around critical, real-world…

February 20, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

Flow, Learning, and Motivation in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Greetings Filamentarians! We’re excited to share something special with you today. In this blog, guest author, Ed.M. and Harvard graduate Dave Kim investigates “Breath of the Wild” and its impact on gaming culture. Read on to explore this popular commercial game’s unique approach to competence, autonomy, and relatedness through the lens of Self-Determination Theory, game-based…

February 26, 2024 // Dave Kim

Resource Roundup: Game-based Learning for Future Facing Skills

Another month is nearly over – which means you get another roundup of resources on the topic of the month! This February on blog, we investigated different topics related to 21st-century skills – those invaluable competencies that propel us into the future! We also call them, aptly, future-facing skills, as these capabilities encompass a spectrum…

February 28, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

What’s New in Game-based Learning – March 2024

This collection of game-based learning news will make you want to celebrate – like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow! In case you’re new around here, What’s New in Game-based Learning is a recurring segment on our blog that highlights the latest developments, trends, and innovations surrounding game-based learning. This series…

March 4, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games Podcast | Season 6 Episode 7 – Games for Change Festival Interview with Rebecca Benghiat

Terms like “addiction,” and “anxiety” often carry heavy stigma around with them. Yet opening sincere dialogues around mental health is exactly what longtime advocate Rebecca Benghiat does alongside Filament Games Podcast host Jennifer Javornik in this new episode. via Giphy With senior leadership experience driving growth for organizations like New York’s pioneering Quad Preparatory School…

March 6, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

Research Roundup: Game-based Learning and Language Acquisition

We don’t hide the fact that we love game-based learning and all of its many benefits – including its ability to assist students who are learning new languages! Today, we’re exploring what recent research has found on game-based learning for language acquisition. Through the following studies, we’ll explore the latest discoveries and findings on educational…

March 11, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games Podcast | Season 6 Episode 8 – Games for Change Festival Interview with Stan Pierre-Louis

What does the future hold for gaming as entertainment and beyond? As President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), this week’s Filament Games Podcast guest Stan Pierre-Louis is a prominent strategic leader of the US video game industry. via Giphy As President and CEO of ESA, he spearheads the organization’s public policy efforts,…

March 13, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

Game-Based Learning for Art and Art History Education

Are video games and art classrooms an intuitive pairing – or like oil and water? At first glance, video games and art education may seem like unlikely companions. But when we looked further into the combination of pixels and paintings, we found a vibrant, creative nexus with exciting possibilities for learning! Today’s blog will explore…

March 18, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

Game-based Learning and Creative Writing

If you’re an avid gamer, reader, binge-watcher, or a combination of all three, you’ll know that more and more, people from all walks of life are recognizing and appreciating video games for their unique storytelling merits. One giant example is the record success of The Last of Us season 1, a TV show adapted from…

March 20, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

Game Spotlight: Mooving Cows

You may have heard of Mooving Cows by tuning in to our podcast or reading our blog on game-based learning and agriculture, but whether you’re familiar with our client UW-Madison’s animal-handling simulation game or not, there’s a lot of new things to be said about its success! In case you didn’t know, Mooving Cows is…

March 25, 2024 // Alyssa Froehling

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