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How to Get the Most Out of Your Avatar Creator

What gamer doesn’t love customizing their in-game character? VP Jennifer Javornik takes a closer look at the various elements that comprise a compelling avatar system!

June 3, 2020 // Jennifer Javornik

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Designing Educational Games for International Audiences

Want to ensure your educational game is accessible and appealing to audiences around the globe? Check out these key game design considerations!

February 22, 2021 // James LaPierre

Designing Accessible Educational Games

We’re chatting with game designer Colin Skinner about his efforts bringing accessibility features to our recent iCivics game releases!

March 1, 2021 // James LaPierre

Resource Roundup: Educational Games and Accessibility

We’re celebrating the intersection of educational games and accessibility with a roundup of helpful (and free) resources!

March 3, 2021 // James LaPierre

Let’s Talk! Upcoming Filament Games Speaking Engagements

Summer is here and that can only mean one thing: It’s time to don our tallest top hats and take the stage for some industry conference speaking engagements. The next month is jam-packed with opportunities to see our faces and hear our thoughts on the latest and greatest in educational game development. Read on for…

June 16, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Get “Outside” with Natural Science Learning Games

With a recent rash of intense storms, a gnarly nationwide heat wave, and swarms of 17 year cicadas that not even the secret service can handle, times are tough for nature lovers out there. In fact just this morning my colleague Dan White told me a grim tale of his weekend campsite encounter with scores…

June 21, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

CEO Interview: The Importance of Open-ended Problems in Game-based Learning

For today’s blog, we sat down with CEO Dan White to discuss why students need to be prepared to solve open-ended problems and how games like RoboCo can help. What prompted your interest in this topic? It really comes down to the fact that outside of school, outside of formal K12 learning, most problems that…

July 12, 2021 // Dan White

GBL Luminary Guest Post: A Logical Journey Through Game-Based Learning

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 Jodi Asbell-Clarke – Senior…

July 14, 2021 // Filament Staff

Educational Game Development Best Practices: Data Strategy and Confidentiality

Data Strategy There are two categories of data that we think about when building games. Telemetry is data about how the user experiences the game. This may include timing information, content exposures, correct/vs incorrect responses, and other key interactions that allow stakeholders to make inferences about the user’s skill mastery and app usability. Telemetry is…

July 19, 2021 // Alex Stone

Educational Game Development Best Practices: Animation and Voiceover

Animation Our animation process is significantly different between 2D and 3D art, but today we’re going to focus on our 2D workflow. Animation starts internally with Motion Design. This involves the team sketching a concept of the final piece and creating basic animatics. These are used to identify the level of detail, timing, and the…

July 21, 2021 // Alex Stone

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