We played games, we raised $1655 for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and we had a ton of fun along the way – needless to say, our Extra Life 19 livestream was a success! …
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Speed Sketch: Happy Halloween 2019! ✨
Check out our all-new duo of Halloween speed sketches from game artists Yotty Kim and Roma Jensen! …
Tune in to Filament Games’ Extra Life 19 Stream!
Join Filament Games on Saturday, November 2, 2019 as we host a 12-hour gaming livestream and raise money for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin! …
Game Spotlight: Cast Your Vote (iCivics)
Get a behind-the-screens look at the making of iCivics’ newly-remastered civics learning game Cast Your Vote in our interview with Game Designer Colin Skinner! …
Local Spotlight: WGA Professional Development Day
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 …
Making Great Learning Games Pt. 2 – Designing Game Mechanics
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 …
Making Great Learning Games Pt. 1 – Defining Learning Objectives
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… …
GBL Luminary Guest Post: Designing Play Through Interactives, Toys and Games
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 …
GBL Luminary Guest Post: Walking with Thoreau – Uncommon Wisdom for Game Designers
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 …
GBL Luminary Guest Post: Games and Grad School
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 …
