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Level Up Your LMC with Game-Based Learning

November 20, 2019 // James LaPierre

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

Find out how your library or makerspace program can leverage the power of game-based learning to improve engagement and learning outcomes!

5 Easy Ways to Support Your Local Schools

December 6, 2017 // James LaPierre

As the holiday season hastily approaches and the spirit of giving fills the air, we wanted to highlight some simple ways you can play an active role in improving your local school community. No matter the size, location, or funding of your institution or district, it is likely they would joyfully welcome additional support from…

How to Get Awards for Your VR Experience

April 26, 2021 // James LaPierre

Gearing up to launch a VR experience for learning or impact? Make sure to submit your title to these VR awards programs!

How to Make a Video Game for Learning: Costs and Considerations

November 9, 2015 // Stephen Calender

Game creation is more complicated than portrayed in Game Dev Story. I’m going to explain just how complicated it can be, but I have a few caveats: I can’t walk through every possible game feature (there are many and we make new ones all the time). I can’t provide a standard menu of features either,…

Virtual and Augmented Reality for Businesses

September 7, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

I’ll admit it. I was a bit of a skeptic when it came to practical corporate uses for Virtual or Augmented Reality. As a marketer I’ve seen countless projects with significant potential fall flat because the focus of using cutting-edge technology isn’t on the purpose behind the project, but the technology itself. Even tech giants…

How to Make a Simple Project Shine

March 8, 2017 // Madeline Folz

We make games! You already knew that because you’re reading our blog, but what you may not know is that we’ve partnered with a variety of organizations to design elegant platforms to house their games, apps, and other digital content. These projects have brought to light a number of design concepts that we wanted to…

How to Get Hired at a Game Studio: Art Edition

December 13, 2017 // Natasha Soglin

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…

Resource Roundup: Game Design and Development Colleges in Wisconsin

October 3, 2018 // James LaPierre

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…

How to Make a Learning Game

January 4, 2016 // Stephen Calender

It Begins With An Idea Video games typically begin with design, either starting with a great idea or pursuing a creative solution to a tough problem. It is entirely possible to imagine games for which there is no demand, or to identify a space where there is a need but no good game can be…

Taking Your Game From Version 1.0 to 2.0

September 8, 2016 // Stephen Calender

I have written about the importance of considering cost during the early stages of project development, and provided a broad overview of what to expect during the production process. Now that you’ve officially launched the game, you may be considering taking your project to version 2.0. Before developing ideas on how to best position your project for…

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