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Inside RoboCo: Episodes #1-3

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you know that we’ve been working on a game called RoboCo – a digital robotics sandbox for PC and VR. Though we’ve been underway for several years thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, RoboCo continues to evolve through our ongoing development efforts, and through…

June 28, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

RoboCo Game screenshot of a forklift robot

An Introduction to RoboCo (Tips, Tutorials, and More!)

Greetings, Filafolks! As of writing this, it’s been a couple of weeks since we launched RoboCo on Steam Early Access for PC. Even if you’ve been familiarizing yourself with all the game has to offer since it came out, there are a lot of features in the game that you may want to learn more…

November 14, 2022 // Luke Jayapalan

The Origin Story of RoboCo

You know the origin story of our bee-loved mascot and the origin story of Filament Games itself. But what’s the story behind our recent release, RoboCo? At Filament, creating, designing, and breathing life into meaningful educational experiences is what we do best. Just like our other games, RoboCo started as an idea and then grew…

November 7, 2022 // Brandon Pittser

RoboCo is Now Available on Steam!

It’s been an exciting week here at Filament Games. In case you haven’t heard, our sandbox robotics game, RoboCo, launches today, November 3rd, on Steam Early Access! After years of developing this joyful and educational STEM game, we couldn’t be more proud to share it with the world. If you haven’t been following RoboCo happenings…

November 3, 2022 // Nicole Remily

Behind the Scenes at an Educational Game Developer: Game Engineer Edition

Once again, we’re taking you behind the scenes at Filament Games! Whether you’re curious about the ins and outs of an award-winning educational game developer or looking to apply for one of our open positions, you’re in the right place. Earlier this month, we interviewed Allison Salmon on a day in the life of a…

September 21, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

RoboCo is in the Steam Next Festival!

Hello, Filamentarians! If you’ve been wondering what’s new with our upcoming sandbox robotics game, RoboCo, and if you’re ready for summer fun, we have just the news for you. The title of this post may have given it away, but it bears repeating: RoboCo is in the Steam Next Festival! What does this mean? A…

June 8, 2022 // Brandon Pittser

The Future of Digital Robotics

Here at Filament Games, we can’t wait to see how up-and-coming technology continues to shape the world we live in, especially when it comes to education! From eSports to the metaverse, EdTech is buzzing with potential in 2022. One area of that potential is digital robotics, which happens to be a subject we’re particularly passionate…

January 5, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling, Nicole Remily

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A Video Game for Designing Robots, with Dan White (Podcast)

Interested in learning more about RoboCo and the future of digital robotics? You’re in luck! CEO Dan White and Pius Wong, mechanical and biomedical engineer of Pios Labs in Austin, TX, met to discuss our favorite wholesome sandbox robotics game and more on a new episode of The K12 Engineering Education podcast! In the episode,…

November 22, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

Ready, Set, Play! RoboCo Playtests Now Online

Attention all humans – RoboCo is now available for playtesting! It’s Time to Play As you may have seen already on Twitter and Discord, Roboco is holding playtests! From now until the end of 2021, players will get to experience the latest, most up-to-date version of RoboCo, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. There is…

October 6, 2021 // Nicole Remily

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