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Googly Eyes and Top Hats (Podcast)

Recently, our CEO Dan White had the pleasure of joining Elecia White and Christopher White (no relation!) on their engineering podcast, Embedded.fm. This podcast features insights from engineers, artists, educators, and makers with a passion for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. In this episode, Dan discusses Filament’s approach to game design, our upcoming sandbox…

July 20, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Experimental Learning with Filament Games (Livestream)

In our increasingly digital world, game-based learning is a rich and relevant topic for today’s schools and the realm of education at large. There’s a lot of terminology, theory, and intent surrounding educational games. If you’ve ever had questions like “what differentiates a serious game from an educational game?” or “what skills do students need…

August 17, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Top 10 Reasons to Work at Filament Games in 2022

Are you interested in a career at Filament Games? There’s a lot to love about working for an educational game developer, but somehow, we managed to narrow this list down to our top 10 reasons why working at Filament is fulfilling and fun. If you like what you read here, be sure to peruse our…

September 12, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

A Day in the Life of a Game Engineer

Hello Filamentarians! For today’s blog, we went behind the scenes to find out what a day in the life of a game engineer at Filament Games is like. We interviewed Senior Game Engineer Allison Salmon about her career in both educational game development and at AAA studios, her role and responsibilities, and much more! Discover…

September 14, 2022 // Allison Salmon

A Day in the Life of a 3D Artist

Hello, Filamentarians! This month on the blog, we’re giving you the inside scoop on several different careers at our studio. Previously, we interviewed Senior Game Engineer Allison Salmon on a day in her life at Filament, and today we’re featuring 3D Artist Demetri Sofides, interviewed by our Marketing Assistant Nicole Remily. In this interview, Nicole…

September 19, 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

Resource Roundup: Behind-the-Scenes at Filament Games

This month on the blog, we welcomed readers behind the scenes at Filament Games. From insider information to all-star interviews, read on to discover why we love what we do (and how you can join us)! via Giphy Top 10 Reasons to Work at Filament Games 2022 There’s a lot of love about working for…

September 28, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Permission to Play with Dan White, CEO of Filament Games (Podcast)

If you want to learn more about our CEO, our company, RoboCo, and future-facing skills, it’s your lucky day! Recently, Dan White met with EdUp Edtech podcast host Holly Owens to discuss Filament’s mission, why failure is vital to learning, digital robotics, the 4 c’s of 21st-century skills, and much more! Check out Dan and…

October 10, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

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

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 1: Is This Thing On?

The Filament Games Podcast is back! That’s right, after a, ahem, brief four-year hiatus, season four of your favorite game-based learning podcast is here. The original hosts of the podcast, VP of Marketing Brandon Pittser and CCO Dan Norton, are back with even more game-based learning insights, incredible guest interviews, and enough antics to keep…

November 9, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

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