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Highlights from a Decade of Learning Games

What does a decade of learning games look like? Filament Games has been around making learning games and taking names since 2005, which was so long ago that smartphones weren’t even a thing at the time. A lot has changed about the world since then, and correspondingly, a lot has changed about how we design…

July 31, 2017 // Brandon Pittser

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Introducing unity3d-pixi

In education, technology moves more slowly than in the consumer world. Institutions must eke all of the value out of their existing hardware, and even when they do make new hardware purchases, the hardware is still not requisitioned with games in mind. This means that when we are charged with building software that is accessible…

March 23, 2017 // Alex Stone

Success Story: McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education is one of the most successful and innovative educational publishers, and we’re honored to partner with them on Inspire Science. Earlier this year we worked with the team at McGraw-Hill to create a suite of four forward-facing science games designed to help teachers engage students and improve results in STEM education. Inspire Science represents…

November 28, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

HTML5 and WebGL

WebGL, like HTML5, is an agreed upon standard that browser software will support. It is based on OpenGL, which is the most widely adopted graphics standard in computing. This means that instead of relying on plug-ins, modern browsers can support rich content and advanced features without installing additional software. Specifically, WebGL allows for hardware accelerated graphics…

July 13, 2016 // Stephen Calender

FGP2-6: Classcraft

Join us on an adventure to the Games for Change Festival where we sat down with CEO and Founder of Classcraft Shawn Young. We chat with Shawn about how he developed Classcraft and the future of game-based learning and gamification in the classroom. Hot Topics in This Week’s Episode Classcraft Games for Change Shawn is…

July 12, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

Filament Games Podcast Season Two

Welcome to season two of the Filament Games Podcast! We’re glad to have you back with us as we explore the world of game-based learning. This season we’re interviewing game-based learning pioneers, sitting down with teachers to learn how they’re using games in the classroom, and taking a step back in time with a new…

June 24, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

Extending the Life of Your Flash-Based Video Game

While there have been several waves of education video game development throughout the past 40 years, most of the games that have been developed in the first half of the last decade were built in Adobe Flash (now Adobe Animate). In fact, some say that the accessibility and capabilities of Flash made this most recent…

May 19, 2016 // Jennifer Javornik

FGP 16: Win The White House

Welcome to Episode 16! In FGP 16 we ask the important question, “What do you think is the largest number of bananas you can eat in a day?” We also chat with special guest Carrie Ray-Hill from iCivics about Win The White House and the importance of teaching in a non-partisan, safe environment around the…

March 29, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

Alternative Ways to Teach with Games

Although school districts are implementing new mobile technology at a steady pace and the number of institutions interested in implementing devices is particularly strong, many classrooms in the United States still are not 1:1. If 1:1 isn’t on the horizon for you just yet, have no fear! There are a number of ways to use games…

March 9, 2016 // Elle Jacobson

A Case for Learning Games: Molecubes Amplifies Student Learning

As a game studio, we know that not all content is right for learning games, so we take the time to vet all of our ideas to ensure they make the best games for the classroom. Our recent release, Molecubes, was tested extensively throughout its development to make sure it was enjoyable and educational as a piece…

February 17, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

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