Welcome to the Game-Based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning. Each week, we publish articles and videos that examine how educational games are designed, evaluated, and deployed in real learning contexts. With a special focus on the games we create with our esteemed clients, the Game-based Learning Review draws on work across K12, higher education, workforce training, and informal learning environments.

Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! Dan and Brandon have a full episode of puzzle-solving, game design pitches, and robot dancing.

Welcome or welcome back to the Filament Games blog! In this resource roundup, you’ll find everything you want to know about the crossover between game-based learning and medical technology.
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2023

One of the most exciting areas of our business lies in the intersection between game-based learning and healthcare!
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2023

What do experts have to say about using games in medical settings? Today, we’re exploring captivating research that highlights the applications of game-based learning in the medical field!
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2023

In today’s fast-paced and often stressful world, finding effective ways to prioritize our mental health and well-being is not only important, it’s necessary!
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2023

Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have come a long way since their inception.
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In recent years, games have become an increasingly popular tool for healthcare education and training.
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2023

The end of the school year brings a well-deserved break, but learning doesn’t stop when the school doors close for summer!
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2023

Universities are leading the way in researching and advancing new approaches to education, like game-based learning!
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2023

Previously on the blog, we’ve covered how many universities recognize the potential of video games to reengage students in a post-pandemic landscape.
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2023

As industry-leading educational game developers, we’re here to keep you up to date on all the latest edtech trends.
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2023

Over the past few years in particular, more virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies have been making their way into education, transforming traditional classrooms into immersive learning environments.
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This month on the blog, we’re investigating all the ways game-based learning and higher education go together.
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2023

Did you know that games created by college and university students have had a significant impact on the gaming industry since its inception?
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2023

For better and for worse, the pandemic has left its mark on the education system.
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2023

Somebody call NSYNC and let them know it’s not gonna be May. As of today, it is May.
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2023

The video game industry has grown exponentially since its inception, and it took the hard work of many to make our beloved video game industry what it is today.
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2023

As we look toward the future, there’s one technology that’s set to transform the way we work (and play!) more than any other: artificial intelligence (AI).
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2023
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Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! Dan and Brandon have a full episode of puzzle-solving, game design pitches, and robot dancing.
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2026

Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! We're back at it in RoboCo, crossing that goo gap.
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2026

Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! This week we kick things off with two new homegrown widgets.
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2026

Welcome back to the Game Based Learning Review! This week we return to RoboCo and the zombie apocalypse level, where our goal (of our creation) is to capture a rogue undead manager in a trash can.
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2026

Welcome back to the stream! This week on the Game Based Learning Review, we return to Zoombinis, the classic puzzle game we started last episode.
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2026

Welcome back to the Game Based Learning Review! In this week's episode, we take a nostalgic trip back to the 90s to play the iconic educational title, Logical Journey of the Zoombinis.
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See how learning games evolved over 20 years in Filament CEO Dan White's Games for Change 2026 retrospective, plus his take on where the field goes next.
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Join Dan and Brandon for a livestream! We crossed the gap but the goo is still flowing. So today? We turn valves.
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2026

In this episode of the Game-based Learning Review, hosts Brandon and Dan dive into Do I Have a Right? to commemorate iCivics.org's GEE! Award for Best Formal Learning!
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2026

Join hosts Brandon and Dan for another attempt at the Silicon Sonata level in RoboCo!
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2026

We’re still live! Every Monday at 1230pm CST, the Game-based Learning Review airs on the Filament Games YouTube channel, featuring educational game playthroughs and developer insights. Catch up on the most recent episodes!
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2026

Hello friends of Filament and a Happy Monday to you all! If you’re like me, Mondays are an exciting time, because every Monday we drop a fresh episode of The Game-based Learning Review.
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2026

Another day, another chance to think about financial literacy! As you may have heard earlier this week, Filament just launched a game with our friends at Intuit called Credit Climber
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2026

Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
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Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
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2026

As part of our yearlong retrospective celebrating 20 years of educational game development, we’re introducing...
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Best practices for preventing motion sickness while maximizing learning outcomes.