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.
Covering Tales from the Middle - a free game we built with the Bezos Family Foundation and Games for Change - this webinar covers how narrative game design is the perfect way to prepare kids for the transition from elementary to middle school.
Our March roundup focused on clarity, and with that clarity in hand, April is showing us where the lines start getting drawn.
artificialintelligence
edtech
2026
This month brought a mix of new tools, research, and notable projects that are worth a look.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
staffinsights
2026
Data literacy is a non-negotiable competency for the modern workforce. While our recent update on artificial intelligence and education explored how learners prompt generative models, it’s equally important to address the foundational skills required to evaluate their work.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
gamedesign
k12
2026
Whether you’re commuting to work, waiting for an appointment, or just kinda bored, who can resist the siren’s song of the smartphone?
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mobile
staffinsights
2026
10 years ago – yonks ago – in an article called Yes, You Are a Gamer, I noted that everyday existence is governed by mechanics and dynamics, meaning we all intuitively understand how to navigate complex, interactive rulesets.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
staffinsights
2026
The intersection of digital innovation and clinical validation has long been a bottleneck for medtech entrepreneurs.
edtech
healthcare
staffinsights
2026
Welcome in everyone, it’s time for another monthly roundup of the latest developments in the grand, society-wide technological experiment we call artificial intelligence.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
2026
The highlights (and numerous student-led EDU game launches!) from this last month show that structured play is now a frontline tool for public health, high-level physics, and crisis management.
adultlearning
gamebasedlearning
k12
staffinsights
2026
Hey Filafriends! Today we’re turning our attention to an important topic - namely, financial literacy.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
2026
Organizations often face a persistent adherence gap where learners abandon training before achieving operational competency.
adultlearning
edtech
staffinsights
2026
Corporate training in 2026 is moving away from passive content consumption toward active, skills-based simulations that drive measurable workforce improvement.
adultlearning
gamebasedlearning
gamedesign
2026
We’re getting heady today folks, and for good reason – as we look around at medical learning solutions and impact-oriented medical technologies, we can’t help but notice some changes in the landscape of digital health in 2026.
adultlearning
gamebasedlearning
healthcare
2026
Policy debates are heating up as the AI race enters a new phase in which the top spot once again seems to be up for grabs.
artificialintelligence
edtech
gamebasedlearning
2026
Much like game-based learning itself, we’re expanding our focus across multiple sectors this month.
adultlearning
edtech
gamebasedlearning
k12
2026
Games earn sustained attention in ways CSR messaging usually cannot Most CSR initiatives struggle with the same structural problem: they rely on formats that compete poorly for attention.
adultlearning
edtech
gamebasedlearning
2026
Training formats tend to persist long after the conditions that created them. Workshops, webinars, and slide-based courses remain common because they are familiar and operationally simple.
adultlearning
edtech
gamebasedlearning
2026
This year, we’re looking back on 20 years of learning games, and frankly, it looks great.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
staffinsights
2026
Winter has settled in, and with it, a quieter phase of the AI conversation. The frantic model releases and headline-chasing proclamations have not stopped, but this month we’re turning our attention to Balanced Editorial and Practical Advice.
artificialintelligence
gamebasedlearning
2026
gamedesign
gamedev
gamebasedlearning
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.
filamentgames
gamebasedlearning
2026
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.
engineering
gamebasedlearning
gamedev
2026
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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filamentgames
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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filamentgames
STEM
2026
Join hosts Brandon and Dan for another attempt at the Silicon Sonata level in RoboCo!
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filamentgames
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!
edtech
gamebasedlearning
gamedesign
k12
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.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
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
edtech
gamebasedlearning
staffinsights
2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
staffinsights
2026
Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review, your go-to destination for all things game-based learning.
edtech
gamebasedlearning
2026
As part of our yearlong retrospective celebrating 20 years of educational game development, we’re introducing...
adultlearning
edtech
gamebasedlearning
gamedev
gamedesign
2026
Best practices for preventing motion sickness while maximizing learning outcomes.
