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.
The 2025-2026 school year is underway, which means it’s time to press start on a new batch of game-based learning ideas for K12 classrooms.
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September brought a wave of announcements from universities, companies, and policymakers, each highlighting new ways AI is being used to improve learning access and outcomes.
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If you’ve been following the learning games space this fall, you’ll notice it’s brimming with new projects.
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At Filament Games, we’re always looking for ways to connect with partners who share our passion for making learning playful, engaging, and accessible.
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We’re celebrating a big win! Investigation Declaration – made by iCivics and Filament Games – has officially earned a Gee!
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Educational games have the power to engage learners, deepen understanding, and provide rich opportunities for applied practice, but as any K-12 educational game developer will tell you, schools prefer games that are seamlessly integrated into curricula.
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Learning shouldn’t stop at the classroom door, and today’s platforms – from trusted school devices to immersive online environments – are proving that game-based learning can thrive wherever learners are.
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In 2025, game-based learning sits at the intersection of creativity, technology, and policy.
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This month is packed with opportunities to get involved with Filament Games and our community.
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Education and technology leaders are taking decisive steps to shape how AI enters the learning space – this month’s updates reveal a shift from speculation to strategy.
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If you’ve been keeping an eye on educational games this summer, you’ve probably spotted some very cool stuff popping up across commercial platforms.
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At Filament Games, we treat accessibility in game-based learning as a foundation for our game development goals.
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When most people think about accessibility in games, they picture subtitles, colorblind modes, and screen readers, and they’re not wrong.
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If you caught our recent webinar on accessibility in educational games, you likely heard the CASEL framework come up – particularly in the context of how developers like Social Cipher use it to shape more inclusive, supportive experiences.
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If you’re working at the intersection of game design and accessibility, this webinar is worth your time.
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Over the past couple of months, we’ve taken a close look at how accessibility works in game-based learning across design, hardware, classroom use, and legal standards.
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As you get ready for a new school year, now is the time to make sure your classroom is welcoming for all students.
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AI in education isn’t slowing down. If anything, July brought a fresh surge of tools, critiques, and questions about how learners and educators are adapting to the technology.
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School’s out for the summer and relaxation is in the air, but the pace of innovation in game-based learning is as relentless as ever.
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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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Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! We're back at it in RoboCo, crossing that goo gap.
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Welcome back to the Game-based Learning Review! This week we kick things off with two new homegrown widgets.
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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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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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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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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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Join hosts Brandon and Dan for another attempt at the Silicon Sonata level in RoboCo!
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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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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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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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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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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.
