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Excellent Learning Games That Teach ELA and ESL

It’s been too long since we’ve covered some excellent ELA (English Language- Arts) and ESL (English as a Second Language) learning games on the blog! via Giphy As we mentioned in our last post about ELA games, they tend to be a bit — how do we put it? More slippery and less straightforward than…

October 27, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

What’s New in Game-based Learning – November 2021

Be-leaf it or not, the month of turkey, pumpkin pie, and cranberries galore is upon us! And with every new month comes a new installment of What’s New in Game-based Learning, a cornucopia of noteworthy news from all around the world to keep you updated on GBL while you sip that PSL. Let’s get into…

November 1, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

Educational Games and Media Literacy

There is a lot of data on the internet. Like, a lot. It comes as no surprise that not every 🔥hot take🔥 on the web can be trusted. Between the 24-hour news cycle, disinformation campaigns, and the plethora of articles shared on Facebook each day, it’s easy for anyone to feel overwhelmed while trying to…

November 10, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

A Video Game for Designing Robots, with Dan White (Podcast)

Interested in learning more about RoboCo and the future of digital robotics? You’re in luck! CEO Dan White and Pius Wong, mechanical and biomedical engineer of Pios Labs in Austin, TX, met to discuss our favorite wholesome sandbox robotics game and more on a new episode of The K12 Engineering Education podcast! In the episode,…

November 22, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

Game-based Learning and Passion-based Learning

I think this is it. I think we’ve found it. A duo to rival the widely heralded perfect pair, game-based learning and STEM. What duo is this, you ask? Game-based learning and passion-based learning. via CBR Pictured from left to right: Passion-based learning, game-based learning, and STEM What is passion-based learning? We’re not referencing the…

November 29, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

What’s New in Game-based Learning – December 2021

It may be hard to believe, but 2021 is almost behind us! Let’s not get too ahead of ourselves, though – we have a whole month left until we ring in a new year. With every new month comes a new round-up of game-based learning news that you don’t want to miss! via Giphy The…

December 1, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

5 More Great Music Education Games

As a kid, I spent too much time playing Rock Band and not enough time practicing my actual guitar. Perhaps an educational game would have been the perfect middle ground to keep me motivated to learn an instrument – which is why today, we are doing another installment on music education games! via Giphy Though…

December 8, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

A 2021 Holiday Buyer’s Guide to Educational Games ✨🎁

It’s that time of year again. With each day that passes, we get closer to everyone’s favorite holiday – Toy Day! But even if you’re not planning on spending your holidays running errands for a reindeer named Jingle who is incompetent at his job (seriously – who forgets wrapping paper when their job is delivering…

December 13, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

5 Excellent Gaming Communities and Organizations

Even if they’re more into single-player games, gamers need community! Communities serve vital roles in the gaming industry, whether they’re helping people connect to one another amidst a global pandemic, providing career mentorship, or looking out for the safety, enjoyment, and success of gamers who have been historically marginalized and left out of conversations around…

December 15, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

A Look Back at Our 2021 Game Releases

It should come as no surprise that here at Filament Games, we think game-based learning is super cool. We also happen to think that the work we do here – creating playful experiences that improve people’s lives – is super cool too! via Giphy With 2022 on the horizon, we want to take a moment…

December 20, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling