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Work With Filament Games: How to Get Hired Series Roundup

February 14, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

Filament Games wouldn’t be what it is today without our team! We’re an eclectic group of professionals with a passion for learning. We strive to improve constantly, be playful, and make space for life. We also believe that when we succeed, we succeed together. These are not just our core values – these beliefs make…

10 Amazing Edtech, Robotics, STEM, and Game-based Learning Podcasts

April 20, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

There’s a podcast for practically everything and everyone. Luckily for us, that means there’s an abundance of podcasts on game-based learning, edtech, STEM, robotics, and other related topics we’re passionate about! Whether you’re a frequent reader of our blog, or just stumbled upon it now, chances are you found your way here because you were…

What’s New in Game-based Learning – July 2022

July 11, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Welcome to July, Filamentarians! We hope that the summer heat isn’t keeping you down, but if you need to cool off with some summer reading, you’re in the right place. It’s time for another segment of our highly anticipated monthly series, What’s New in Game-based Learning! If you happen to be new here and don’t…

Top 10 Reasons to Work at Filament Games in 2022

September 12, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Are you interested in a career at Filament Games? There’s a lot to love about working for an educational game developer, but somehow, we managed to narrow this list down to our top 10 reasons why working at Filament is fulfilling and fun. If you like what you read here, be sure to peruse our…

Filament Games Podcast | Season 4 Episode 2: Mooving Cows with Jennifer Van Os

November 21, 2022 // Alyssa Froehling

Welcome back to the Filament Games Podcast! If you read our post on educational video games, farming, and agriculture, you know we are working with our friends at the University of Wisconsin – Madison to create an educational cow-handling game. If you didn’t know, now you do! The project is aptly called Mooving Cows, and…

What’s New in Game-based Learning – February 2023

February 1, 2023 // Alyssa Froehling

We’re shot through the heart, and game-based learning is to blame. 💘 It gives video games a good name! Welcome to February, Filamentarians – another segment of your beloved monthly series is here! Here’s a roundup of recent game-based learning news that will melt your icy hearts (which are frozen due to the cold weather…

Resource Roundup: Game-based Learning and the Humanities

March 29, 2023 // Alyssa Froehling

We’ve reached the end of March! This month on the blog, we showcased how video games can provide immersive, interactive, and engaging humanities learning experiences. Read on to discover how game-based learning is changing humanities learning for the better! via Giphy Interested in learning more about the potential of game-based learning? Follow us on Twitter…

How Universities are Advancing Game-based Learning Research (Part 2)

May 31, 2023 // Alyssa Froehling

Universities are leading the way in researching and advancing new approaches to education, like game-based learning! As industry-leading educational game developers, we are honored to be a part of all sorts of game-based learning projects going on at universities across the US. Together with universities, we are finding creative ways to incorporate game-based learning into…

Using Digital Games to Teach STEM (Part 2)

September 20, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

In our last installment of Using Digital Games to Teach STEM, we covered how many of our games can foster skills in STEM. We’re still waiting for you to name a more iconic duo than video games and STEM! While we’re waiting, let’s dive into even more examples of video games that incorporate science, technology,…

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

December 13, 2021 // Alyssa Froehling

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…