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Educational Games and Project-based Learning

Educational games and project-based learning are a natural, delightful pairing – like peanut butter and jelly, or Wario and Waluigi. Via Gfycat Whether you’re looking to teach coding, robotics, or maybe even some future-facing 21st century skills, a project-based approach to learning has proven potency. As rich multimedia offerings, games are an ideal medium for…

September 13, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

Game-based Learning for 21st Century Skills

“21st century skills” is a funny phrase. In the education world, we use this terminology to represent the skills needed for success in the modern workforce, but in a very literal sense, the phrase 21st century skills might sound like a set of abilities you needed for success 20 years ago. (Come on people, we’re…

September 8, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

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

A new month is upon us! September is here, the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air, and it’s time for another round-up of what’s 🔥 hot 🔥 in game-based learning. via GIPHY This month’s hand-picked selection includes everything from inspiring stories of student creators to learning about saltwater fishing on the high seas…

September 1, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

NASEF and the Rise of Scholastic Esports

Here’s a trivia question for you: what do Starcraft, Super Smash Brothers, League of Legends, Minecraft, Fortnite, and K-12 have to do with eachother? via GIPHY Answer: It’s Esports! Poised to reach a value of $5B by 2028, the global esports market is expanding rapidly, particularly as viewers increasingly looked to their screens for entertainment…

August 25, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Research Roundup: Video Gaming for Older Adults

Worldwide, humans are living longer than any point in previous history…and we think that’s pretty awesome! via GIPHY According to the World Health Association, the world’s population aged 60+ is expected to grow from 900 million to 2 billion by 2050, a remarkable doubling of proportion from 12% to 22%. As a result, a growing…

August 18, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Project Round-up: Educational Games for Adults by Filament Games

Oregon Trail, Math Blasters, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego – these classic educational games have one thing in common: they’re for kids! Popular conceptions of learning games tend to focus on their use in the K-12 classroom by young learners, but what about the young at heart? Fortunately, over the years we’ve had…

August 16, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Free Educational Games for Back-to-School Season

I hate to say it, but it’s true – summer’s almost over, which can only mean one thing… via GIPHY It’s nearly time to go back to school! 😱 To help you ease into the school year, we’ve assembled a list of some of our favorite free educational games, developed by Filament Games in partnership…

August 11, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Project Round-up: Math Games by Filament Games

With more than 200 games shipped in the past 16 years, it’s safe to say that Filament Games has done it all when it comes to educational game development. Our promise to our clients is any age, any subject, any platform – no matter what you’re trying to teach and where you’re trying to teach…

August 4, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Video Games as Therapy

Last time we checked in on the expanding and dynamic intersection of video games and healthcare, we explored whether video games can help treat COVID-19 brain fog, an excellent example of the ways in which the proliferation of medical applications for video games is being driven by the emergent needs of our world. Today we’re…

July 28, 2021 // Brandon Pittser

Boost Your Career with Video Games

What do a passion for video games and a successful career have in common? A recent study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of World of Warships by Wargaming asked approximately 2,000 American adults to answer this very question, assessing the impact that video games had on their professional lives. If you’re short on time, you…

July 26, 2021 // Brandon Pittser