Ethan Cayko

At Filament Games, Ethan worked at the intersection of education, software development, and entertainment. As a Producer, he led numerous projects from concept to release with clients such as Oculus, iCivics, Scholastic, and Publications Intl.

Selected articles by the author

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Ethan Cayko

June 4, 2018

Remote Collaboration & Telecommunication – Part 2: Navigating the Network

Looking for part 1 of Ethan’s ‘Remote Collaboration & Telecommunication’ blog series?

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Ethan Cayko

April 30, 2018

Remote Collaboration & Telecommunication – Part 1: A History

“Oh right! And…sorry…no you…uh, I was just… no you go first, go ahead.” “I was just saying that bSHHHTZTK in the first place.” “Sorry, could you repeat that?” Today’s high speed fiber optic networks and teleconferencing technologies connect people and businesses across the globe in seconds, but what are the affordances and limitations of this new medium, and how can we use it well?

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Ethan Cayko

March 30, 2017

What I Learned in my First Six Months as a Producer at Filament Games

Hi, my name is Ethan and I am new here. I am new to Wisconsin, I am new to educational game development, and in October 2016 I was new to Filament Games.

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Ethan Cayko

July 13, 2017

Embodied Cognition and the Vital Importance of Play

Greetings gentle reader, I would like to kick off this blog article with a quote from one of our fearless leaders here at Filament Games, Dan Norton: “Games-based learning requires that we look at the content and figure out if there are ways to embody that content in the act of play itself.” What I want to focus on today are primarily the last four words of that quote: “The act of play itself.” Here in scenic Madison WI, we are in the heat of summer and outdoor activities abound.

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Ethan Cayko

June 24, 2019

Remote Collaboration & Telecommunication – Part 3: Achieving Successful Shared Workspaces

Great meeting! Network connection was solid the whole time, video was great, audio was crystal clear, and interruptions were kept to a minimum.

Ethan Cayko

Selected articles by the author

Remote Collaboration &#038; Telecommunication – Part 2: Navigating the Network

Remote Collaboration &#038; Telecommunication – Part 1: A History

What I Learned in my First Six Months as a Producer at Filament Games

Embodied Cognition and the Vital Importance of Play

Remote Collaboration & Telecommunication – Part 3: Achieving Successful Shared Workspaces

Remote Collaboration & Telecommunication – Part 2: Navigating the Network

Remote Collaboration & Telecommunication – Part 1: A History