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Game-Based Learning Research Roundup 2017

// Brandon Pittser

As game-based learning finds its way into the mainstream of teaching modalities, questions about efficacy will naturally start to surface. Fortunately, there’s a significant amount of research available to help drive this conversation in a positive direction, and more research gets generated and highlighted every year. To help you sort through it all, we’ve assembled…

Resource Roundup: Mental Health Awareness Month and Digital Play

// Brandon Pittser

Mental Health Awareness Month brings a timely focus to the intersection of digital play and emotional well-being. Classrooms and corporate training centers face mounting pressure to deliver rigorous content while safeguarding mental health. The latest research provides hard data on how playful digital environments actively promote emotional regulation, stress relief, and social connection. To highlight…

april roundup: game-based learning across contexts

// Brandon Pittser

Throughout April, we explored how interactive digital experiences apply targeted frameworks to solve distinct educational challenges. Across five posts, we examined the use of virtual environments for vocational training, discussed the concept of cognitive satiety, highlighted a new civics game, reviewed console-based family learning, and explored localized environmental simulations. Join us on an end-of-month tour…

November Roundup: Game-based Learning for Business and CSR

// Brandon Pittser

Much like a competitive business, this month’s posts were laser-focused on the bottom line: organizations are using interactive learning to drive real outcomes. Across five articles, we looked at our launch of a global cybersecurity game with Google, examined research behind corporate learning, connected game mechanics to business strategy, and reviewed emerging evidence on how…

October Roundup: Games that Improve People’s Lives

// Brandon Pittser

This October, the Filament Games blog turned its attention to something simple but powerful: how good design makes life better. Across six stories, we explored how games help people slow down, focus longer, and think in systems. Whether you’re guiding students through a simulation, studying the science of attention, or booting up a mixed reality…

Resource Roundup: Game-based Learning for Professional Skills

// Brandon Pittser

This month’s posts explored how game-based learning is being used to support professional skill development across education, training, and the workplace. From simulation titles rooted in real-world workflows to research-driven insights on communication and flow, each article highlighted a different facet of how games are helping learners build meaningful, applicable skills. Here’s the full roundup.…

Resource Roundup: How Games Are Shaping Careers and Learning

// Brandon Pittser

This month, we explored how games are preparing players for careers, reshaping workplace learning, and even addressing gaps in STEM education. Whether through immersive simulations, rapid iteration models, or AI-driven insights, these articles highlight the growing role of games in professional development and education. Here’s a look at our top stories from February! Games in…

Resource Roundup: Future Perspectives in Game-Based Learning

// Brandon Pittser

This month, we explored foundational aspects of game-based learning that are shaping education in 2025. From accessibility innovations to career preparation, research insights, and core design principles, these articles highlight how educational games continue to evolve and impact learning. Here’s a roundup of our top articles from January, showcasing the diverse ways games are transforming…

Filament Games Podcast Roundup: Celebrating International Podcast Day 2024

// Brandon Pittser

We’re in a joyous mood today, and not just because the spooky season is just around the corner – it’s International Podcast Day! Recognized and revered by marketers all around the world who need an excuse to mention their podcasts, International Podcast Day is a global celebration of the fine art of consumable conversations. For…

Resource Roundup: Games and Social-Emotional Learning

// Brandon Pittser

If you can believe it, August has already passed us by! With a dwindling supply of summer days at our collective disposal, it’s time to get aggressive about rest and relaxation.  via Tenor As you rush out to Labor Day cookouts and/or stand in security at the airport for a late-season trip, take some time…

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