Brandon Pittser, Author at Filament Games

Educational Games in Higher Education

October 21, 2020 // Jennifer Javornik

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

One of the many things I love about our studio is the variety of clients we serve for numerous types of projects. We are able to serve such a broad variety of clients because of the way we structure our projects as a partnership. As a part of that partnership, Filament brings our best in…

Go Virtual: Digital EdTech Conferences to Attend in 2020 and 2021

October 19, 2020 // Brandon Pittser

Wondering what’s going on in the world of educational technology? Practice safe distance learning with these upcoming digital ed tech conferences!

How to Promote Your Serious Game

October 14, 2020 // Jennifer Javornik

At Filament, our objective is to design and develop the best learning games possible based on your learning objectives, audience, and budget considerations. While a robust understanding of your go-to-market strategy will aid our team in designing with these considerations in mind, we do not direct how you will disseminate and promote your serious game.…

GBL Luminary Guest Post: Tuning Game-based Learning for Adolescents

August 21, 2019 // Katie Salen

Filament Games stays connected to the scholarly side of game-based learning (GBL) through our GBL Luminaries Program. Academics in the Luminaries program work with our staff to maintain a healthy dialogue between game-based learning theory and practice through all-staff lectures and guest blog posts. Today’s GBL Luminary guest post is from Katie Salen, Professor in…

Celebrate Back-to-School Season with iCivics!

August 19, 2019 // James LaPierre

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor founded iCivics in 2009 with a mission: to reimagine civic education through interactive and engaging game-based learning resources. 10 years, 20 games, and millions of plays later, iCivics’ suite of free civics and history learning games remains the most popular game-based learning platform in the world – and…

Behind-the-Screens: An Inside Look at our Project Management Approach

August 14, 2019 // Jennifer Javornik

Curious about what it’s like to create a learning game alongside our team? Today we’re offering a look into our processes for creating engaging, efficacious learning games – something we’ve been doing exclusively for nearly 15 years! It’s a chance for us to reflect on how we approach the act of making, and an opportunity…

What impact do you want to make on the world?

April 4, 2019 // Alex Stone, Dan Norton, Dan White

“Impact” is a broad term that can have diverse meanings, dependent on an organization’s resources and objectives. Like many of our partners, you might approach us with your desired impact already in mind – however, plenty of organizations come to us seeking both our game development services as well as advice on how to maximize…

Any Platform. Any Age. Any Subject.

April 3, 2019 // Alex Stone, Dan Norton, Dan White

Since 2005, Filament Games has partnered with organizations all over the world to create more than 160+ best-in-class learning games and simulations. Our talented team of game designers, artists, engineers, and more work each day to solve complex problems and create high-quality, impact-focused digital experiences. Much has changed in the video games and education industries…

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