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How to Teach with Games eBook

Having amassed nearly 15 years of educational games development experience, our team knows a thing or two about what makes great learning games. But when it comes to successfully integrating learning games into the schools, we know that the real experts are teachers themselves – which is why we worked hand-in-hand with real-world educators to…

August 7, 2019 // James LaPierre

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What’s New in Game-Based Learning – August 2019

Welcome to What’s New in Game-Based Learning – our monthly roundup of what’s 🔥hot🔥 in the world of game-based learning, serious games, and AR/VR for education! It’s time to sit back, cool off, and check out the most noteworthy news stories of August 2019: Can This Be the K-12 Edtech Marketplace That Finally Succeeds? (EdSurge)…

August 5, 2019 // James LaPierre

Essential Online Communities for AR/VR Educators

As a leader in the educational games development space, our team has a particular affinity for all things AR/VR for education. For years, we’ve championed the value of virtual reality as a powerful tool for learning, developing high-quality immersive titles like Breaking Boundaries in Science and RoboCo while simultaneously publishing dozens of augmented and virtual…

July 31, 2019 // James LaPierre

Free-to-Play Learning Games Roundup 2019

Seeking free learning games to share with your students? You’ve come to the right place! 👋 Real talk: the Filament Games Blog is ripe with educational gaming content designed with real-world classrooms in mind, from our free How to Teach with Games eBook, to our routine roundups of high-quality learning games across subjects like computer…

July 15, 2019 // James LaPierre

5 Essential Educational Games for Oculus Go

Within the context of today’s VR hardware landscape, many immersive entertainment enthusiasts have their sights set on the latest and greatest headsets like the Oculus Quest, Vive Cosmos, and Valve Index. While we’re certainly intrigued by the affordances offered by these new cutting-edge devices, today we’re turning our attention towards a different beast entirely: the…

July 8, 2019 // James LaPierre

What’s New in Game-Based Learning – July 2019

Friends of Filament, please sit back and relax – it’s time for this month’s edition of What’s New in Game-Based Learning! A bite-sized roundup of the 🔥hottest🔥 news in the world of educational, serious, and AR/VR games for learning, this series aims to help you stay informed of the latest trends in digital play. Are…

July 1, 2019 // James LaPierre

A Guide to Game-Based Learning at ISTE 2019

School’s out, mosquitoes are everywhere, and summer weather seems to have finally arrived here in Wisconsin – which must mean that ISTE 2019 is right around the corner! (Image credit: Giphy) Dubbed “the epicenter of EdTech,” the annual ISTE conference is dedicated to transforming learning and teaching through exciting new technologies. A four-day event jam-packed…

June 17, 2019 // James LaPierre

Game Spotlight: Rainbow Agents (UW-Madison)

To celebrate the launch of Rainbow Agents at the New York Hall of Science and the Lawrence Hall of Science, we sat down with Game Designer Quinn Crossley for an in-depth look at the making of Filament’s first-ever museum game. Check out their thoughts below! ⤵ Quinn – kick us off by telling us a…

June 10, 2019 // James LaPierre

Cloud Gaming in the Classroom – What Educators Need to Know

Ready or not, cloud gaming is coming – and just like the introduction of comparable media streaming services Netflix and Spotify, the tech is poised to radically transform the gaming industry as we know it. (Image source: TechCrunch) For those new to the term, cloud gaming refers to a service that allows users to play…

June 5, 2019 // James LaPierre

What’s New in Game-Based Learning – June 2019

It’s already June!? That can only mean one thing – it’s time for an all-new edition of What’s New in Game-Based Learning! ✨ (Image source: Giphy) Each month, our team likes to highlight their favorite news features, interviews, and articles pertaining to topics relevant to our work – think along the lines of game-based learning,…

June 3, 2019 // James LaPierre

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