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We Want To Be Your Grant Partner

Game-based learning and nonprofits make for a dynamic duo – just like Mario and Princess Peach! Many nonprofits have a mission focused on meaningful education and action. Game-based learning is exceptionally suited to allow learners to actively learn through experimentation while deeply engaged in the outcomes of the experience. We can design games to not…

February 27, 2019 // Jennifer Javornik

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

You Are Not Wasting My Time

The other day I received an inquiry from a museum who had a creative and out-of-the-box idea. It was a smaller museum that typically curated more modest exhibits, and they had recently come upon a unique opportunity to collaborate with a well-known museum in a major city. The planned collaboration would allow them to borrow…

February 18, 2019 // Jennifer Javornik

Discovery Phase: A Low-Risk Introduction to Learning Game Development

If you or your organization hopes to create a memorable learning experience with real-world impact, game-based learning may be the medium for you. No matter the subject area, platform, or type of player, there are tons of benefits to using custom learning games including: Creating an active and engaging learning experience. Building up a learner’s…

February 4, 2019 // Jennifer Javornik

Behind the Screens: An Inside Look at Our Visual Design Process

Every now and again we like to give fans a peek into our processes for creating engaging, efficacious learning games – something we’ve been doing almost exclusively for 13 years! It’s a chance for us to reflect on how we approach the act of making, and a chance for you to get to know the inner…

November 26, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

Tricks AND Treats: Play My Spooky Video Game and Learn How to Make Your Own!

I’m not super big into Halloween. Being scared is generally not a state I enjoy. But you know who loves Halloween? Filament Games! 👻 The first year I worked here, dressing up for Halloween was required. Having only worked here for 6 weeks, I knew I couldn’t just phone it in. So I ended up…

October 31, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

RIGGED: Experience Life as an Underserved Youth in America

What was being 17 years old like for you? Me, at 17 At 17, I was in my senior year of the Sacred Heart School of Montreal where I wore a uniform every day, studied things like advanced chemistry and physics, performed in lead roles in school plays, lead a group of peers as Head of…

September 24, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

What I Want You To Ask Me in Your Educational Video Game RFP

We get hired by organizations all across the world to make educational video games on their behalf. Some organizations just want to meet us, trade ideas, and get to work. Some organizations want to play or see a ton of our games. Some organizations want to meet our team so they can “look us in the…

September 5, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

Keeping STEM Real in Virtual Reality

To get more people interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), research tells us that there needs to be more diverse STEM role models so that all people can see themselves in STEM professions. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to focus on STEM stereotypes rather than STEM role models, and STEM stereotypes are everywhere. STEM…

August 29, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

Baby Steps in Game Development: Discovery-Only, Alpha Release, Prototype, or MVP?

Whether you want to test the market with your new impact game or need something to impress your funders, sometimes you want to make a smaller initial investment in your game before you commit to taking it to Gold. The good news is that you have some options to consider when you want to take…

August 27, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

Instructional Designers: Level Up Your eLearning Content with Learning Games!

Instructional designers are experts in the art of making information understandable, consumable, and retainable. They have the very difficult task of handling large volumes of complex information that has to be distilled into slides, visuals, and different kinds of eLearning formats. As the features in self-authoring tools like Adobe Captivate have evolved, many instructional designers can…

August 20, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik