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Why Your Kids Should Play Video Games All Summer Long

Summer has arrived and parents all over the world are faced with one question: What should my kids do all summer? Now before you start throwing tomatoes at me through your screen on the basis of my headline, you should know that I’m someone who advocates for balance in all aspects of one’s life. I…

July 11, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

Creating a Culture of Play: A Creative Approach to Company Events

At a recent Culture Community event, brand master D.P. Knudten made the case for companies defining and living their values. He used the example of R.E.I. who has made multiple policy decisions over the years to encourage their employees to live for adventure and spend more time outdoors. As a result of this effort to create…

February 14, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

Why Virtual Reality May Be The Tech to Bridge Generations

I work for a company that makes video games for impact for PC, mobile, VR and AR. A core part of our business is to make digital experiences on a contract basis for companies and organizations all over the world. Recently, we got to work with Publications International to create 6 different VR experiences to accompany 6…

February 5, 2018 // Jennifer Javornik

How to Show Up On Social Media for the People You Care About

What’s your hustle? Seriously. What do you spend your time and energy doing? Is it your job? A cause you care about? An event you are planning? While I’ve got “Sales” in my job title, in this day and age, we are all effectively selling something. It’s OK. There is no shame in that. Whether…

November 22, 2017 // Jennifer Javornik

Cheese, Beer, Packers, and Video Games: Wisconsin’s Thriving Game Dev Scene

UPDATE: The inaugural M+DEV conference has ended. Visit the official M+DEV website for the latest news about next year’s show! Did I just get you excited about a video game involving the cheese, beer, and the Packers? Sorry, I didn’t necessarily mean to do that. What I do want to get you excited about is that…

June 15, 2017 // Jennifer Javornik

How Filament Games Conducts User Testing

An essential part of educational game development is user testing – something we treat very seriously and with a lot of importance. This is because conducting user testing throughout the development cycle is a critical, necessary process to obtain important feedback on the usability of the game, the effectiveness of the game as a learning…

June 1, 2017 // Jennifer Javornik

How to Add Value to Your Reader’s Experience with Augmented and Virtual Reality

If you are a traditional educational book publisher, you have most likely asked yourself if adding an Augmented or Virtual Reality component to your books is a wise investment. You’ve seen some impressive demos of characters coming to life in 3D from a page and you think “that’s cool!” But then you ask yourself, “what’s…

May 15, 2017 // Jennifer Javornik

Alpha, Beta, Gold: A Commitment to High-quality Game Development

When I talk to prospective clients, I always try to KIJF (keep it jargon free). That being said, there are a few terms that are just helpful to know. In this post, we’ll look at each of the three release phases that make up a typical game development project with us: Alpha, Beta, and Gold…

May 10, 2017 // Jennifer Javornik

Filament Games Core Values

We have a set of five core values by which we hold ourselves accountable to for every project we undertake. Our core values equip the studio and our clients with a common language to promote an ongoing, sophisticated understanding about the quality that we seek to deliver in a final product. Our core values guide every…

April 6, 2017 // Jennifer Javornik

Appealing to your Buyer with Games: Tips for Educational Publishers

As an educational publisher, you are most likely keeping a close eye on the digital educational publishing landscape and see that game-based learning is an important component of it. Whether you have already implemented game-based learning into your product strategy or are just starting to think about it, I encourage you to visit Digital Game-Based…

October 24, 2016 // Jennifer Javornik