Filament Games
Filament Games, founded in 2005 and based in Madison, WI, specializes in developing educational games for various platforms and subjects, having completed over 400 projects for clients such as Amazon, National Geographic, and the US Department of Education.
Company Overview
Founded in 2005, Filament Games specializes in learning game development on a for-hire basis. Located at 821 E Washington Ave Suite 405, Madison, WI 53703, the company has completed over 400 projects in its 18 years of operation. Employing 75 people, Filament Games works with a variety of major clients including Amazon, Scholastic, Smithsonian, Oculus, National Geographic, PBS, Television Ontario (TVO), McGraw-Hill, and the US Department of Education. The company offers a mission-based structure with core values such as improving constantly, being playful, making space for life, succeeding together, making your voice heard, and solving problems.
Services
Filament Games provides specialized services in the development of educational games for any platform, age, or subject. Additionally, it offers grant partner services to build grant-funded game projects. The company maintains a blog updated weekly with news on game-based learning. Filament Games also runs the GBL Luminaries Program, which aims to connect with the scholarly side of game-based learning. Benefits provided by the company include flexible hours, unlimited PTO, profit sharing, and a balanced work-life structure.
Notable Projects and Products
Filament Games has developed a wide variety of educational games and simulation platforms across multiple genres and subjects. Notable projects include 'Some Assembly Required,' a sandbox game about designing and building robots; 'Robot Champions,' a sandbox game on the Roblox platform; 'Mission: Mars,' a Roblox survival experience; 'FIRMM-pix,' a gamified biofeedback tool for brain MRI data quality enhancement; 'Vet Heart Sounds,' an interactive app for veterinary students; and 'iCivics,' a nationally-recognized game-based platform for teaching civics.
Client Collaborations
Filament Games has an extensive portfolio of collaborations with major clients. The company has worked with industry leaders such as Amazon, Scholastic, Smithsonian, Oculus, National Geographic, PBS, TVO, McGraw-Hill, and the US Department of Education. These partnerships have enabled Filament Games to deliver high-quality educational content across various platforms, supporting a wide range of subjects and age groups.