Filament Games is an educational game development company with a mission to make education more interactive and meaningful through custom-designed games. They have been in business for around 7 years, employ around 30 people, and have developed around 50 games. Their process involves requirements analysis, creative direction, design, programming, testing, and interactions between the producer, developer, and client during project planning and execution. Testing occurs at various stages including concept proofing, usability testing, content validation, and efficacy research before final publication.

2. Mission Statement
WHY
To make education more interactive and
meaningful, and to inspire learners
HOW
By developing custom gameplay mechanics to
teach specific learning objectives
WHAT
High quality educational games

3. By the Numbers
• ~ 7 years
• ~ 30 employees
• ~ 50 games

4. Clients

5. Projects
www.filamentgames.com/projects

6. Recognition

7. Today’s Topics
1) What kind of information and instruction is
needed to make the game?
2) Who exactly works on a game?
3) What kind of interactions do the producer,
developer, and client have during the
process?
4) How long does the process take?
5) What kind of testing occurs before the final
version is published?

8. Question Numero Uno
What kind of information is needed to make a
game?

9. Requirements Analysis
1. What are your target learning objectives?
2. What is your timeline?
3. What is your budget?
4. What is your technology/platform strategy?
5. What is your distribution strategy?
6. What are your research/testing requirements?
7. Who are your SMEs (Subject Matter Experts)?
8. Who are your stakeholders?

10. Philosophy
Learning Objectives
Gameplay Verbs Empowered Identity Interactive Systems

11. Question Number Two
Who exactly works on a game?

12. Core Team and Support
Creative Direction
Illustration
Designer
QA
Programmer(s)
Sound
User Interface Client!
Research
Production

13. Question Number Three
What kind of interactions do the producer,
developer, and client have during the process?

14. Project Planning

15. Project Execution

16. Question Number Two + Two
How long does the process take?

17. Project Planning

18. Question Number Five
What kind of testing occurs before the final
version is published?

19. Types of Testing
•Concept Proofing: Is it good?
•Usability Testing: Is it understandable?
•Context Usability Testing: Does it function as intended?
•Content Validation: Is the content valid?
•Efficacy Research: Is the product effective?

20. Questions?
Dan White
CEO
white@filamentgames.com
Dan Norton
Creative Director
norton@filamentgames.com
Maurice Cheeks
Sales & Outreach Director
mocheeks@filamentgames.com