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What We've Learned from Two Decades of Educational Games with Dan White of Filament Games

2023/6/26
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Dan White)** **is founder and CEO of Filament Games), an educational game company that’s been breaking ground in game-based learning for 18 years. 

Dan believes that good gameplay and good learning are complementary rather than oppositional forces. An alumnus of Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Dan earned an M.S. in Education Technology under seminal learning game scholars Drs. Kurt Squire and James Paul Gee. Prior to founding Filament in 2005, Dan worked as a teacher, an instructional designer, and a game developer. Dan’s passions include learning games, sustainability, mindfulness, and modernizing institutional education.Recommended Resources:*What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy) by James Paul Gee*Ai Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order) by Kai-Fu LeeIs the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers)** **by Steven Pinker