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Monthly Archives: February 2016

The 7 Generation Games offices have been busy again this week as development and testing continues on our our newest game, AzTech. As schools test the playable version, we are fine tuning levels and double & triple checking math challenges and activities. In wanting to share elements of AzTech with […]

Freebie Friday: AzTech Movies – Mayan Trading & Mayan Hunting

February 26, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged AnnMaria / Aztech / Freebie Friday / Mayan Hunting / Teacher Resource by Erick Salomon

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from March 28, 2014 “My best advice to myself” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Sometimes, like Alice in Wonderland, I give myself very good advice. Unlike Alice, though, I occasionally take […]

Throwback Thursday: My Best Advice To Myself

February 25, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Advice / Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / Life / Life Lesson / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

COME OUT AND MEET THE 7 GENERATION GAMES TEAM 7 Generation Games is preparing to get on the road starting next month, to attend various conferences and expos. Our calendar of events is filling up as we spread the word on how entertaining our games are to play; and the […]

Meet us as 7 Generation Games Hits the Road!

February 21, 2016 in Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Door leading into the jungle — We’re knocking off the last few edits on our grant proposal, we completed the pretest of math scores with 125 students with another 150 to take the test next week. We have hundreds of players participating in the beta tests for Forgotten Trail and Aztech. So, now that we have […]

The week of 1,000 changes

February 21, 2016 in AnnMaria / Game Progress / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Hurray it’s Friday! As you ease your way into the weekend, we wanted to share you a freebie that will teach you how to count to 10 using Dakota numbers. As part of our Camp Don’t Get Dumb Over Summer resource site, this FREE resource teaches you the Dakota-Sioux words to count […]

Freebie Friday: Learn To Count Using Dakota Numbers

February 19, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged Dakota / Dakota Numbers / Freebie Friday / Memory Match Game / Summer Site by Erick Salomon

Iowa map, with corn inset — I don’t think a lot of video games are set in Iowa. Our game under development, Aztech, begins in Iowa. We didn’t pick Iowa for any specific reason. We just wanted a state that was rural and far away from central America. Very early in the game, our heroes are […]

Here’s to you, Iowa

February 19, 2016 in AnnMaria / Game Progress / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from February 27, 2014 “Taking All of your Children to Work Days; My Take Away From Let’s Move” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. When I add up all of the ad […]

Throwback Thursday: Taking All Of Your Children To Work Days; ...

February 18, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Children to Work Days / Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / Sam Kass / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

house — So … this is what I am working on today …. In short, and this is a rant for another day, we found through our pretests that the average student needed FAR more remedial help in mathematics than we had expected. Each time you go up a level in the […]

Game Design: Reusable Code, Part 1

February 17, 2016 in AnnMaria / Code Talk / Game Progress / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Dog — If you are thinking of joining a start-up, take this advice to heart: There is no room for specialists here! This weekend (yes, I know it is the weekend and Valentine’s Day, but we’re a start-up) – as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted – this weekend, […]

Variety is the spice of start-up life

February 16, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Happy Freebie Friday and Valentine’s Weekend! We know that most of you cupids are working on plans to spend time with your special someone this upcoming Valentine’s Day. In the spirit of love and caring for others, we wanted to offer up some FREE resources to parents with children with special […]

Freebie Friday: Tools To Help You Help Your Child With ...

February 12, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Freebie Friday tagged Course / Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / Freebie Friday / Special Education / Workshop by Erick Salomon

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from January 21, 2014 “What’s Really Needed for Date Science, Start-Ups & Life” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. There’s been quite a bit of discussion on twitter lately regarding generalists versus […]

Throwback Thursday: What’s Really Needed For Data Science, Start-Ups & ...

February 11, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria De Mars / Data Science / Life / Start-Up / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

The digital divide is a frequent topic of conversation around the 7 Generation Games offices. The digital divide refers to the gap between those who have regular computer/Internet access and those who don’t. The subject came to the forefront again recently after an article in USA Today, that […]

The Digital Divide: Creating Technology For The Millions In America ...

February 10, 2016 in 7GenGames / Newsletter / Start-up Diaries tagged Digital Divide / Internet Access / Maria Burns Ortiz / newsletter by Maria Burns Ortiz