Three main lessons I learned from going to Belize: 1. If you want to go some place, just GO! Quit waiting for a day when you will come into the office and say, “My work here is done.” Just go. 2. You can get what you need done almost anywhere, […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
It’s the end of another work week. Your reward for making it through this week is another dose of the Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie is from our game “AzTech Games.” As our President AnnMaria and CEO Maria are currently in Belize being productive and conducting research to help with “AzTech […]
Freebie Friday: AzTech Clip Art
Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from August 29, 2014 “I’m upset that I’m not perfect: Rant on grant writing and success“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I’m upset that I’m not perfect […]
Throwback Thursday: I’m upset that I’m not perfect: Rant on ...
1 “Beyond this door lies the Mayan jungle.” These are the words that greet players of our game AzTech Games as they find their characters transported back in time. They felt especially fitting today as AnnMaria and I found ourselves quite literally in the middle of that very same jungle today. We were heading […]
The Belize Chronicles: Always Stop at the Zoo
There is a reason I am sitting here with 3 devices. In a word – Internet. In two words – slow Internet. Maria asked how it is that I am getting so much more done this trip and swearing so much less than when we went to Rio a year […]
Being Productive in Belize
Hello World! My name is Cyborg Ean (OK, not really, but it’s what my former students call me), and I’m the newest addition to the 7 Generation Games team as a software development intern. When I’m not programming our games or consuming the exquisite novelty that is Thai food, I’m […]
Introducing Hour of Code
It’s time for the Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie is from our game Spirit Lake. It is a powerpoint and pdf about math terms. The document teaches you the definitions of sum, difference and product. It is when you are asked to find those answers and knowing what each math term is, […]
Freebie Friday – Math Terms
Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from July 3, 2014 “Attitude, behavior and self-employment: Less boring than it sounds“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Our story so far … I suggested that people […]
Throwback Thursday: Attitude, behavior and self-employment: Less boring than it ...
You know there are four basic mathematical operations, right? Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Your children probably know that as well. Do they know the meaning of sum, divisor, quotient, the difference between a product and a dividend? You might be surprised by the answer to that. Many teachers have told […]
The world’s largest Venus fly-trap: Problem-solving resources for 4 basic ...
5 Let’s cut to the chase : No product is perfect. Sometimes people are ignorant or jerks or ignorant jerks. Our games are awesome. You should buy them. We are still always working on making them better (yes, you get free updates for life). To give you an example of how […]
You Should Buy Our Imperfect Games & Quit Telling Us ...
1 I’m not going to lie. My kids spend more time on their iPads than I would like to admit. We have “rules” around when they can and can’t be used, but let’s just say sometimes the enforcer of those rules needs to write a work email or cook (OK, microwave) […]
Learning From My Kids Learning on Their iPads
Brief background We are working on a game with the Circle of Life substance abuse program on the Fort Berthold Reservation that will be used to help people change problem situations in their lives. The general theory behind it is Motivational Interviewing. Since the application will be used by people […]