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Yearly Archives: 2022

deer skin, bow and other trading items in a clearing — "Why are you working on a game that was done years ago? Why on earth would you be happy about that?" This is a question I get asked by everyone from investors to teachers to random people sitting next to me on an airplane. Here are 4 answers to that question.

4 reasons why Making Camp Lakota updates are a good ...

May 10, 2022 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

Recently, I was asked if we would ever consider raising capital for 7 Generation Games via a community round. My answer was that I had not considered it – but now that the subject had been raised, I was interested in learning more. I mean, learning is literally the foundational […]

Would You Ever Consider Doing a Community Round?

May 9, 2022 in Founders Corner / fundraising / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

It is Mother’s Day this weekend. We are here to help you out in case you haven’t found that perfect Mother’s Day gift or worse yet, you forgot the date. (It happens.) 7 Generation Games is partnering up with the Strong Mind Strong Body Foundation this Mother’s Day to help […]

Help Build Strong Communities for Mother’s Day

May 5, 2022 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Non-Profit / Non-Profit Fundraising / Strong Body Strong Mind tagged Donate / fundraising / Mother's Day / newsletter / non-profit / strong body / strong mind / Strong Mind Strong Body Foundation / strong mind studios by Diana Sanchez

Making Camp Dakota — Whether you want the world to learn about the importance of turtles, cultural differences in bead work design or how to compute quartiles of temperature readings, you can make a game for it.

Think your game idea can’t happen? Think again.

May 3, 2022 in AnnMaria / blogposts / Customized Games / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Founders Corner / Newsletter tagged Custom video game development / Customized development / Video Games / Women that make video games by AnnMaria De Mars

It has been a couple of years since the last Gathering of Nations. That’s what made this annual Southwestern powwow extra special this past weekend. Albuquerque was uncannily calm and sunny compared to other areas of New Mexico, where wind storm warnings were in effect. Everyone was ready for the […]

Gathering of Nations 2022

May 2, 2022 in 7GenGames / blogposts / Educational Games / Events / Newsletter / powwow tagged 7 Generation Games / Albuquerque / booth / Christy Hanson / Diana Sanchez / Events / Exhibitor / Gathering of Nations / Native American / Native American culture / New Mexico / powwow by Christy Hanson

The 39th annual Gathering of Nations Pow Wow is April 28-30, 2022 Ya’at’eeh everyone. 7 Generation Games is traveling to Gathering of Nations at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, NM. We will be exhibiting there on both days! Get your tickets. Diana Sanchez and I hope to see you at […]

Gathering of Nations 2022

April 25, 2022 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Newsletter tagged 7 Generation Games / Albuquerque / Gathering of Nations / New Mexico / newsletter / powwow by Christy Hanson

Much of my interests and family history with sheep is what guided our video game development for Making Camp Navajo. This new game is set to be bilingual in English and Diné bizaad. Spinning wool is not easy to learn. It takes some time and some investment to learn. First, […]

Working with Wool Pt. 2: From Sheep to a Traditional ...

April 25, 2022 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Growing Math / Newsletter / rural education tagged agriculture / making camp navajo / Navajo Nation / newsletter / sheep by Christy Hanson

Woman in front of an RV — Every organization has knowledge they want to share with the world and games are a great way to do it. Not everyone has the capacity to make educational games - that's where we come in.

What knowledge do YOU want to share with the world?

April 20, 2022 in 7GenGames / Customized Games / Educational Games / Founders Corner by AnnMaria De Mars

These days, it isn’t every day Navajos work with raw sheep’s wool or even think about crafting with yarn to make something wearable. Though sheep and goats are the traditional and cultural animals most raised by my Navajo people and other tribes of the Southwest, fewer people farm animals than […]

Working with Wool Pt. 1: Shearing, Skirting and Scouring

April 19, 2022 in 7GenGames / blogposts / Cultural content / Educational Games / Newsletter tagged agriculture / making camp navajo / Native American culture / Navajo Nation / newsletter / sheep by Christy Hanson

Star quilt with red, yellow and green — Teaching with Primary Sources Network is a site we love because of the practical lessons, discussion and wealth of topics. It's only flaw is with SO much content you sometimes can get lost.

Sites we love: 3 reasons to check out Teaching with ...

April 8, 2022 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Mathematics / Teachers tagged Teacher Resource by AnnMaria De Mars

Growing Math was off to a strong start at the 2022 NMABE conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

NMABE 2022

April 7, 2022 in 7GenGames / Conferences / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Newsletter tagged 7 Generation Games / Bilingual / Bilingual Education / Bilingual Games / conference / Conferences / Educational Resources / Growing Math / NMABE / NMABE 2022 / Teacher Resources / teachers by Christy Hanson