PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES, ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND FEDERAL AGENCY REPORTS De Mars, A., Taken Alive, J., Ortiz, M., et al. (2022). Educators’ Perspectives on Factors Impacting STEM Achievement in Rural Indigenous Student- Serving Schools. The Rural Educator, 43(1), 24-36. https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v43i1.1207 De Mars, A. (2021). Growing Math: Accessible, Cross-Curricular Education in Food and Agricultural […]
Maria Burns Ortiz
Creating opportunities through breaking down barriers in educational game development We started 7 Generation Games because we believed kids deserved better. We built better learning games and got better results: better academic outcomes, better engagement and better representation (both games and classroom curriculum). Over time, our mission has stayed the […]
No code, no problem: 7 Gen Blocks EDU
One of the things we’ve learned in making games is that players like games that give them options, so I thought I’d start this blog post by letting you make a choice. Think of it as a (very low budget) choose-your-adventure version of our blog posts. Option 1: You mentioned […]
We Made a Game About How We Make Games!
We’ve all taken it, right? That “pop quiz” that a teacher inevitably gives in late middle school or high school that goes something like this. Your teacher hands out a test paper. At the top, it says: Directions: Read through the entire test before beginning. Then complete the test. Then […]
Did You Even Read the Directions? No One Does.
At 7 Generation Games, we’ve been busy building, but we also realize what good is something you’ve built if no one knows it exists? 7 Gen Blocks Our 7 Gen Blocks educational game platform is officially in beta. Using 7 Gen Blocks, even entry level developers can bring multi-level customized […]
Building 7 Gen Blocks
Summary: 7 Generation Games, an edtech company developing educational video games and game development platform technology, is looking for a full-time business development manager. Compensation: Base ($75,000) + Commission Benefits: Company health plan, paid vacation, sick leave 7 Generation Games is looking for a highly motivated business development manager to […]
Business Development Manager
For the third summer, 7 Generation Games and the Strong Mind Strong Body Foundation are excited to announce the “Level-Up” summer micro-internship program. 7 Generation Games micro-internship is a paid four-week micro-internship program that serves to provide an introduction to and experience in the tech industry with a focus on […]
7 Generation Games Micro-Internship
Last year, 7 Generation Games was selected as one of 150 U.S. companies featured by Google Play as part of its global #WeArePlay campaign, telling the stories of the people behind the apps you download. And earlier this year, they reached out about further telling our story. Now, a lot of […]
Google Play Captures Life at 7 Generation Games in #WeArePlay ...
Last month, I found myself standing in the middle of a frozen lake in sub-zero windchill learning about ice fishing. You might be reading this thinking, that doesn’t sound like a typical day-in-the-life of an edtech CEO. But when the team of game designers you’re working with is a bunch […]
How We Are Making Better Games by Ice Fishing
Wharton Impact Venture Associates, a student-run impact investing program out of the University of Pennsylvania, announced this week that it has sourced 7 Generation Games as a deal to connect for community round investment. In sourcing 7 Generation Games, WIVA wrote: Beyond the impact, the student team was incredibly impressed […]
Wharton Impact Venture Associates Selects 7 Generation Games as Deal
We’ve been grinding away here at 7 Generation Games, both on our WeFunder campaign as well as growing 7 Generation Games. But we wanted to try our best to keep you in the loop on how that’s going. In less than a month from publicly launching our WeFunder campaign, we […]
100+ investors, $65K raised and just getting started!
For the second year, 7 Generation Games has partnered with the Strong Mind Strong Body Foundation for our Level Up internship and micro-internship program. Level Up is a program designed to provide paid internships to high school students from communities underrepresented in the tech and gaming industry to give them […]