Maria Burns Ortiz

dolphin — It starts with a latte guy. Maybe it’ll be one of those latte guy food trucks. It will be right when you come in because everyone loves coffee. You’ll hear talk about it all over the expo hall, “Which booth is the one with the latte guy?” And the crowd […]

7 Generation Games Presents the Greatest Expo Booth Ever

June 29, 2017 in 7GenGames by Maria Burns Ortiz

Are you one of the 15,000 people interested in the intersection of education at technology headed to ISTE 2017 in San Antonio? If so, come say hi! We’re excited to be among the companies participating in this year’s Startup Pavilion. We’re looking forward to the opportunity to connect with A […]

Meet Us in the Startup Pavilion at ISTE 2017!

June 24, 2017 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

7 generation games conference table — Diana and Maria have traveled to participate at the annual Native Innovation EdTech Conference, where they’ll be undertaking one of our most ambitious projects yet – creating a completely new game with workshop attendees. Follow along with them as they Evrybit from Flagstaff.

Every “Bit” of our Day at Native Innovation

June 22, 2017 in 7GenGames by Maria Burns Ortiz

A year ago, I traveled to Flagstaff to attend the Native Innovation EdTech conference. To be honest, heading out there, I didn’t know what to expect, but the event certainly seemed to align completely with our company mission. It was an incredible conference – where we debuted Making Camp, which […]

Creating an Innovative Game at Native Innovation

June 17, 2017 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

Kid playing making camp — Today, I saw the umpteenth tweet that linked to another article with a variation of a “Getting Girls to Like Math” post, and for the love of God, enough is enough. I am so tired of hearing how girls don’t like math. Or how they don’t gravitate toward it. Or don’t […]

Stop Telling Girls They Don’t Like Math

June 14, 2017 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

supreme court — We’ve come to the end of the road when it comes to my mini-road trip. After a busy 60 hours, I am en route back to L.A. But that doesn’t mean I’ll be getting a much-needed break. In fact, quite the contrary. We have FIVE, yes, five, games that we’re […]

Maria’s Road Trip: Research and Returning Home

May 18, 2017 in Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

While AnnMaria and her reluctant assistant Julia are off touring the upper Midwest for the next two weeks, I’m on a mini-7 Generation Games road trip hitting up the greater D.C. area. I’ve been lucky the last two months in that I have actually been home – as in my […]

Maria’s Dispatches from the Road

May 17, 2017 in Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

waiting tables — Sometimes, you find inspiration in the most unlikely of places. For me, today, that was in a giant wad of cash. Let me explain. The first of every other month, I write our bimonthly investor report. In it, I update our investors on all of the things that are going […]

A Wad of Cash and the Keys to Startup Success, ...

May 4, 2017 in Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

It’s May! I bring this up because if you’re like me, you probably feel like it just kind of snuck up on you. One minute, it’s February. Now, it May. And that’s important to realize because it means that before you know it, Mother’s Day will be upon us! Sure, […]

The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift: Donate Games in Your Mom’s ...

May 2, 2017 in 7GenGames / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

I want to preface this post with I fully advocate for having children when you are ready to have them (or not having them at all if that’s what you want). You obviously should not read this post and go, “Wow, little humans seem totally beneficial to someone starting a […]

Why Having Kids Is an Asset to an Entrepreneur

April 10, 2017 in Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

Learn all about the 7 Generation Games founders and staff as we discuss (not) punching babies, diagonal crosswalks, living on Mars, the zombie apocalypse and more! If we’re this cool, just imagine how cool our games are. Get them now!

Meet the Team Behind 7 Generation Games!

March 31, 2017 in 7GenGames / Reality Show / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

As you may have heard, we’re in the early stages of a reality series on, well, us – because we’re awesome and we’re making awesome games. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the very raw footage we’ve been filming and of one of our upcoming podcasts. In this one, I ask […]

Behind the Screens: Recording a New More Than Ordinary

March 4, 2017 in 7GenGames / Reality Show by Maria Burns Ortiz

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