At 7 Generation Games, we’re making games that make you smarter. But there’s one time of year that we’re all about being dumb — and that’s on Christmas Day as we have a family tradition of holding the “Dumbest Christmas Present Contest.” The contest, just as the name suggests, is […]
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If you follow us at all, you’ve probably heard us talk about Forgotten Trail, the third game from 7 Generation Games. But what all does Forgotten Trail involve? Here’s a more in-depth look at our upcoming game. (Want to try the game out yourself? We’re currently giving a beta version […]
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1 At the Ed Games Expo last week, one of the attendees who stopped by to see our games was asking me about the impact our SBIR award had on 7 Generation Games. (SBIR stands for Small Business Innovation and Research and are grants given by various federal agencies to support […]
Startups Take Money: How SBIR Funding Helped Make 7 Generation ...
A few months back, we got an invite to participate in the Department of Education’s Ed Games Expo. (Thanks to USDA for putting us in touch with the expo’s organizers!) The event brings together educational games from across the country that were funded by Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) […]
The Amazingness of the 2015 Ed Games Expo
2 Maybe you’ve just learned about what we’re doing here at 7 Generation Games, and you wanted to learn more about our games. Or maybe you’ve checked us out before, but are interested in all the games we have to offer — including the games we’ve yet to release. To help […]
From Spirit Lake to Aztech: An Overview of 7 Generation ...
3 A few years back, our lead cultural consultant Erich Longie was talking about one of the biggest issues he saw when it came to kids on his reservation and math — the fact that they gave up too easily. His message that he wanted to convey to them was, “Just […]
You Don’t Always Get It Right The First Time
2 A few weeks ago, my friend told me that I was lucky to be doing a startup because “everybody wants to be doing a startup right now.” It’s apparently the “in thing.” Of course, everybody wants to be doing a startup because they don’t actually know what goes into doing […]
No One Ever Said It Would Be Easy: The Truth ...
1 Not only do our investors support us, but we support our investors. Between now and Nov. 16 in honor of our investor/alpha tester/UFC world champion Ronda Rousey’s upcoming UFC 193 title bout, we’re offering a chance to both do something good and get something good. If you donate a classroom […]
Donate Class or School License, Get a Limited Edition Ronda ...
Our 12 weeks in BoomStartup’s Ed Tech Accelerator have all been leading up to tomorrow’s Demo Day presentations. As a lead in to our presentation, each company was asked to have someone introduce them to the audience — either live or via video. As Ronda recently invested in our advisory […]
Demo Day Sneak Peek: Behind the Scenes of Our Demo ...
1 Anyone who has spent any time around kids knows that they don’t sugarcoat anything. Here’s what they said when we gave a few of them an opportunity to play 7 Generation Games and then asked them what they thought. I’m in Utah for the penultimate (I just like being about […]
Would You Want to Play This Game? (Spoiler: It’s an ...
1 Someone recently asked us for our impact statement. We wanted to share it here as well. At 7 Generation Games, we’re building technology for a better world. Our goal is create affordable educational technology that benefits the lives of all students and is accessible to students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. […]
How We’re Working to Make an Impact
2 You don’t have to be a statistician to recognize that the statistics for diversity in tech are dismal. In fact, less than 5% of the tech workforce is Hispanic. There’s no question that anemic number is unacceptable, but at 7 Generation Games, we often discuss the efforts that go into […]