Educational Games

Study Purpose: Design and test an app to help people with mental health issues get services. In this study, participants will: Participate in a 60-minute focus group with four other people and an interviewer. Participants will be asked questions about: Your feedback on proposed characters, design and features for a […]

Join a focus group: Mobile Application for Tribal Mental Health ...

July 31, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Woman farmer in front of a field — You might wonder what the heck this title has to do with our latest game updates. I'll tell you. Both do maintenance in the off-season.

How is an educational game developer like a grain farmer?

July 25, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

dancers at Veterans week powwow — Co-design Games to Teach with Primary Sources from Indigenous and Rural History, starting with a game about Native American Veterans

Educators – Make Games about Native American Veterans with Us

July 14, 2024 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Two kids walking in the rain, one reading a book and one pointing at a fence. — Since we began 7 Generation Games nine years ago, I swear, half of the people I have met, when they hear I make games, say to me, "Hey, I have an idea for a video game." That's why we started working on 7 Gen Blocks ...

How 7 Gen Blocks is WordPress for Educational Games

June 6, 2024 in 7Gen Blocks / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

At 7 Generation Games, we always like sharing resources that we love. This week we’d like to share a site we love, which is the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom site. At first glance, it may not appear there is much here, but appearances are deceiving. Virtual Field Trips Plus […]

Minnesota Ag in the Classroom: Hidden Gems

May 14, 2024 in Educational Games / Educational Resources tagged Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

You may not know that, before I founded or co-founded four companies and a non-profit foundation, I was the first American to win the world judo championships. I also taught Entrepreneurship at California Indian Nations College. At first glance, it might appear that judo and entrepreneurship don’t have all that […]

Entrepreneurship Advice from a World Judo Champion

May 8, 2024 in Educational Games / Founders Corner / Women in Tech tagged 7 Generation Games by AnnMaria De Mars

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 […]