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Going through our archives, we came across this great post from Summer 2014 on, “Why does my computer try to decide what’s best for me?” that we wanted to share with you in case you missed it the first time around. In this highly tech oriented era, it is nearly impossible for […]

Throwback Thursday: Why does my computer try to decide what’s ...

December 11, 2014 in 7GenGames / Throwback Thursday tagged Installation Tips for Mac by admin

As my final day in the office is coming to an end, I would like to reflect on the amazing work that is being done by the 7 Generation Games team. From the constant updates to Spirit Lake and Fish Lake to the development of a new iPad game, there […]

My Favorite 7 Generation Games’ Math Videos

December 10, 2014 in 7GenGames tagged 7 Generation Games / blog / Common Core / education / Fish Lake / Intern / Math / Math Game / Spirit Lake / videos by AnnMaria De Mars

7 Generation Games — Unity is one of the most popular and accessible cross-platform game engines used today. So it’s no wonder there is such a large online community around it. Working in Unity when you come to a bump in the road, with a quick google search you will in all likelihood find […]

3 Great (and Free) Online Resources for Learning Unity

December 9, 2014 in 7GenGames by eric

Zombies — Not understanding math terms can lead to some really big problems. Watching this video from 7 Generation Games can make all the difference.

Math terms: What’s the Word?

December 5, 2014 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday / Mathematics tagged addition / difference / factors / Freebie Friday / Math / multiplication terms / multiplier / Native American / product / subtraction / sum / video by admin

Unicorn — Making math awesome is harder than it looks. Before anyone jumps in to tell me that I have a charmed life, let me admit that I know that. I get to work with brilliant developers and designers, gifted and dedicated teachers and bright, fun kids. I get to do it all […]

It’s not all unicorns in start-up world

December 4, 2014 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

We all know that giving is better than receiving, but what if you could have both of both worlds? Well, your wish is our command. In honor of Giving Tuesday, we are kicking off our “Buy One, Gift One” promotion. Now through December 31st, any time you purchase an individual […]

Giving is better than receiving: Buy One, Gift One

December 2, 2014 in 7GenGames / Educational Games tagged Buy One / Gift One / Giving Tuesday / Spirit Lake: The Game by admin

Spirit Lake: The Game — Have you ever wanted to be involved in the creation of a video game? Well, here is your chance! We are very excited to have just finished a brand new demo version of Spirit Lake: The Game. If you are interested in playing our demo before we release it to the general public, […]

Want to become an official game tester for Spirit Lake: ...

November 30, 2014 in 7GenGames / Educational Games tagged Test Demo / Testing Demo / Video Game Testing by admin

girl picking flowers in meadow — They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. So, I thought today I would show you how Fish Lake is progressing from the alpha version to a soon-to-be-released beta version. This is what our Fish Lake start page was. And this is what it will be after I finish […]

Two pictures are worth 2,000 words: Progress on Fish ...

November 29, 2014 in AnnMaria / Dog food / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

One of our main goals at 7 Generation Games is to make math useful and practical. How many times have you been in a real life situation where someone runs in the room and yells, “Hurry up, tell me what is the answer to 6 x 8? You have two seconds […]

Small Business Saturday: Support Family-Owned Businesses (Like 7 Generation Games!)

November 29, 2014 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Events tagged Christmas Gift / Common Core / Donate / Shop Local / Small Business Saturday by admin

I spent half of Thanksgiving and a good bit of the rest of the week working on improvements in our free demo. Why? Why would someone do all that work just to give it away? Erich Longie, our lead cultural consultant, would say it’s because he has had a good […]

Why Freebie Friday instead of Black Friday?

November 28, 2014 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday by AnnMaria De Mars

Here at my internship I have been assigned quite a few tasks to help out the 7 Generation Games team. One of my assignments has been to go through various educational sites and rate them for other 7 Generation Game employees. While I have come across some great sites, I get […]

5 Other Math Games We Like

November 26, 2014 in 7GenGames by AnnMaria De Mars

7 Generation Games — We are pleased to present a demo of our Spirit Lake game that you may freely download. This demo consists of a portion of the first level of Spirit Lake. It omits some introductory material and stops midway through the first level. It also includes examples from the set of […]

How To Play Spirit Lake: The Demo

November 25, 2014 in 7GenGames tagged 7 Generation Games / Spirit Lake by eric