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Yearly Archives: 2024

Hi! My name’s Aahanaa and I’m an intern at 7 Generation Games. I go to college in Saint Paul but I’m originally from Kolkata, India. Why 7 Generation Games: I knew early on that I had a passion for both art and technology but for a good chunk of my […]

Intern Spotlight: Meet Aahanaa!

February 19, 2024 in Educational Games / Intern Diaries tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games / interns by Diana Sanchez

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.

February 14, 2024 in Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

Over the past few years, we have interviewed hundreds of teachers, principals, after-school staff and other experts in education – 100% cited maintaining student attention as a challenge. Across the classes we observed and teachers we interviewed, from Title I schools, from 15-50% of students were not turning in their […]

Warm-up Games and a Math-in-Music Lesson

February 7, 2024 in Educational Games / Educational Resources / Teachers tagged Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Melvin, our new software development intern, is more than just a gifted coder.

Intern Spotlight: Meet Melvin!

February 5, 2024 in Educational Games / Intern Diaries tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games / interns by Diana Sanchez

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

January 8, 2024 in 7Gen Blocks by Maria Burns Ortiz

student tester — Recently, I was on the Professor Game podcast and was asked if I had one piece of advice for someone who was going to make educational games. I said, Test your game early and often with actual students and teachers. None of us are nearly as good as we think we are at guessing what students will find engaging to play or difficult to learn.

Change the game ! Co-Design with Teachers and Students

January 3, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars