AnnMaria De Mars
1 No, this isn’t that kind of post. I do want to talk about virtual reality, though. I was reading on twitter comments from people who said, “There are only two kinds of people: those who think virtual reality will change the world and those who haven’t tried it yet.” […]
Virtual Reality and Sex
Note: While this is a positive review of a resource, no one paid me to write it and I would not know the founders of livebinders if they charged at me with a sharp stick. I just thought I’d provide a helpful suggestion to readers of this blog who are […]
A tool for teachers (and students): livebinders
Where are all of the good educational games? Seriously, if you compare the games used in an average classroom and mainstream games like Grand Theft Auto or World of Warcraft, there is a pretty dramatic difference. Don’t even go with the GTA and WoW and other games with a seven-figure […]
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things in Educational Gaming
TRUE STORY: When I was in the seventh grade, our school had a speech contest. I wanted to win simply because I was that obnoxious kid who had to win EVERYTHING. So, I worked really hard, did research, followed the exact format, practiced in front of a mirror, all of […]
Ed Tech, Investors and Bunnies
COME OUT AND MEET THE 7 GENERATION GAMES TEAM 7 Generation Games is preparing to get on the road starting next month, to attend various conferences and expos. Our calendar of events is filling up as we spread the word on how entertaining our games are to play; and the […]
Meet us as 7 Generation Games Hits the Road!
We’re knocking off the last few edits on our grant proposal, we completed the pretest of math scores with 125 students with another 150 to take the test next week. We have hundreds of players participating in the beta tests for Forgotten Trail and Aztech. So, now that we have […]
The week of 1,000 changes
I don’t think a lot of video games are set in Iowa. Our game under development, Aztech, begins in Iowa. We didn’t pick Iowa for any specific reason. We just wanted a state that was rural and far away from central America. Very early in the game, our heroes are […]
Here’s to you, Iowa
1 So … this is what I am working on today …. In short, and this is a rant for another day, we found through our pretests that the average student needed FAR more remedial help in mathematics than we had expected. Each time you go up a level in the […]
Game Design: Reusable Code, Part 1
If you are thinking of joining a start-up, take this advice to heart: There is no room for specialists here! This weekend (yes, I know it is the weekend and Valentine’s Day, but we’re a start-up) – as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted – this weekend, […]
Variety is the spice of start-up life
What can a start-up learn from a comedian? Why did I start a series of youtube videos on free advice to make you smarter? Why is it Adam Hunter’s fault? Calm down and I will explain. A few weeks ago, after Adam’s latest show, we were talking about my idea […]
What can a start-up learn from a comedian?
4 We are very fortunate to have volunteers who assist us with game testing, advice on game design, and sometimes I am sure they wonder to themselves. Are you people stupid or what? I gave you these great ideas three weeks ago and you still haven’t done hardly a thing! You […]