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This category is for posts written by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars.

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from September 28, 2016 “What do you get for a 972% increase in hotel cost?” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I’ve decided on my new career after […]

Throwback Thursday: What do you get for a 972% increase ...

September 14, 2017 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

bike — Where do you get your ideas? This has to be one of the most common questions I get about game development and it’s interesting because I think design ideas are EVERYWHERE! Bad design gives me ideas how not to make things. Good design (more about that next post) gives me […]

Design ideas are everywhere: part 1

September 12, 2017 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM by AnnMaria De Mars

road in North Dakota — Have you ever tried a bike-sharing app? Maybe if you live out in the country, it’s not a thing, but here in Santa Monica, you can’t go far without seeing the lime green bicycles from our local bike sharing company. The idea is simple. Get an app on your phone, […]

What bike-sharing can teach you about educational technology

September 11, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from September 20, 2016 “What I learned about management from judo” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. You may not know, if you only read this blog for […]

Throwback Thursday: What I learned about management from judo

September 7, 2017 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

juice — I read this week that Juicero is going out of business. If you are not one of the cool kids you might not be aware that this is the company that made a $700 juicer, later reduced to the bargain price of $400. In this case, you might be interested […]

Seriously, is this what you want to do with your ...

September 5, 2017 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

pineapple — We had Dean Dauphinais, Jr. on the More Than Ordinary podcast this week talking about the charity he co-founded, All Star Vets. One of his motivations he mentioned was that veterans are often people who entered the service at a young age, as teenagers, and they were “part of a […]

Why my tribe needs you and a virtual pineapple

September 3, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Ronda and her gardening skills — We have done 3 Kickstarter campaigns and there are three questions I get every time. Well, four, if you count, “What’s a Kickstarter campaign?” Why don’t you just get your daughter to pay for everything? Why does it matter if I back you or not? Do you think you really […]

The 3 Questions I Get Every Time

September 2, 2017 in AnnMaria by AnnMaria De Mars

It has been brought to my attention lately that I have not been blogging very much and some people would like to hear more about what is happening. Well, I was kind of at this wedding thing – if you don’t know, now you know, my lovely next-to-youngest daughter got […]

Educational Game Secret: Girls (and boys) just want to have ...

August 31, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Games / Game Progress / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

To do an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, I needed proof I am me. This is my proof. To ask me anything, click the link below. IamA co-founder with my family of an educational game startup, mother of 4, Ph.D. AMA! In 2013, I co-founded 7 Generation Games, with […]

Reddit: Ask Me Anything

August 30, 2017 in AnnMaria by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from August 16, 2016 “you can make anything into an opportunity” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. you can make anything into an opportunity. For example today I […]

Throwback Thursday: you can make anything into an opportunity

August 24, 2017 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Maria — I’m usually the one that rants and swears on the More than Ordinary podcast, but one way to get Maria to call out the bull**** is to say, “We don’t want to lower the bar just so we can fund more women-owned businesses.” Let me tell you what it is […]

The slap in the face for women in tech

August 22, 2017 in AnnMaria / Women in Tech by AnnMaria De Mars

I have had plenty of opportunities to retire comfortably. I have been a professor. I’ve worked as a statistical analyst at a large company. I’ve built a consulting company with long-term clients. If you have a short attention span – I will give you the answer now: The solution to […]

Why I quit my nice comfortable job

August 20, 2017 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars