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Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from March 10, 2013 “Two more things I have learned in 55 years: Kindness is never wasted & You just never know” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. […]

Throwback Thursday – Two more things I have learned in ...

August 18, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

potato — Last month, we gave away our games at 90% off because we wanted to get more users before the beginning of school and get more feedback to make those games better. Why not free? I attended a talk at the Entertainment Finance Forum (see, learning from everyone) and the speaker, […]

Why not free?

August 15, 2016 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from November 15, 2011 “Geeks Guide to Women: AnnMaria Explains it All” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I am tired of hearing that men in technical fields […]

Throwback Thursday: Geeks Guide to Women: AnnMaria Explains it All

August 4, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

House on fire — Start-up life can be a little crazy. No, make that a lot crazy. We incorporated as a business in 2013, making us middle-aged in start-up years. When start-ups die, they often just fade away. You see people at fewer meet-ups, get fewer emails or social media posts trying to entice […]

Well, THAT was some serious crazy business

August 1, 2016 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from July 30, 2011 “Sorry my paper on data visualization is late, I was at a pow-wow” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I was going to […]

Throwback Thursday: Sorry my paper on data visualization is late, ...

July 28, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from January 17, 2010 “Good Stuff in the Internet Candy Store” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Grown-ups lie to kids. I have discovered this. When I was […]

Throwback Thursday: Good Stuff in the Internet Candy Store

July 21, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / AnnMaria De Mars / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Let’s cut to the chase. Now through the end of July, we’re offering all individual licenses for 7 Generation Games at an amazing deal of 90% off. Just use discount code: JULY90 The code applies to all individual user single or multi-game purchases of Forgotten Trail, Spirit Lake and Fish […]

We Want Your Ideas. We REALLY want your ideas!

July 20, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

seal of North Dakota — Professors, conference presenters and speakers at professional development often complain that teachers don’t want to discuss the deeper issues. They say, Teachers only worry about what they can do with their class on Monday. Of course, not worrying about that is a luxury if you don’t have to teach a […]

Lessons Learned This Week: North Dakota Indian Education Summit

July 14, 2016 in AnnMaria by AnnMaria De Mars

very large, brown pig — Often when I say things like, “I’m going back to the reservation to get input from people who will use these games.” or “This game should be able to run on whatever bandwidth you can get next to a corn field.” people think I am speaking metaphorically. No. Picture of […]

Who Does Game Testing in a Corn Field?

July 9, 2016 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

buildings — When I was a kid, I always wondered what people did in those big office buildings. How did they learn how to do those jobs, whatever they were? How did they get those jobs? What do they wear? I knew what teachers did, since I went to school, and doctors, […]

How We Can Help Your Kids Become Successful Entrepreneurs

June 29, 2016 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Ronda Running — A few months ago, we had the super fantastic amazing opportunity to have some special guests in our game design meeting. These included a best-selling author, a programmer who had worked on two of the best-selling games on earth and two people who play more video games than anyone else I […]

Game design – you talk, we listen

June 28, 2016 in AnnMaria / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

Terry being interviewed — In school, I was in probably every clique but the ‘cool kids’. I was in a lot of fights and hung out in “hoods’ woods” with all of the other troublemakers. The woods from Forgotten Trail aren’t far off. I was in all of the advanced classes with the ‘smart […]

Party Like a Rock Star?

June 26, 2016 in AnnMaria / podcast by AnnMaria De Mars