“Let me know if there’s anything I can do…” How many times have you said this to someone? Almost all of us say it, and we usually mean it. Or at least, we mean it to an extent. But how often do we actually ask people to do anything for […]
Educational Games
According to a newsletter from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, on average, students lose 2.6 months of learning in math during the summer break. Isn’t that crazy?! They also note that math learning loss is bigger than reading and cuts across all socioeconomic backgrounds. This summer slide results in […]
How to Beat Summer Math Slide
It was a no-brainer, really. Everyone knows that kids lose ground over the summer and kids from disadvantaged homes lose the most, a phenomenon frequently referred to as “summer learning loss” or “summer slide.” So, why not put our technical skills to work and DO something about it? Years ago, concerned about […]
Don’t Get Dumber over the Summer – Summer Learning Loss
The Science Behind Learning and Through Games The mechanisms of the brain described by neuroscience show that learning is much more effective while playing games and with playful methodologies. In video games, pleasure experienced by winning and overcoming challenges is produced by neurotransmitters that facilitate communication between neurons thanks to […]
Learning is easier while you’re playing
GREAT NEWS TO ALL THE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WHO ENJOY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES – THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOUR CHILD’S BRAIN. Video games impact brain structure by increasing the size of some regions and activating others, making some skills more efficient, such as attention and visuospatial skills. Researchers from the […]
VIDEO GAMES THAT IMPROVE YOUR BRAIN
We’re wrapping up the game design class at Spirit Lake this week. Two weeks was the most time I could spare away from the office but we have accomplished a lot. Applications used in game design by middle school students Because all of the students had just completed grades 4 […]
Game Design by Middle School Students
1 As a gamer, attending E3 was a thrilling and exciting experience! The moment I received my badge (which looked awesome by the way) the inner nerd/gamer in me immediately wanted to jump up and down in excitement. The scenery of E3 made the experience especially memorable. The highly detailed posters, […]
Reflections on E3: An Exciting, Entertaining and Educational Experience
1 It’s been a great start to the summer session teaching game design at Warwick Middle School. Students started off playing two math games, an adventure game and a collector game. We discussed the idea of game genre and what is needed to make a video game – assets, code, story […]
Teaching Game Design at Spirit Lake
We're testing educational software in the most remote areas of the country. It's beautiful but it's also important work, remembering schools most companies forget about.
Testing educational software where the antelope play
Do you see these common math class flaws ? Whether you’re a teacher or a student, you might have noticed that -with the current educational system- the content in math is re-taught at the beginning of every school year, picking up months before where we left off. Since, logically, these […]
5 Signs that your Math Class has Problems
How would you feel if you woke up excited on cold autumn mornings to go to school? That’s the dream that we have at 7 Generation Games. We want to give you lessons that make learning fun! But seriously, how can games make teachers’ lives easier? We have games that […]