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Accent Mark shown correctly — Since we just had our Latino tech meet up, this seems like the perfect time to give a tech tip on getting those Spanish-language accent marks right in your HTML. Look closely at this image below. It’s part of what was in one of our pretests that assess our game. […]

Tech tip: accent marks for Spanish text

October 13, 2016 in Start-up Diaries / Tech Tips by AnnMaria De Mars

Both my daughters play soccer, so I guess that makes me a “soccer mom.” Now, I suppose this has been the case for the last couple years as my older daughter played soccer since she was 6, but it really shifted this year when she moved up to the U-10 […]

Observations of a “Soccer Mom”

October 12, 2016 in Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

Do you know how many times we’ve heard people say “There just aren’t any Latinos in tech”? Every time this happens, we at 7 Generation Games wave our hands and say, “Hey what about us over here?” (Well, actually AnnMaria waves her hands, stands on a chair and grabs a bullhorn…) […]

Latinos in Tech Meetup on 10/12 in Santa Monica!

October 11, 2016 in Uncategorized by Maria Burns Ortiz

Topiary dinosaur — We appreciate everyone who reads our blogs, listens to our podcast and plays games. That doesn’t mean we are friends, though. So, let’s get to know each other a little better! I’ll tell you five things you probably don’t know about us you can add comments anything interesting about you. […]

Five things you probably don’t know about 7 Generation Games

October 11, 2016 in 7GenGames by AnnMaria De Mars

7 Generation Games and our friends at Sabio are having a Latino Tech Night in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15th through October 15th. But you know what? You don’t have to be Latino to come join us! So, come and join us! Have a […]

Latino Tech Night: Tacos and Fun!

October 10, 2016 in 7GenGames / Events tagged 7 Generation Games / Events by Diana Sanchez

Making Camp – the first iPad app from 7 Generation Games – is available in the Apple App Store! You can download “Making Camp” for FREE by going here: Leave us an app review to get a “thank you” shoutout on our More Than Ordinary podcast! Ever since we started working […]

Making Camp is in the App Store!

October 7, 2016 in 7GenGames / Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

Happy Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie is our newly released “Making Camp.” “Making Camp” is 7 Generation Games’ first app for the iPad. It’s FREE and you can get it by going here: Leave us an app review to get a “thank you” shoutout on our More Than Ordinary podcast! Have […]

Freebie Friday: Making Camp iPad App

October 7, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

7 Generation Games president AnnMaria De Mars is at the National Indian Education Association’s annual convention and trade show in Reno, Nevada, where she will be presenting a first look at our newest project “Crossroads: A Game of Choices” with Bruce Gillette from Circle of Life/the Three Affiliated Tribes. If […]

7 Generation Games at NIEA

October 6, 2016 in 7GenGames / Events by Maria Burns Ortiz

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from July 19, 2014 “Clones and Ugly Code” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. If I had a clone, all of my code would be beautiful. Last week, […]

Throwback Thursday: Clones and Ugly Code

October 6, 2016 in 7GenGames / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Cranky old teacher with a stick — Have you seen the sign carried by a 90-year-old woman at a civil rights event that says, “I can’t believe I still have to protest this shit?” I was feeling like that today when I had forwarded to me by people who, correctly, thought I would find interesting […]

Dancing on the way to the pencil sharpener

October 1, 2016 in AnnMaria by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s the end of another week and that means that it’s time for a Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie comes to you from our game Fish Lake. The freebie is a two-for-1. First, do you know what a Red River cart was? Now that you know how to build a cart, […]

Freebie Friday: Build A Cart, Then Fill It With Fractions

September 30, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from September 20, 2014 “FINALLY we look like we know what we’re doing” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Yes, I do realize that I’m probably far more […]

Throwback Thursday: FINALLY we look like we know what we’re ...

September 29, 2016 in 7GenGames / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez