TL; DR - in the Making Camp Navajo update, we made it a lot less likely that students would need to call over the teacher for help.
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Creating opportunities through breaking down barriers in educational game development We started 7 Generation Games because we believed kids deserved better. We built better learning games and got better results: better academic outcomes, better engagement and better representation (both games and classroom curriculum). Over time, our mission has stayed the […]
No code, no problem: 7 Gen Blocks EDU
Algebra allows you to go past memorizing answers to specific problems to solve TYPES of problems. 7 Gen Blocks lets you create types of problems, games or instruction with minimal coding.
7 Gen Blocks : Coding as Arithmetic is to Algebra
One of the things we’ve learned in making games is that players like games that give them options, so I thought I’d start this blog post by letting you make a choice. Think of it as a (very low budget) choose-your-adventure version of our blog posts. Option 1: You mentioned […]
We Made a Game About How We Make Games!
TL;DR – Being specific is a necessary but not sufficient condition for prompts for AI. Including examples in your prompts can work wonders. Now, read on. Let me tell you about one of the worst math games I ever saw. It was used in an alternative high school program for […]
What AI Can Do: Writing Useful Math Word Problems
Hi! My name’s Aahanaa and I’m an intern at 7 Generation Games. I go to college in Saint Paul but I’m originally from Kolkata, India. Why 7 Generation Games: I knew early on that I had a passion for both art and technology but for a good chunk of my […]
Intern Spotlight: Meet Aahanaa!
We’ve all taken it, right? That “pop quiz” that a teacher inevitably gives in late middle school or high school that goes something like this. Your teacher hands out a test paper. At the top, it says: Directions: Read through the entire test before beginning. Then complete the test. Then […]
Did You Even Read the Directions? No One Does.
Over the past few years, we have interviewed hundreds of teachers, principals, after-school staff and other experts in education – 100% cited maintaining student attention as a challenge. Across the classes we observed and teachers we interviewed, from Title I schools, from 15-50% of students were not turning in their […]
Warm-up Games and a Math-in-Music Lesson
Melvin, our new software development intern, is more than just a gifted coder.
Intern Spotlight: Meet Melvin!
At 7 Generation Games, we’ve been busy building, but we also realize what good is something you’ve built if no one knows it exists? 7 Gen Blocks Our 7 Gen Blocks educational game platform is officially in beta. Using 7 Gen Blocks, even entry level developers can bring multi-level customized […]
Building 7 Gen Blocks
1 Recently, I was on the Professor Game podcast and was asked if I had one piece of advice for someone who was going to make educational games. I said,
Test your game early and often with actual students and teachers. None of us are nearly as good as we think we are at guessing what students will find engaging to play or difficult to learn.
Change the game ! Co-Design with Teachers and Students
If you know even a little bit about coding, you can make educational games with 7 Gen Blocks. Get in on our private beta now