# generation game (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover generation game. Page: Feed: --- ## [🎥 New Video Coming Soon: Watch me build a game from scratch!](https://www.7generationgames.com/%f0%9f%8e%a5-new-video-coming-soon-watch-me-build-a-game-from-scratch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25f0%259f%258e%25a5-new-video-coming-soon-watch-me-build-a-game-from-scratch) _2026-08-19 · Julia De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ See How a Complete Educational Game is Built in Minutes! If you’ve been curious about how our 7 Gen Blocks game builder works and how a concept in your head becomes a fully functional, playable video game- you’re just in time! This Friday, we are releasing a brand-new, asynchronous pre-recorded webinar where I walk you \[…\] ## [It Brings You Together](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/it-brings-you-together.html) _2026-08-19 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ It Brings You Together There once was a donkey who guarded a thistle – it’s true – nurtured purple, bruised blue, clopping daily from her barn to the Sky Glass widescreen – rating all crime dramas ever seen, ‘I feel depressed, distressed; there ain’t one of these I’ve missed.’ He nods; clears away the mess. In another place not far away which abutted, they had a power-out. Is that actually a… ## [Only the Strong](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/only-strong.html) _2026-08-18 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Only the Strong Take weeds – no, take mosquitos, nipping at your heels; your ankles – how often you feel them kissing hairs just above – ah, it must have been love but it’s over now and even though you dealt her a death blow there’s snowdrifts more coming through. Once a flea thought he was not a flea at all, and jumped, maybe 150 times his relative size but, alas, he was not king all he surveyed.… ## [Moving On Up](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/moving-on-up.html) _2026-08-16 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Moving On Up Some songs sting more than most, but not for those reasons: not love, not hate, never the changing of the seasons or the guard - the rennet’s set them hard - coagulated whatever stirred. Some songs sting because they’re heard. I speak not of loss but something’s lost: they’ve done us wrong, moving on out, your time is up – some bland playlist drops, Falconer and Garraway rap something… ## [Slow Boat to Flushing](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/slow-boat-to-flushing.html) _2026-08-15 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Slow Boat to Flushing ‘You disappeared from view.’ And – on cue – Mylor Harbour fading out like Layla, and other assorted love songs ‘And we were worried about you – but, moving on…’ Simon’s got the helm, steady as she goes - you could trail your hand and stroke the mirrorlon below, break blue borders, to send ripples to shore’s far corners imperceptible by the time they make landfall and comb the… ## [Coming Round Again](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/coming-round-again.html) _2026-08-15 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Coming Round Again Belts and braces – literally – let’s not try metaphor, hide meaning, instead, let’s feed on feelings either eat or be consumed because sometimes they take teaspoons, tap your head, crack you open like an egg. It’s coming round again, tonguing your belly like fire, moving up through guts to heart and we all have guilt. For a start, your sending him to school in trousers tied… ## [I Travel](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-travel.html) _2026-08-13 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ I Travel Chacewater garden centre, plants its mark on visitors, who are mostly old. Sipping tea, chewing scones of gritty currants, dollop of cream, jam – cherry, maybe more likely raspberry, excavated from the wholesale tin. Spit seeds from gapped teeth where they lodge like squatters, dab tissues on dribbles like blotters. Some have a partner oppositting, perhaps there’s a little talking –… ## [Butcher’s Choice](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/butchers-choice.html) _2026-08-12 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Butcher’s Choice There’s only one apostrophe. On the wrapping. Quite clear, signifying singular: ‘Butcher’s Choice’ it assures us, slapped on the thin plastic packet which some sleeving machine took no time at all to wrap it in. Purporting to be sausages, high quality product, these porkers - a year before a walker as Squeeze would have it in reverse – appropriate, you’d think, but fry them, they… ## [Teatime Tygers](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/teatime-tygers.html) _2026-08-12 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Teatime Tygers It’s written as a cautionary tale, obviously, one you can’t fail to spot. Even a retired mallet, gone to seed and having cracked his fair share of heads would leap out of his deathbed for this one. Devised by a hack with a nought degree, ECE, probably – into barrel-bottoming with a major in crayoning, fuzzy felt and tummy time. Couldn’t cut it as a teacher, throws on a dog collar to… ## [Sorcha](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/sorcha.html) _2026-08-11 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Sorcha Why do two truths flower on one face? Maybe you’ll see traces at first – like how pinks streak a warning sky before melting into blues – perhaps a cry – Shock? Surprise? Something you’ll recognise. Smoke signals that always have been there, lofting skywards – calling both to dare to read, pore over the hieroglyphs once obscure but becoming obvious: and now the flames are fanned, she’ll… ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jlzfciI9paHz) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Living Testament](https://pedrorockwriter.blogspot.com/2026/08/living-testament.html) _2026-08-10 · Pete's Scribblings · Pete's Scribblings_ Living Testament And Will. There he is, rubbing shoulders with Gareth Gates. jewel case to jewel case with nothing rare or precious about it – except attitude. Some remember the blubbering, and all that stammers becoming stripped of glamour that no longer gleams, but not many of you, it seems - given the grime that collects under my fingernails should I handle these rejects. Dido, thank you for… ## [I do my marketing thinking out loud](https://www.7generationgames.com/i-do-my-marketing-thinking-out-loud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-do-my-marketing-thinking-out-loud) _2026-07-18 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ Crowd-sourcing my marketing plan I call it crowd-sourcing. Maria calls it asking random people on the internet. I’m going to run down my such-as-it-is marketing plan. Feel free to comment. Please do not contact me about your services as a marketing specialist at $800 an hour. ## [Boosting Student Engagement: Put Yourself in the Game!](https://www.7generationgames.com/boosting-student-engagement-put-yourself-in-the-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boosting-student-engagement-put-yourself-in-the-game) _2026-06-04 · Julia De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ Level up your teaching using our game builder and AI tools to clone your classroom, your students’ favorite teacher (hopefully yourself!), and anything else you think will drive student engagement. Personalizing your games makes your students feel like the experience was built just for them. It’s also a great way to inject some fun into the lesson- especially if you include inside jokes, like that… ## [How learning can still happen on the crazy days](https://www.7generationgames.com/how-learning-can-still-happen-on-the-crazy-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-learning-can-still-happen-on-the-crazy-days) _2026-06-03 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ No matter how great of a teacher you are, whether you teach third-grade or the third quarter of Calculus, you are going to have days when you think it's going to require a miracle for any learning to take place. Here is an idea that worked for me. ## [Powwow Stands: Finally a game for younger students](https://www.7generationgames.com/powwow-stands-finally-a-game-for-younger-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powwow-stands-finally-a-game-for-younger-students) _2026-04-14 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ Absolutely by far the number one request we get at 7 Generation Games is for games for lower levels of mathematics, "Couldn't you do something with addition or subtraction?" So, I made Powwow Stands ## [A no-code educational game builder using YOUR intelligence: Why it took so long](https://www.7generationgames.com/a-no-code-educational-game-builder-using-your-intelligence-why-it-took-so-long/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-no-code-educational-game-builder-using-your-intelligence-why-it-took-so-long) _2026-02-28 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ TL; DR; To survive long-term, your company needs to make a profit. The work you are doing that pays money today is not developing a new product you aren't selling yet. So, there is a trade-off and innovation takes longer but your company is more likely to survive. I have a lot more to say but I need to get back to development. If you want to meet me in person, check out the bottom of this post. ## [Problem-solving strategies have to be taught](https://www.7generationgames.com/problem-solving-strategies-have-to-be-taught/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=problem-solving-strategies-have-to-be-taught) _2026-02-19 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ Problem-solving strategies give students a mechanism for identifying elements of a problem, determining a course of action, and checking the answer. However, sometimes students don’t have a wide enough array of strategies and we can't assume they'll discover these on their own. Fortunately, we have videos, games and lessons to help you teach a variety of strategies. ## [How AI makes me a 1.15x developer](https://www.7generationgames.com/how-ai-makes-me-a-1-5x-developer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ai-makes-me-a-1-5x-developer) _2026-01-02 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ I stick by what I said in my last post that I am skeptical of claims that AI is making hordes of people 5x developers. If that is the case, you probably sucked in the first place. Actually, that might be exactly it, because as I think of the areas that AI has helped me immensely, these are mostly in which I am not very good or knowledgable. ## [Yet another post on the emperor’s new AI](https://www.7generationgames.com/yet-another-post-on-the-emperors-new-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yet-another-post-on-the-emperors-new-ai) _2025-12-29 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ We're expected to believe AI is making us 5x as productive even while it persist in giving wrong answers. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NU8twZEEdjxS) _2025-12-29 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [How in the world did you get on our newsletter list?](https://www.7generationgames.com/how-in-the-world-did-you-get-on-our-newsletter-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-in-the-world-did-you-get-on-our-newsletter-list) _2025-12-23 · AnnMaria De Mars · 7 Generation Games_ We have a newsletter on the behind the scenes of running a start-up - and no one knows how to sign up for the list - until now.