Using Google Earth in Storyline
Aug 08, 2018
Hi there,
I'm currently designing a travel course in Storyline 360. I'm a new user to Storyline and I want to use bookmarks from Google Earth, which also gives you some great information on visiting places etc. Is there a way of having these bookmarks embedded in Storyline, and being able to navigate Google Earth through the learning module? I have attached an image of my bookmarks - if you click on the blue plane when using Google Earth, it takes you to another page which provides more information on the country, interesting facts and places to visit.
Is there a solution to this or would I need to screen capture every page and add triggers?
Hope you can help!
Thanks
8 Replies
You can use a webobject and link to any url, including a GoogleEarth URL. The issue is that these GoogleEarth urls cannot be displayed in a Storyline slide, they will open in a new window/tab. See a quick test here.
Hi Michael,
Appreciate your reply and thanks for help.
I must be doing something wrong because when I add it as a web object and test the link it works but when I preview it, it doesn't work.....pardon my ignorance please!
I'll send you comments in the review panel.
Thanks again!
You won`t see a webobject in Preview, you need to Publish. Here is info on using webobjects.
Thanks Michael,
.......I can see it now!
Cheers
Hi Perry, great to hear that the webobject now works for you. Thanks for reminding me of GoogleEarth, it`s been a long time since I last looked at it. I had played around with the Pro edition, here is one of my experiments.
Thanks for sharing Michael :)
Hi Perry, while I was looking for something else, I happened to see these virtual tours of Greece (see here). I don't know what the copyright situation is, but you may be able to also use them in your travel course. Just an idea...
Thanks Michael - this is also great information.
Appreciate it! ;)
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