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Storyline 2+: Cards Against Humanity-Inspired Game

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TrinaRimmer
Former Staff
8 years ago

Party games like Cards Against Humanity, turn even the most innocent statements into hilariously awkward comic gold. And in this inspired download, I've tried to capture some of that playful spirit by pulling together a few of my favorite pieces of client feedback and using them as the basis for a simple pick-one card game where the more absurd your answer is, the higher your score. (Hint: Score at least 20 points to snag a reward.)

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I've built this project in Storyline 2, but you can easily open it with Storyline 360 as well. With a minimalist visual design, this project file is quick and easy to repurpose to create things like a fun, game-like compliance quiz, or an attention-grabbing training refresher, for instance.

Enjoy! 

Published 8 years ago
Version 1.0
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storyline 360
  • MarijnBierhof's avatar
    MarijnBierhof
    Community Member
    8 years ago
    Nice.
    But something seems off with the scoring. If I pick a card and then another one from the same row, the points keep going up. I can get to a zillion points if I want!
    • PeteTaylor's avatar
      PeteTaylor
      Community Member
      8 years ago
      Just to add to this, if you do this but your score from the first choice doesn't add up to 20, you don't get the reward! Not sure if designed that way, but if it was why allow the selection of a second card anyway?!
      • ChristineLeong-'s avatar
        ChristineLeong-
        Community Member
        8 years ago
        I agree. Perhaps an explanation of how the game works would be helpful.
    • DanielMitchell1's avatar
      DanielMitchell1
      Community Member
      8 years ago
      Fixed this. It only took about 25 steps, which in SL projects, isn't that many.

      Add a shape (rectangle) that completely covers the four cards. Set the transparency of the shape to 100%. This will effectively keep anyone from clicking any of the cards.

      Next, go into shape states and set the shape to initially: hidden. This allows the user to click any card, as long as the shape is hidden.

      Then, add a trigger on every card. _change state of rectangle1 to normal when user clicks card1_ This means that as soon as the user clicks any card, the shape "appears" (even though still invisible) and blocks the user from clicking any other card.

      You will need to repeat these steps on every layer of the main game slide (5 layers). Make sure that on each layer, the triggers are pointing to the shape on that layer, not the base layer.
  • JamieBillingham's avatar
    JamieBillingham
    Community Member
    8 years ago
    Love it! And yes, I will go add "inspired comic genius" to my LinkedIn profile ;-)
  • DianeBrochu's avatar
    DianeBrochu
    Community Member
    8 years ago
    This is fabulous! I love it!
    Now I want to repurpose it for a compliance quiz for my people. I'm working in Storyline 2 but can't figure out how to change the texts on your cards; or failing that, how you got the cards to spin. How did you do this? I don't mean on the entry to the screen, that I know. It is when you turn the card over; it isn't entering or exiting the screen....
    • RichardPresley's avatar
      RichardPresley
      Community Member
      8 years ago
      Click "Download" for the source and all will become clear. Elegant design, Trina. Well done.
      • DianeBrochu's avatar
        DianeBrochu
        Community Member
        8 years ago
        But I don't see it; that's the problem....
        I'm self-taught and new at this so I'm sure that I miss a lot of things. There are things I understand, but I'm totally at a loss as to how to make individual cards spin when selected.
  • DanielMitchell1's avatar
    DanielMitchell1
    Community Member
    8 years ago
    Version 2 is ready. All scoring issues are fixed. Credit for the awesome game still goes to Trina Rimmer. I just added a shape over the cards and set it to 100% transparency, then added State-Change triggers to all the cards. If you click any card, the other cards become un-clickable.

    Now, how do I upload the new version?
    • DeepaNirmal-2a1's avatar
      DeepaNirmal-2a1
      Community Member
      8 years ago
      Daniel, did you ever get around to uploading your version? I would love to use it without having to recreate your work. Thanks!
    • PamGriffith's avatar
      PamGriffith
      Community Member
      8 years ago
      Daniel, How did you change/edit the text on the cards? I can't figure it out.
    • KalenaHornkohl's avatar
      KalenaHornkohl
      Community Member
      8 years ago
      Didn't even notice the Assets scene! Thanks for pointing that out Daniel.