Stand Alone Application
Mar 04, 2013
It has been a while since I have used Engage. I am in a new role with a new company and they are asking me about creating stand alone, interactive material that our executives could use on their Ipad or other tablet devices. The first thing I thought of to meet those needs was Articulate Studio. One thing I couldnt quite remember was, can you produce stand alone applications that didn't have to be served by an LMS or webserver?
The idea is to produce "apps" that people could download and run completely separated from any network if necessary.
Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi Eric,
Some good and some not so good news. Currently, Studio products are not supported on mobile devices. Now, if you're wanting to run the interactions from Engage as standalone interactions on a PC you can certainly do that. However, that doesn't sound like that's what you'd like to do.
There's a lot of information below, but I thought you might appreciate some of the resources.
Our newest product, Articulate Storyline, allows you to publish content to Flash, HTML5, and the Articulate Mobile Player app for iPad. To learn more about Storyline, click here:
http://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-overview.php
To learn more about publishing Storyline content for HTML5 and the iPad app, click here:
http://community.articulate.com/tutorials/products/publishing-a-project-for-ipad-or-html5.aspxThe next version of the Articulate Studio products will also publish to HTML5 and run on iOS devices. Although we can't confirm the release date of future products and upgrades, you can stay informed by subscribing to the Articulate Word of Mouth Blog here:
http://www.articulate.com/blog/
In the meantime, if you want to run your Articulate Studio '09 content on non-Flash supported devices, we're aware of several third-party solutions that may meet your needs. Please be advised, these are not developed or supported by Articulate, so we encourage you to test them out to ensure they meet your needs.
HTML5 player:
http://frameentered.com/content/low-bandwidth-html-articulate-player-waudio-reports-lms-too
iSWiFTER browser app for iPad:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iswifter/id388857173
Rover browser app for iPad:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rover/id483262612
Screenr:
If your Articulate content does not include interactive elements (such as quizzes or user-initiated navigation), you can record your Articulate content as it plays, using a screencasting tool like Screenr (http://screenr.com), to capture a video of your Articulate content. Screenr is free, and screencasts can be viewed on iPads and iPhones directly from the screenr website. There are also options to publish your Screenr screencasts to YouTube and to download MP4 versions, both of which also play on non-Flash devices.
For more ideas on mobile learning, check out the following Rapid E-Learning Blog post:
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/m-learning-101-ill-take-my-rapid-e-learning-to-go/
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