Im a long time viewer but rarely a contributer......I realy have to contribute more
Im curious to find out if there is a way to allow the "playing" of an e-module for a specific number of times (ie say a client wants to buy a production for 15 viewings) and after that the module goes into "lockdown" - they cant play it, copy it etc.....this module will self destruct in 15 viewings lol
I guess that is it akin to buying 15 licences
Unfortunately I dont have an exact example but I kinda have the beginnings of an idea in my head
You know, I did see a similar question very recently. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how you'd be able to do this. Are you using an LMS for your courses, or are you just providing them on your own web server? I know that Articulate Online lets you see how many times a course has been viewed, but I'm not sure if you can get this type of information from your current host. If so, though, you could just pull the course "off the shelves" after a specific amount of time.
The more questions I see about this, the more I understand the "cool" level of it. This would be a fantastic feature request, The only issue I see with this is that it's really on the host-level of service. You would need to be able to set an expiration date on a web server or LMS - I don't really see this as something you could do within the software itself. Then again, I'm not a developer -- so I may be wrong!
I'd love to see what you use for this. If you find any tricks to accomplish this, please share!
That's a good point. If it could work like Storyline's variables, when the "Play" button, or even a "Submit" button reach a certain count, the course could become locked down, or at least display a splash screen that the course is no longer available, etc.
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Hi there Eamonn!
You know, I did see a similar question very recently. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how you'd be able to do this. Are you using an LMS for your courses, or are you just providing them on your own web server? I know that Articulate Online lets you see how many times a course has been viewed, but I'm not sure if you can get this type of information from your current host. If so, though, you could just pull the course "off the shelves" after a specific amount of time.
The more questions I see about this, the more I understand the "cool" level of it. This would be a fantastic feature request, The only issue I see with this is that it's really on the host-level of service. You would need to be able to set an expiration date on a web server or LMS - I don't really see this as something you could do within the software itself. Then again, I'm not a developer -- so I may be wrong!
I'd love to see what you use for this. If you find any tricks to accomplish this, please share!
Thanks,
Christine
Hi Christine
Many thanks for your reply
This wont be run through an LMS.....this will simply be a stand alone "module"
I guess in Visual Basic terms you would look at putting a counter on the "play" button and when it hits the max no, it shuts down
Eamonn
Good morning Eamonn,
That's a good point. If it could work like Storyline's variables, when the "Play" button, or even a "Submit" button reach a certain count, the course could become locked down, or at least display a splash screen that the course is no longer available, etc.
I hope you had a great weekend.
Thanks!
Christine
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