Wonder if someone can answer my query on Flash. The rumour has been circulating for a while now that Flash will eventually be replaced with HTML5. I am concerned because all of my current presentations, quizzes etc are in Studio 9 and I have been informed that they will not work with HTML5.
Our enterprise just updated from IE6 to IE7. We're slated to go to IE8 next year. I wish the death of Flash was a problem I could worry about It's not for us.
The tech for conversion and interpretation of SWF's will get better. The tools for building content will get better. Browsers will get better. As Phil mentions, I wouldn't worry too much about legacy content.
Stuff you can do now includes establishing media and packaging decision making patterns that are more future proof. For example, if you currently generate a lot of custom Flash, start looking for ways you can reduce that. Begin questioning the necessity of a particular type of output. Brief videos are a good alternative choice if it makes sense.
If you currently have stuff in PPT, you're pretty safe as long as you're OK updating to new versions of conversion tools like Articulate Studio as they are released. I believe the entire new Articulate Studio Suite will publish to multiple output paths. That means most of your legacy Quizmaker, Engage, and Studio outputs will be converted to an output better suited for "browsers of now" and cross platform support.
The biggest consideration and mindset change you can look at now is in the form and format of content. The industry default in the e-learning industry is the fixed slide-based view. This doesn't play well with screens that come in all shapes and sizes. Frankly, I think the dogma of "slide" is limiting. Tools that change the way we see outputs will be real game changers. I think that these tools and mindsets are coming to the industry. If not next year, the year after in a big way.
Look up "responsive web" for an idea of what I'm talking about. Looping back to one of the recommendations above, video plays into this strategy as well. When formatted properly (dimensions, file type, bitrate) video is a pretty darn ubiquitous mode / platform.
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flash will die very slowly, most corporates will not upgrade to windows 8 and ail have access to flash for a long time.
W8 does have flash installed but it is crippled by a compatibility list managed by microsoft.
I would not worry for a long time
Our enterprise just updated from IE6 to IE7. We're slated to go to IE8 next year. I wish the death of Flash was a problem I could worry about
It's not for us.
The tech for conversion and interpretation of SWF's will get better. The tools for building content will get better. Browsers will get better. As Phil mentions, I wouldn't worry too much about legacy content.
Stuff you can do now includes establishing media and packaging decision making patterns that are more future proof. For example, if you currently generate a lot of custom Flash, start looking for ways you can reduce that. Begin questioning the necessity of a particular type of output. Brief videos are a good alternative choice if it makes sense.
If you currently have stuff in PPT, you're pretty safe as long as you're OK updating to new versions of conversion tools like Articulate Studio as they are released. I believe the entire new Articulate Studio Suite will publish to multiple output paths. That means most of your legacy Quizmaker, Engage, and Studio outputs will be converted to an output better suited for "browsers of now" and cross platform support.
The biggest consideration and mindset change you can look at now is in the form and format of content. The industry default in the e-learning industry is the fixed slide-based view. This doesn't play well with screens that come in all shapes and sizes. Frankly, I think the dogma of "slide" is limiting. Tools that change the way we see outputs will be real game changers. I think that these tools and mindsets are coming to the industry. If not next year, the year after in a big way.
Look up "responsive web" for an idea of what I'm talking about. Looping back to one of the recommendations above, video plays into this strategy as well. When formatted properly (dimensions, file type, bitrate) video is a pretty darn ubiquitous mode / platform.
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