How can I pause a video, ask a quiz question, play video and then repeat?
I have a video on my slide that I want to pause at a certain point and have a quiz question appear. I want the quiz question to appear at time x without any prompting from the user. Once this question has been answered I would like the video to start playing until it once again pauses and a new quiz question appears.
What I would do is set up a shape offscreen, and set the trigger to pause the media when the timeline for that shape starts (you'll place the shape on the timeline based on when you'd like the video to start). I'd then set an additional trigger to jump to the slide with my quiz question also corresponding to the timeline of the shape. I've included an image of how these triggers would look
You'll have to set the triggers on the quiz feedback layers to return to your video, and ensure the slide with the video is set to "resume saved state" when revisiting so that the video will continue to play.
If you'd like to share your .story file here or with me via PM I'm happy to take a look at your triggers when you get it set up.
But, now, next problem: the user is returned to the saved spot on the slide, but it just defaults back to the quiz again. It's like I need them to return a second after they paused it or else they get stuck in the infinite loop (mentioned above). Any tips to get around that?
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Hi Adam,
What I would do is set up a shape offscreen, and set the trigger to pause the media when the timeline for that shape starts (you'll place the shape on the timeline based on when you'd like the video to start). I'd then set an additional trigger to jump to the slide with my quiz question also corresponding to the timeline of the shape. I've included an image of how these triggers would look
You'll have to set the triggers on the quiz feedback layers to return to your video, and ensure the slide with the video is set to "resume saved state" when revisiting so that the video will continue to play.
If you'd like to share your .story file here or with me via PM I'm happy to take a look at your triggers when you get it set up.
Thanks Ashley!
I have tried this out and it seems to work. I have also been looking at options within flash.
Thanks again!
Adam
No problem Adam, and please let us know if you need anything else!
I am struggling and cannot get this to work - I end up in an infinite loop.
Hi Bill! Sorry that your post got missed. It looks like you may have figured out a workable solution though.
Newbie question: how do you set the video to resume playback?
This is in reference to: "...ensure the slide with the video is set to "resume saved state" when revisiting so that the video will continue to play."
Hi Allison!
This setting is within slide properties. Check out this tutorial.
Thank you!
But, now, next problem: the user is returned to the saved spot on the slide, but it just defaults back to the quiz again. It's like I need them to return a second after they paused it or else they get stuck in the infinite loop (mentioned above). Any tips to get around that?
Did you check out the workable solution that Bill shared?
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