How to lock a hotspot after it's been clicked once.

May 15, 2023

I am developing an escape room style course with multiple hotspots. Is there a way to make the hotspot show a different layer if it is being revisited.

For example: the first time the learner selects the hotspot they are to answer a question and get a learning point. If the learner accidentally opens that same hotspot, I want it to show a slide saying "you've already visited this hotspot, keep searching for other clues".

3 Replies

Judy Nollet
Hero

12 months ago05/15/23 at 7:26 pm (UTC)

Create a T/F variable with a default value of False.
Use a trigger with a condition and an Else to show the appropriate layer.
- Show the content layer with the condition that the variable = False.
- Else show the warning (You've already visited this hotspot) layer. Thus, that will show when the variable = True.
- For example, the trigger might look like this:

Add a trigger to the hotspot that adjusts the variable to True. (Be sure this trigger comes after the trigger that opens the layer.)

Alix Grotewold
Author

12 months ago05/15/23 at 8:15 pm (UTC)

Thank you, Judy! How did you get "hotspot1clicked" as a variable? I have my 8 hotspots inside the 360 image (base layer) and then my 8 challenge questions/feedback on separate layers outside of the image. (see screenshot below) Is this effecting my ability to have this capability?

Base Layer:

Inside 360 Image:

Judy Nollet
Hero

12 months ago05/15/23 at 11:25 pm (UTC)

I just created a T/F variable and named it "hotspot1clicked." (It helps to have names that indicate what they're used for.)

You can open the list of variables by clicking the icon at the right in the row of icons at the top of the Triggers panel.

There's more info about variables here: https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-work-with-variables