How can I make my project to be responsive? Should I opt for 100% width … or create a set size for my mobile Even with the set size I could run into trouble when the user turns their phone from portrait to landscape.
We recently published a whitepaper on mobile learning. The paper lays out our approach to mobile and responsive design. We also offer insights on the responsive player and web-based authoring tool we're developing.
David, I would very much argue that white-paper, though I am not saying you guys are completely inaccurate, the positioning of content does matter a lot more in a course than it does generally on the web, and that's coming from a web designer/developer. However, and please read this very carefully, responsive development and design is not just about stacking elements, it is about so much more. It's very much like UX, not just about design and interaction. True responsive design means that as a UX architect I am able to fully tailor my content to a specific device type.
I would also argue that e-learning is slide-based. It is only that because there is still very little flexibility given to a e-learning developer, therefore they will always default to what has been done many times before and never failed. But, and excuse my french, that is what often makes courses bloody boring, and users to be smart enough by now to know that the easy way of getting to the end of the course is by going next-next-finish. As a person who is passionate about education, teaching and learning, I would very much argue the quality of that learning experience.
As it is in all types of design, e-learning needs a holistic approach as well to deliver memorable UX. True responsive design delivers that. Slide-based design however, rarely.
Hey Attila. I would love to speak to you privately about e-learning and UX sometime in person. My email address is .... stuff {at} quinnfive [dot] com I'm starting a project right now and would be over the moon to speak with you for 10 minutes.
Hi, Simon -- As Attila may or may not still be subscribed to this thread, you may want to reach out to him directly using the "Contact Me" link on his profile page.
Hi David Anderson. I would be very interested to have a wild guess at roughly when this responsive player would be ready. Right now I'm making an elearning course which would be quite popular, but my main concern is how it will appear on mobile devices. This responsive player looks extremely interesting. Since I haven't launched my product yet, it would be great to know if this will probably come out before I launch or after.
We don't share information in regards to release dates or timelines, so I don't have any additional information to share with you at this time. Once we have any info to share we'll be sure to do so here.
The lack of responsive output for mobiles has been a sticking point for my training division. I've had to radically simplify my design so it looks and works well. This is where Captivate beats Storyline. Other important features worth considering are gestures and GPS tracking.
I would implore Articulate to post a road-map so we can see when features are likely to be adopted. I'm no Captivate fan but to stay competitive, we would appreciate knowing what you guys have in store for us especially when the sales page promotes upgrade options.
Thanks Alex for linking that here and starting a new post about it. In regards to responsive design, we have published a Kb article on our stance here.
Thanks for the update, Alex, and I wanted to note: when you reply via email, your signature is displayed publicly here in the threads. You are welcome to edit to remove that information if you wish. :)
We recently purchased articulate storyline 2 with the view to construct responsive, dynamic and interactive content for our LMS (Moodle2.8). I am disappointed to see that a responsive player has been developed to date. I am interested in following this post as it is of huge interest to us.
Did you review the information published here in regards to our stance and planning regarding delivering responsive content? I know it doesn't assist you with the here and now, but it's at least some additional information about how our team plans to proceed going forward.
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There was a similar discussion a while back that may provide some insight: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/responsive-web-design-dd0fbe6b-af9e-4bec-b74c-ced7057c6a03
Hi Pieter!
We recently published a whitepaper on mobile learning. The paper lays out our approach to mobile and responsive design. We also offer insights on the responsive player and web-based authoring tool we're developing.
Delivering E-Learning in a Mobile World (1.3mbs)
Hope that helps!
This is great thanks David
David and Arlyn, I really appreciate the candidness of this and am excited to see what you come up with, especially with the web-based authoring tool.
David, I would very much argue that white-paper, though I am not saying you guys are completely inaccurate, the positioning of content does matter a lot more in a course than it does generally on the web, and that's coming from a web designer/developer. However, and please read this very carefully, responsive development and design is not just about stacking elements, it is about so much more. It's very much like UX, not just about design and interaction. True responsive design means that as a UX architect I am able to fully tailor my content to a specific device type.
I would also argue that e-learning is slide-based. It is only that because there is still very little flexibility given to a e-learning developer, therefore they will always default to what has been done many times before and never failed. But, and excuse my french, that is what often makes courses bloody boring, and users to be smart enough by now to know that the easy way of getting to the end of the course is by going next-next-finish. As a person who is passionate about education, teaching and learning, I would very much argue the quality of that learning experience.
As it is in all types of design, e-learning needs a holistic approach as well to deliver memorable UX. True responsive design delivers that. Slide-based design however, rarely.
Hey Attila. I would love to speak to you privately about e-learning and UX sometime in person. My email address is .... stuff {at} quinnfive [dot] com
I'm starting a project right now and would be over the moon to speak with you for 10 minutes.
Hi, Simon -- As Attila may or may not still be subscribed to this thread, you may want to reach out to him directly using the "Contact Me" link on his profile page.
Still subscribed, Christine :) I'll drop you a line Simon in a minute.
Awesome! Thanks, Attila. :)
Hi David Anderson. I would be very interested to have a wild guess at roughly when this responsive player would be ready. Right now I'm making an elearning course which would be quite popular, but my main concern is how it will appear on mobile devices. This responsive player looks extremely interesting. Since I haven't launched my product yet, it would be great to know if this will probably come out before I launch or after.
Thank you Christie :) Very nice of you. I got your message Attila I'll be in touch soon :) You guys are awesome.
Hi David,
Will the features of the tool mentioned in the whitepaper be made available offline too or is the tool purely web-based?
Hi Simon,
We don't share information in regards to release dates or timelines, so I don't have any additional information to share with you at this time. Once we have any info to share we'll be sure to do so here.
Hi all, I have already made a new post about the need for a Storyline road-map: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/storyline-2-product-release-road-map
The lack of responsive output for mobiles has been a sticking point for my training division. I've had to radically simplify my design so it looks and works well. This is where Captivate beats Storyline. Other important features worth considering are gestures and GPS tracking.
I would implore Articulate to post a road-map so we can see when features are likely to be adopted. I'm no Captivate fan but to stay competitive, we would appreciate knowing what you guys have in store for us especially when the sales page promotes upgrade options.
Alex
Thanks Alex for linking that here and starting a new post about it. In regards to responsive design, we have published a Kb article on our stance here.
Thanks! I have downloaded and will check it out.
Alex
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Thanks for the update, Alex, and I wanted to note: when you reply via email, your signature is displayed publicly here in the threads. You are welcome to edit to remove that information if you wish. :)
We recently purchased articulate storyline 2 with the view to construct responsive, dynamic and interactive content for our LMS (Moodle2.8). I am disappointed to see that a responsive player has been developed to date. I am interested in following this post as it is of huge interest to us.
Hi Vee,
Did you review the information published here in regards to our stance and planning regarding delivering responsive content? I know it doesn't assist you with the here and now, but it's at least some additional information about how our team plans to proceed going forward.
I have - it is a great start.
I do share the concerns of Attila Vago but I am very happy to see that articulate AS moving down this technology stream.
I guess the pressing question is - how far away may we expect to have a version or beta version?
Hi Vee Jay,
We don't share dates or timelines in regards to when we'll release new versions or have a beta accessible to customers.
Thanks Ashley - I will watch this space and twitter
Is it possible to sign up to be notified when the Articulate Responsive Player becomes available?
Hi Edward!
Hey, David. Thanks for sharing this. It is very helpful in figuring the responsiveness quagmire... ah, questions.
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