I have a v/o on both the "Correct" and "Incorrect" layers of the Results slide.
When I do a quick QA test of the course, I get the quiz incorrect, (it plays the correct layer), then when I re-run the Quiz and get the questions correct, I get both v/os playing.
I have noticed this a couple of times recently - is there something stupid that I am missing here, a default that needs to be changed perhaps?
The first thing that comes to mind is slide and layer properties. Are your Correct and Incorrect layers set where learners can Seek? And the base timeline is paused?
As for both audio playing at the same time or the wrong one playing on the opposite layer, that's got my scratching my head. I'd have to take a look at the .story file if you care to share just that slide.
Everything works fine except for one question. Question #2.
Your .wav file "1-19 a signal word - incorrect.wav" has both recordings in the same file. Appears when you spliced the 'correct' audio and saved for the 'correct' .wav you didn't do the same for 'incorrect' and left both recordings in that same audio .wav file. Simple fix is to splice out the 'correct' audio from that file and you should be good to go.
I retried the quiz several times backward and forwards and the only time I heard dual feedback was on that question. Nothing you did on setup as the .story file works properly.
Little bit of audio editing that one file and you're all fixed up!
While that is an obvious piece of unintentional splicing-related stupidity - that's not the problem...
Take the quiz, and get it wrong (it's 100% to pass, so just get something wrong).
Then Retry the Quiz a second time, and get all the answers right. Once you get to the end of the Quiz the second time, you then get 2 x voiceovers superimposed.
That's the real issue here although I completely accept that my splicing skills could be improved upon by a gibbon :(
- Success layer audio "Congratulations. You passed the quiz."
Seems to work fine. I did it a couple times where I got 25% right, retried, got 75% right, retried, then 100%. Still only a single audio each time on the Results screen.
Sorry I can't recreate this one. One suggestion on your end would be to Allow Seeking on each of the Success and Failure layers. Not that I have any evidence that's a solution, but I have had wonkiness with layers set to Automatically Decide.
Logically I do not get that - what is SL doing? As it was set to "When revisit - automatically decide", it's like that is completely ignored, (or a pointless statement...).
A million thanks, but I really do not understand why it would behave like this, the Correct/Incorrect layers should surely (IMHO) be completely independent of one another.
Not for you to understand but for you to comply and create my British friend!
Seriously, as I mentioned I don't trust "Automatically Decide." To your point how does SL know what to decide? If I have ANY interaction or the mere thought of a possible revisit to a slide I set them to either Reset to Initial State or Resume Saved State. Especially when variables are involved - in this case a Results slide.
Sometimes not using "automatically decide" can come back to haunt you as well...like in the instance of this question review fluke.
Guess the moral of the story is that when things seem like they're not working as expected, scroll through those property options and maybe it will magically fix itself with no logical explanation
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Hey Bruce,
The first thing that comes to mind is slide and layer properties. Are your Correct and Incorrect layers set where learners can Seek? And the base timeline is paused?
As for both audio playing at the same time or the wrong one playing on the opposite layer, that's got my scratching my head. I'd have to take a look at the .story file if you care to share just that slide.
I'll refrain from calling you names until then...
Hi - .story attached.
Correct answers are :
If I get quiz wrong, then retry and get it correct - it plays both voiceovers.
I a sure this is something simple, but I would have thought defaults would be fine, (i.e. not touching anything that I am aware of!).
Bruce
Taking a look now....
Stand by...
Yep. Something simple.
Everything works fine except for one question. Question #2.
Your .wav file "1-19 a signal word - incorrect.wav" has both recordings in the same file. Appears when you spliced the 'correct' audio and saved for the 'correct' .wav you didn't do the same for 'incorrect' and left both recordings in that same audio .wav file. Simple fix is to splice out the 'correct' audio from that file and you should be good to go.
I retried the quiz several times backward and forwards and the only time I heard dual feedback was on that question. Nothing you did on setup as the .story file works properly.
Little bit of audio editing that one file and you're all fixed up!
Thanks Kevin,
While that is an obvious piece of unintentional splicing-related stupidity - that's not the problem...
Take the quiz, and get it wrong (it's 100% to pass, so just get something wrong).
Then Retry the Quiz a second time, and get all the answers right. Once you get to the end of the Quiz the second time, you then get 2 x voiceovers superimposed.
That's the real issue here although I completely accept that my splicing skills could be improved upon by a gibbon :(
Bruce
Okay, lemme take another look...
Okay, followed your suggestion.
- Got 50% first time
- Failure layer audio plays.
- Retry button
- Got 100%
- Success layer audio "Congratulations. You passed the quiz."
Seems to work fine. I did it a couple times where I got 25% right, retried, got 75% right, retried, then 100%. Still only a single audio each time on the Results screen.
Sorry I can't recreate this one. One suggestion on your end would be to Allow Seeking on each of the Success and Failure layers. Not that I have any evidence that's a solution, but I have had wonkiness with layers set to Automatically Decide.
Give that a go.
Thanks Kevin, but makes no difference here.
Dang...this is driving me nuts :(
Am going to log support case...need to get to the bottom of this whether it is my stupidity or something else.
Bruce
Hi Bruce,
I took a look at your project and was able to reproduce the problem.
In fact, as soon as I was retrying the quiz, fail or success, I had both audio playing.
I changed the properties of the base results layer to "When revisiting - reset to initial state" and now it works fine for me.
I don't know if changing the properties could have some impact on your project... I guess you have to consider it.
Have a nice day!
Annie
Annie - you are a star.
But why?
Logically I do not get that - what is SL doing? As it was set to "When revisit - automatically decide", it's like that is completely ignored, (or a pointless statement...).
A million thanks, but I really do not understand why it would behave like this, the Correct/Incorrect layers should surely (IMHO) be completely independent of one another.
I do not understand. :(
Bruce
Bruce,
Happy I could help you but I also have problem figuring out why it would behave like that.
When I changed the properties I only thought about resetting the whole thing, making it forget the previous behaviour...
My brain just told me "do it" and I did it... sorry I couldn't give you more explanation.
Have a nice day (evening I guess where you're at)
Annie
Not for you to understand but for you to comply and create my British friend!
Seriously, as I mentioned I don't trust "Automatically Decide." To your point how does SL know what to decide? If I have ANY interaction or the mere thought of a possible revisit to a slide I set them to either Reset to Initial State or Resume Saved State. Especially when variables are involved - in this case a Results slide.
Sometimes not using "automatically decide" can come back to haunt you as well...like in the instance of this question review fluke.
Guess the moral of the story is that when things seem like they're not working as expected, scroll through those property options and maybe it will magically fix itself with no logical explanation
Thanks all.
Anyone from Articulate able to offer an explanation?
This really seems odd to me.....
But then - so do hamsters and I accept them without question........
Bruce
This was super helpful! I had the exact same problem. Sorry I can't shed more light.
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