Building responsive Storyline content for Rise courses

Alas that is not a Storyline block. Its the default Rise360 scenario..

Hi Alex! I'm glad you are liking Rise. As Math stated, the 'Scenario Knowledge Check' you're referencing was made using a Scenario block in Rise 360. Here's a video on how to use that feature. You can also check out this more in-depth article on how to use scenario blocks. I hope that helps! 🙂

Thanks Math and Sarah. Delighted that there is a Rise feature I have not experimented with yet but slightly disappointed that this wasn't the responsive custom-built interaction I was hoping it was!

Hi Alex. I'm sorry it’s not what you were hoping for. We’d love to hear your feedback. You can share your ideas with us directly through a feature request.

Hi Sarah, 

Thank you for your reply. Before I add a feature request. could I check with you to see if there is a responsive version of Storyline on the development road map?

Thanks 

Alex  

Hi Alex. Good question. Since Storyline 360 is generally used to create custom interactivity, it uses a responsive player, whereas Rise is set up to be an entirely responsive designed course. To help clarify the difference, here is more information on the responsive player. I hope that helps!

Hi Sarah, 

Thanks for your reply. My question was more focused on making Storyline content itself responsive (e.g. using fluid boxes) rather than the player. But I guess there is nothing on the development road map for responsive SL content?  

Hi Alex! Gotcha. A fully responsive Storyline solution (e.g. such as the fluid boxes example you suggested) would require course authors to tweak slides for every device learners use. This would be tedious and cumbersome since Storyline courses are generally more customized in their design. You would end up building the same course over and over, so as of right now, there's nothing on the roadmap for that.  

You mentioned liking how Rise has a fully responsive experience but that it has limitations. We would love to hear your feedback on what types of interactions you'd like to see. 

Thanks Sarah, 

Yes I think Rise is great and it's a tool I use regularly. 

I think what I am after doesn't actually exist in the market! Which is a course authoring tool that enables you to produce customised responsive course content. At the moment, Rise offers templated, responsive course content and SL offers customised non-responsive course content.  I want the best of both!  (Using SL content within Rise is slightly clunky and not always a great learner experience.)

I know it's swearing around these parts and I apologise for that but would Adobe Captivate output work responsively in Rise?   

P.S. I would actually be happy to tweak slides for different devices if it meant a better learner experience.

Hey Alex! I'm sorry the Storyline 360 blocks aren't working the way you want them to in Rise 360. I'm sure our developers would love to hear more about how you'd like them to work. Do you have time to submit a feature request? That would be super helpful! In the meantime, if you can share more about the specific type of interaction you're trying to create, maybe some other community members will have some tips for you.

So breaking it down it appears to be just a simple iframe for the story_html5.html

There is an if option that determines if is window.isMobile.any

Could you edit to force it run the desktop version with an edit here? 

And even if you cant there the style sheet. You could edit the main-window background colour from black (#000000) to something else? 

What about the play button could we update? 

Hi Alex, if you want a complete responsive solution, then either Lectora or Captivate can handle that. Both do have their limitations too though. Also complete webbased authoring tools like Elucidat and Adapt come in mind, but again also these have limitations.

One approach im researching now ( and so far it looks promising ) is using smaller blocks of Storyline inside our LMS ( Instructure's Canvas that is ). Canvas is based upon Bootstrap and Flexboxes and thus delivers top responsive courses on mobiles or tablets. They fit perfectly. 
However creating in Canvas itself is due to the limitations quite tough. You really need to dive deep into the backend of Canvas to get good looking content into it. And most SME's and teachers you cannot ask that from. With smaller Storyline blocks ( Rise works too, but again limits things ) i prepare reusable blocks for SME's and teachers and so they can create fully responsive courses without much limits.

I did test creating Rise courses and using those on Canvas, that worked well and easy too, but alas its not possible to combine a Rise course well with Canvas controlled elements. Those are needed too, because a teacher might want to create a group assignment or something else that activates more students in groups. All that not possible in whatever elearning tool, most are created for single user courses. Canvas ( most LMS's actually ) give the teacher/SME the possibility to create group based activities. Peer reviews and stuff like that. Hard to implement with the existing rapid authoring tools.

But a combo of Storyline blocks embedded in a page together with Canvas blocks...that will work and thus giving both the teacher unprecedented freedom as the student great learning activities.

If only Instructure and Articulate would open their eyes and cooperate better to make the process of combining the best of these 2 worlds easier...

Hey Math, 

Really appreciate you telling me about Canvas, I will check it out  - thank you. I will check out Lector and Captivate too. I have tried Elucidat and Adapt and whilst okay, they have limitations - as you say.

Thanks again!