The increasing number of content library characters is great, but as a rule, it is difficult to find a good variety of "serious" poses for the characters. There are lots of happy poses and then there are angry poses, but always very few serious or expressionless poses - please include those with new characters.
Those would be wonderful Gerry. I work in healthcare and we also need all ages from children to the elderly. Need to think of a healthcare provider giving a patient and/or family bad news or explaining a serious topic - need those expressions - compassion, etc.
I've already sent this in as a feature request but I wish SL had a scene builder much like Vyond has with its character--easily pick a background, characters, and objects/tools (e.g., a table, phone, whiteboard, etc.) and quickly build the scene that you need in just a few minutes. Have this for both illustrated and photographic characters.
That'd be HUGE, IMVHO.
Try building a scene now with, say, a bunch of photographic characters around a table having a meeting, some with laptops or tablets recording things.
Takes a whole lot of time now and with assets from probably multiple sources. And for some objects you may need to make the backgrounds transparent. Lots of time and effort.
A scene builder would be good. I know you can bring Vyond into Storyline, but I don't have another $1,000 a year to spend on this tool in addition to my Articulate subscription.
I echo Gerry Wasiluk. Sometimes we have to spend a little more to be on point with industry specific needs. The Elearning Brothers characters are a great investment. They also have them in video form, which, properly used, adds to learner engagement. Additionally, they are quite diverse in terms of race, age and body types (something not too easy to come across).
I found open source characters, but they are limited. I used them in some of my courses and they worked well.
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+100.
And characters sitting.
And characters in a wheel chair.
And characters using a laptop/notebook.
I'd consider the above essential. :)
Those would be wonderful Gerry. I work in healthcare and we also need all ages from children to the elderly. Need to think of a healthcare provider giving a patient and/or family bad news or explaining a serious topic - need those expressions - compassion, etc.
Amen. :)
I've already sent this in as a feature request but I wish SL had a scene builder much like Vyond has with its character--easily pick a background, characters, and objects/tools (e.g., a table, phone, whiteboard, etc.) and quickly build the scene that you need in just a few minutes. Have this for both illustrated and photographic characters.
That'd be HUGE, IMVHO.
Try building a scene now with, say, a bunch of photographic characters around a table having a meeting, some with laptops or tablets recording things.
Takes a whole lot of time now and with assets from probably multiple sources. And for some objects you may need to make the backgrounds transparent. Lots of time and effort.
There's a big opportunity here. :)
We need teenagers and kids. Some of us design for K-12 market, and there is nothing for that market.
A scene builder would be good. I know you can bring Vyond into Storyline, but I don't have another $1,000 a year to spend on this tool in addition to my Articulate subscription.
Do you subscribe to any services for teenagers and kids? Elearning Brothers has a fair-to-good selection of these.
Another expensive proposition! But I will look into it. Thanks, Gerry.
Sorry about that . . . :(
I echo Gerry Wasiluk. Sometimes we have to spend a little more to be on point with industry specific needs. The Elearning Brothers characters are a great investment. They also have them in video form, which, properly used, adds to learner engagement. Additionally, they are quite diverse in terms of race, age and body types (something not too easy to come across).
I found open source characters, but they are limited. I used them in some of my courses and they worked well.
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