I really enjoyed Sarah Hodge's animation webinar. One of the things she talked about was adding the Storyline 360 content as a Storyline block in Rise. With all of the issues with autoplay, I have had tons of problems making a Storyline block look good on mobile. I want a seamless experience, but it is not helpful when a black box with a play button is shown instead of the interaction we built. How can this be avoided so that we get a seamless look?
Hey Anthony! I hear you. Storyline content will not autoplay on mobile devices because of media autoplay restrictions in mobile browsers. I remember seeing a post where you suggested a poster frame as an alternative. I love the idea! I’ll share that with my team to see if that’s a possibility. I know they continuously work hard at making Rise a seamless experience for everyone, so your feedback is super appreciated.
Thanks, Math! I am not a fan of doing this as I will have to update it each time, and I am not sure what changes Articulate will make to the new version that will impact this. I am wanting them to fix this issue. I have been fussing about this for quite some time.
Thanks, Sarah! My issue has nothing to do with autoplay. I am fine with the learner having to initiate this on a mobile device. I just don't understand why it has to be the ugly black box with a play button. Why can't it be the image of the slide with a semi-transparent overlay with a play button, similar to what we see for video. Most other authoring tools do it this way except for Articulate. Since the player is part of the frame of the course, it should be able to be styled just like a video player with a poster frame and a play button. This would create a seamless experience both in RIse and if a course is embedded in an iFrame on a webpage.
I agree, Anthony. That would definitely look more seamless! We're currently tracking this request to display a custom poster frame, thanks to your feedback. If we modify this feature, I'll be super happy to update this thread with that new info. 🤞
I see that you have been waiting a while, Anthony. I super appreciate how patient you've been. 💙 I would LOVE this feature too. I will keep my eyes on this one and will let you know if anything changes.
As Sarah promised, we just released another update for Articulate 360 and included some new features and a few important fixes you'll see in the release notes.
The item you'll be interested in is:
New: Make an impactful first impression. Add an image to your course start page to brand it or give learners an idea of the subject matter. Learn more about cover photos.
Just launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer and click the Update button for Storyline 360. Details here.
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Check my post here on how to get it perfectly seamless in Rise and anywhere actually.
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/how-to-get-rid-of-the-big-black-play-button-when-publishing-storyline
Hey Anthony! I hear you. Storyline content will not autoplay on mobile devices because of media autoplay restrictions in mobile browsers. I remember seeing a post where you suggested a poster frame as an alternative. I love the idea! I’ll share that with my team to see if that’s a possibility. I know they continuously work hard at making Rise a seamless experience for everyone, so your feedback is super appreciated.
Thanks, Math! I am not a fan of doing this as I will have to update it each time, and I am not sure what changes Articulate will make to the new version that will impact this. I am wanting them to fix this issue. I have been fussing about this for quite some time.
Thanks, Sarah! My issue has nothing to do with autoplay. I am fine with the learner having to initiate this on a mobile device. I just don't understand why it has to be the ugly black box with a play button. Why can't it be the image of the slide with a semi-transparent overlay with a play button, similar to what we see for video. Most other authoring tools do it this way except for Articulate. Since the player is part of the frame of the course, it should be able to be styled just like a video player with a poster frame and a play button. This would create a seamless experience both in RIse and if a course is embedded in an iFrame on a webpage.
I agree, Anthony. That would definitely look more seamless! We're currently tracking this request to display a custom poster frame, thanks to your feedback. If we modify this feature, I'll be super happy to update this thread with that new info. 🤞
Thanks, Sarah. I will hope it comes to fruition. It would make such a difference to me moving forward. I’ve been vocal about this for quite sometime.
Add my vote.
I see that you have been waiting a while, Anthony. I super appreciate how patient you've been. 💙 I would LOVE this feature too. I will keep my eyes on this one and will let you know if anything changes.
Thanks so much Owen!! I've added your vote to the request. The more people requesting this, the better. 👍
Hi, I am interested too in viewing the webinar. Is there are recording of it I can access?
Thanks for the attention.
Hi Caesar! If you’re an Articulate 360 subscriber, you can access the recording I did here.
If you're not a subscriber, you can still download the .story file here. Hope you find it useful!
Hello everyone!
As Sarah promised, we just released another update for Articulate 360 and included some new features and a few important fixes you'll see in the release notes.
The item you'll be interested in is:
New: Make an impactful first impression. Add an image to your course start page to brand it or give learners an idea of the subject matter. Learn more about cover photos.
Just launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer and click the Update button for Storyline 360. Details here.
Please let us know if you have any questions, either here or by reaching out to our Support Engineers directly.