Today's BRILLIANT "Google Doodle" (October 15th 2012)

They changed the "next" button to the "pull" button. That should shake things up for a few years

Indeed

OK - how many other buttons could you have?

I will start with "Push".

Bruce

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PS - is there any way we can get this thread to automatically post to a "Feature Request" form?

Great interaction.  Definitely gotta try building something like this in Storyline.

This gave me design envy. Sometimes I feel like Winsor McCay looked at the bottom when he was falling out of the bed. 

I guess I'm missing something here. I just see an image and when I click on it, it takes me to links talking about Winsor McCay. How do I get to see the interactive screen?

Hi Anna,

Welcome to the community!

If you click on the image, specifically you can click on the little person in bed with the "G" on it, he will fall through the hole and then the image will start to unfold into nonstop fun.

Melani

Hi Anna, and welcome!

At the right-hand side of the screen there's a little "tab", (Dave indicated it in his post above), click on it and it "pulls", revealing the next image in the set....

Have fun!

See you around the Forums, and once again, welcome to Heroes.

Bruce

Interesting, and, yet another great way to present content/story online.

As I was getting inspired and thinking about the scrolling and presentation of comic panels, it hit me this is like brokencoworker.com ... from a technical point (scrolling, showing hidden panels, etc.)

I haven't thought much more about this way of presenting since, but the Google/McCay example is peaking my interest again for sure. I do love the comics.

I look forward to see if others try presenting courses or "learning stories" this way.

Great find Bruce.

This is the image I see on the Google home page. It doesn't really look like the one Dave posted. Maybe I'm just not special.

Thanks for the welcome everyone!

Me too...

I have about several hundred mb of "Comic book" related courses for one client coming together - 4 modules so far. Phil and I are having a lot of fun with an illustrator, trying to push the boundaries a little, while creating "acceptable" corporate eLearning 

Bruce

Wow, would like to see some of that soon, because companies usually reject some "informal" layouts or illustrations...

In my experience, companies don't fall in love with informal layouts because they might take longer to develop, cost more and it's not easy to see what is being assessed. While learning should be made fun it should also be clear that specific objectives are being reviewed and assessed. That's why it's up to us to show them how each scenario or layout presents the same information in a new and exciting way, which in the end engages the user/learner more and results in better feedback and retention of information (which is the ultimate goal).

Anna,

I do not think "informal" has to be expensive or complex, and so long as we take account of normal building techniques can be quick and easy. You are right - our job is to sell to clients.

I think may companies shy away from it because:

1> They think everything MUST look like the corporate PowerPoint, they mistake similar "look and feel" (font and colours etc.) for "content" (how it leaves people feeling, and what they have learned).

2> Some fear anything that is "new".

3> Some fear anything that is new especially if it is a 3rd-party contractor/freelancer that is suggesting it! 

One could still create some learning like the Google, have a quiz, and have it remembered, which is more than a lot of corporate eLearning!

Bruce

PS - I had never heard of "Little Nemo" until today...