Forum Discussion
360 photo and video support
We've got a Ricoh Theta 360 degree camera which we're using to create immersive learning experiences.
I'm trying to find out if Storyline 360 has support for 360 photos but having 360 in the product name makes searching hard!
Chris, try searching the forum for "virtual tour 360" and you will find some threads on that subject. Do you also need hotspots within the 360 photo to interact with Storyline, or will it be pretty much stand-alone?
Hi Chris! I haven't seen any examples of 360 photos and 360 videos here in the forums, but it would certainly be worth testing. I would recommend uploading the photos/videos to a web server, then embedding them in Storyline using a Web Object.
Be sure to come back and let us know how it turns out!
Any updates to this? I'm thinking of having a 360 photo of an industrial space and put hot spots over manuals, procedures, and warning labels to launch light boxes. i.e. have them locate the correct item in the room (think escape room games).
Can this be done with 360 photos?
Maybe the examples in this thread here provide some ideas.
Absolutely possible to do that in 360 photos/videos, whether its possible to integrate them within Storyline is the real question......
Thanks for chiming in to share. We are tracking this request and this conversation is attached so that we can update you with any news we have to share in the future.
Would it assist development if we gave examples of how we'd expect to use 360 photos and videos?
My plan is to use 360 photos for orientation and compliance purposes. I work for a geographically-dispersed health service so these are likely uses:
- Showing agency nurses the layout of a ward prior to their first shift.
- Showing staff the building evacuation routes for remote sites before attending (this would not replace real evacuation training, but would be a placeholder in the period between entering the building and receiving that training)
I've done some work editing 360 video in Premiere Pro. That software shows the full 360 canvas as an equirectangular image. This allows me to use the normal Premiere Pro tools to layer text and graphics over the top.
Using the information provided at https://www.360rize.com/2015/02/4k-vr-360-video-what-is-it-and-how-can-i-produce-it/, a video which is viewed at 1024 pixels wide (common for many SCORM packages) would require an equirectangular image of 4096 by 2048 pixels.
If Storyline could provide a special slide which requires an equirectangular image to be used as the background, then the standard Articulate tools could be used to add labels, hotspots, triggers and timeline-based events.
When the slide is rendered (i.e. viewed in preview, or exported for web or LMS) then it is shown in a player which allows the learner to pan around the image.
The following extra triggers would be useful:
- The ability to centre on a particular point of an image. For example, the learner clicks a button labelled "fire extinguisher" and the view pans to centre on the fire extinguisher
- The ability to choose whether the player has buttons to control panning, whether the learner drags the image to control panning, or both or neither.
In theory, this technique could be used for video too.
Yes, that is helpful Chris and I'll be sure to add this to the details of the request.
Im checking in on this thread to see if any updates to Articulate 360 to allow for 360 images. I would hate to switch to Captivate to have this feature
Hi David,
Thanks for checking in! It's not a feature we've added to Articulate 360, and we're keeping a close eye on how folks are using it within their e-learning courses.
I'm sorry to hear you'll have to leave and use Captivate for that feature alone. If you can share any examples of what you end up creating with it, our team would be interested in taking a look!
Hi Ashley.
We have been creating a number of these 360/VR experiences for clients already and working them into successful learning programmes. I'm happy to share some live examples showing the functionality we use and limitations in our tools that we'd be excited to see as features.
We've used Trivantis and Captivate, (and are regularly assessing other programs as they appear) but neither allow the flexibility we need in terms of design. So we are using a number of tools to get the experience we want for learners.
There have been a few requests from staff for examples, so please reach out directly if we can help. I'm a fan of your other products, and would love to be able to leverage some of the features of Storyline in this space.
MP.
IF Articulate does catch up and adds 360/VR/AR capability, please don't forget about SL3 users - don't just make it a feature for SL 360!
I agree, 360 video and photo functions is a must in today's world. Technology is ever changing and this is something that could add so much interactivity to E-learning! I work in the railroad industry and I'm thinking of uses for training for new employees so they can experience dangerous job tasks without having to be put at risk.
Our Company is also exploring 360 video and photo for training purposes. We use SL3 currently and it would be excellent if Articulate got 360 functionality into SL3.
360 degree videos and photos are widely used in China. I mean not only in online learning but also in other daily used apps and website.
Hope we can see this feature in SL360 and SL3 soon.
