Auto play audio in Rise?

I would also like Autoplay to be added to Rise

I am currently in the review stages of a Rise module. 

The module contains storyline blocks that have audio that plays at the start of each timeline. 

Usually, the Storyline section will have a black box and a play button for users to start the content. This is how I would like it. I can control how the user has to view the content before continuing which is great!

However, recently I have been finding that the storyline content audio will start playing by itself even when the user has not reached the part of the Rise Module where the audio is applicable. This usually making users confused and unsure of what part they are meant to be on. 

The option to have audio autoplay once a storyline block is covering the majority of the screen would resolve all these issues. 

I have also found that the Storyline blocks usually work the way I would like in Chrome, however, it is more likely to autoplay in Microsoft Edge. Maybe some clarity surrounding why this occurs would be great so that we can suggest to the users to open the module in chrome if required. 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

huge vote for autoplay.

I tried adding a Storyline block in which the media autoplays, but even then, the block won't automatically start playing in Rise, so that doesn't work either...

Given that the audio player controls are not clearly labeled, we've found our users are very confused by the use of it. So we end up having to put the audio into a movie so that our users can actually SEE the play button. 

If we had audio autoplay, it would greatly expand the benefits of using audio in Rise courses so that we could make cleaner looking courses faster. I'm looking at a course right now, for example, where I could play a nice complementary audio track while they see the knowledge check question. Instead, the users have to watch a movie first, then they can complete the knowledge check, effectively making two steps to complete. 

One of the other users in this thread just gave me the idea to make it a Storyline block and import it into Rise, but it would be just amazing if we didn't have to be writing back and forth to make it work in Rise. 

Please add me to the list as requesting auto-play audio.  Also, adding an audio file as opposed to just recording audio.

It is not very accessible to not have autoplay as a feature... clicking can be a chore for some with disabilities...

I have also been on the list to request an auto play feature option in Rise. Perhaps a little help for the Rise Engineers to nudge this along...

The use case in my world of ISD would be to use a continue button as a divider that would be set to not enable until the content above is completed (Playing or Interactivity). When the continue divider button enables or allows the learner to advance, clicking on it would bring in the next topic and trigger the auto-play as required. This trigger can be optional and configured by me. 

But I do believe that it must be tied to a continue divider button. Otherwise as the Learner scrolls through the lesson, the media either has no way of triggering to auto start, or they will all start playing at the same time.

My Two Cents from 20+ years of ISD experience....

I agree. Auto play of audio would help my trainings

Well I'm guessing this is out of the question now with Chrome/Edge autoplay policies changing to block many autoplay situations?

If so, is there any way to make the audio player more distinct so it is easier to identify? It is just so easy to pass it right by and never notice that its there. 

I terms of browsers limiting auto-play, would it not be possible to require a student to play the first media clip, but then all other media clips in the same course would auto play?  This would be a great compromise, so that students only have to click the audio track once at the beginning of the lesson.