Forum Discussion
Auto play audio in Rise?
Is it possible to make an audio clip auto play in Rise? And if so, how can I do this?
Hi Kimberely!
In audio, labeled graphic, process, and timeline blocks, you can record audio! Click the Record Audio microphone icon, then click Start Recording.
If you're a Mac user, Safari must be updated to the latest version for audio recording support. Alternately, use Google Chrome or Firefox when you need to record narration in Rise 360.
Thank you. I totally get that part. But once I have recorded it, will it auto-play when the user gets to that point in the lesson?
Unless I'm out of the loop here, I think the short is answer is "no" regarding auto-play and the user has to click the Play icon each time.
The long answer is "Yes" if create a Storyline block, throw an image on it so all the user sees in Rise is the image but ultimately it is a Storyline block with audio that auto-plays. Yes, you will need to do at least one for each screen ... so not only is it a long answer, it is a long and arduous task.
Thanks for clarifying, Kimberly! As Michael mentioned, users will need to click a play button for audio to play in Rise 360.
Web browsers are moving towards stricter auto-play policies in order to improve the user experience. We agree that requiring some kind of action from the user, such as clicking a button before playing audio, is the right approach to ensure a unified experience for all learners. To that end, we won’t be adding any auto-play features to Rise 360. However, we are looking at ways we may be able to provide narration features that don’t auto-play.
Thank you for this feedback. I get that the rules are getting more strict.
At the same time I cannot explain to our learners that the content we embedded would be somehow too unsafe for autoplay. In addition to that the "problem" is already there with the Storyline block.
How can the community change your mind on that? :-)
Thank you for the feedback and clarification.
I need an auto play option urgently!! Please.
Thanks for letting us know, Suso. Media autoplay isn't on our roadmap right now, but we'll update you if that changes.
Agreed - this is a critical function. Why not just let the creator decide if they want to enable auto play or not. Seems like a good compromise.
I agree, especially in process blocks, having auto play is helpful and then it can stop when users select the arrow to move forward.
I'm strongly in the "add auto play" camp and agree with Tracy's compromise: let the creator decide if they want to enable auto play or not.
