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Calling all Software Simulationists
There are several options here and depending on the stakeholder's requirement I will do one of these.
Option 1. I will build a storyline project on one function. Make sure it works, test and have the stakeholder review and approve. This can now be used as a standalone project. Quick and can be used as a review by learners when needed.
Option 2. Use the above project as a scene and import these slides into a bigger project. I keep it as standalone for changes as needed down the road.
Option 3. Take all my standalone projects and put them in a learning path on the LMS.
A lot depends on your stakeholder's and what they want. In reading your post, I think option 2 will work the best.
Good luck.
I agree with all comments here, as there are multiple ways to make this happen.
Three of us together recently created a "choose your own adventure" type of software simulation where the opening scene includes the 'choose adventure' page which links to 7 different simulations each in their own scene which each lead to a final scene where learners can choose to start over, go on another adventure, or end the adventure. Three of us built simulations and the main architect pulled our Storyline files as scenes into the main file. The main file was large, so we were curious about PC processing power and the time it might take to upload to an LMS. We ended up with approximately 300 slides total across 9 scenes. It worked fine, just took a little longer than usual to upload.
On a related note: If you ever build simulations with screenshots as an image file type then add hotspots on top of them, make sure to lean into the greatness of the Storyline Media Library. Organize Course Media Assets with Media Library in Storyline | Articulate - Community One thing the video doesn't show - in the media library, a visual indicator appears when the media file changed outside of Storyline. This allows you to reimport that file, which then automatically updates all the slides that use that media.
If you opt to build the simulation by allowing Storyline to capture your points and clicks, the hotspots are already built in along with correct/incorrect message layers. Hotspots typically need some adjustments, in our experience.
In your case, I see you build simulations using a different product then pull them into Storyline. I, too, recommend scenes just to keep it organized.
Thanks Andrea. Good to know. Yeah, both SL and Captivate supply the text boxes after the point where you want to click on the item i.e. at the point that selection if highlighted such as rollover text colour change, menu selection etc.
This is the bane of our lives, as we have to move them to the preceding slide. Maybe I should have raised it as a product improvement!! :D Been doing it for years.