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Character Bundles do not have any Asian or Indian Characters help!
I have the Character Bundle 1, went looking at 2 just to see if by chance there were asian or indian characters - and alas, no. Guess I won't be purchasing.
Articulate please add these! For tho...
Hi Aloshe,
I was wondering if you ever found the characters you were looking for? Did you try the power point trick?
I am also looking for a greater diversity of characters, as I work for a program that serves students from across a city of over 1 million. Not only does Storyline need a greater diversity of characters, but they need to consider the fact that not all people today in the workplace are Westernized in the way they dress. For example, I would like the option to use a woman wearing a hijab or a man in a turban or a braid to demonstrate more diversity in culture (these three examples would represent some of our students).
I would also love to use characters that show more diversity in their physiology. All Storyline characters are thin, which is not representative of the population.
I hope Articulate will work on creating more diverse characters in the near future.
Thanks,
Michelle
Hi Michelle,
I apologize for the delay in responding to your note. For some strange reason, the automated email on this thread was buried in my inbox.
I am not sure if by the PowerPoint trick you meant the one recommended by Jackson Hamner? If yes, I did try that trick for my illustrated character storyboard. Unfortunately, it took a lot of time and resulted in compatibility issue when those characters got imported from PowerPoint to Storyline. I was not happy with the conversion quality as well.
I appreciate the insights you've shared and couldn't agree more on them. You've provided some thought-provoking and valid concerns with concrete examples that Articulate needs to attend to. I would also like to see the differently-abled (e.g., visually or physically challenged) represented in the character set.
I am surprised that Articulate is not taking active lead on these in their developments while recent players like GoAnimate are making progress by leaps and bounds.(https://blog.goanimate.com/customizable-goanimate-characters-get-an-update/)
I am still stranded with limited options even in the photographic character set of paid Articulate 360 subscription. It's been over 4 years since multiple requests have been made on this and other thread including our requests 4-5 months back, still the improvements haven't been significant in the diversity of characters.
Hopefully, Articulate would realize the need of the hour in a time-sensitive manner and without further delay.
Thanks,
Aloshe
