Hi, Neil,
What you want to do is possible with Storyline. You'll need to get very comfortable with number variables and trigger conditions.
Here's one possible way to program this:
- For a given slide, create a number variable with a default value of 16.
- Add triggers to the "wrong" colors that subtract 1 from that variable when they're clicked. In other words, those triggers reduce the score when the user clicks the wrong color. Thus, whatever the number is when the user clicks the correct color will be the final score for that slide.
- You'll also need to add other triggers to disable a color after it has been clicked, to prevent the score from going down if the user accidentally clicks it again. And you'd probably want to prevent clicking other colors when the user clicks the correct one, too.
- Disabling could be done by using a Disabled state. That's what I'd do. And I'd add an "X" to that state to indicate it's been clicked.
- You could also disable a color by hiding it. Or by covering it with another object. (You'll find there are often multiple ways to accomplish something. The "best" method is one that works for you.)
- To keep a running score of all the slides, add the slide-specific number variables together in a "total" number variable.
And if none of that makes sense, well, that's the "steep learning curve" you mentioned. :-)
Here's some basic info about conditions and variables in the User Guide:
I'm sure there are other on-demand videos that cover these topics.
This post is about a tracking custom questions/surveys. It doesn't apply exactly to what you want to do, but the demo might be helpful:
Good luck!
