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New feature in Storyline 360: Interactive 360° images
Today we released a new feature in Storyline 360 called 360° images. We think you’ll love transforming any 360° image into an interactive learning experience that invites learners to explore and engage.
Import any panoramic 360° image, pick an initial view, and resize for the perfect fit. Looking for images to experiment with? Try this collection.
Once you’ve imported an image, you can add interactions using markers, hotspots, and triggers to capture learners’ attention and add contextual info to the images they’re exploring. You can create custom markers and add hotspots anywhere on the image.
Finetune how learners interact with 360° images easily. Add progress meters to show learners their progress, and choose how learners navigate through the image to create the immersive experience you want.
Download the latest version of Storyline 360 to start experimenting with 360° images—and share your projects! We’d love to see them here in E-Learning Heroes.
The same behavior is happening to me as well - I've got the latest version of SL 360, I've tried re-booting it, etc. and still the 360 degree image is black when in preview mode, but it does show the markers. Is there a fix for this yet?
Hi Lauren!
Sorry, this is impacting you as well! I've opened a case on your behalf, so you should've received an email with an upload link. Can you upload your .story file? From there, our Support Engineers will take a look at your file. They'll also be able to test your file in different versions to understand exactly where the issue is stemming from.
We'll continue the conversation via email!
The latest I know is what Mehdi and Karl saw could not be reproduced by Articulate support. I'm in the same boat.
A workaround was found for a similar issue reported by Thomas Baird. That was to convert his png image to a jpg and reimport it.
Hi Mehdi, thanks for following up. I'll have my lone user who is seeing this give it a try and I'll let you know how it goes!
Unfortunately, turning off hardware acceleration did not help. :(
I just discovered how you can rotate the 360 images with AWSD keys (also the up, down, left, right arrows) on the keyboard, which is great...except I have a popup layer* where I want users to be able to enter notes. Is there a way to override (toggle on and off) the keyboard navigation behavior?
*I have also tried this by light boxing a "notes" slide, but the behavior persists: You can start to type a note, but pressing "a" or "w" etc. will begin to rotate the 360 image behind the popup layer and the text entry field loses focus. I would like that to not happen.
Hello Ted,
I'm curious about the layer properties you have set on the pop-up. To prevent the learner from interacting with base layer objects, you'll want to select 'Prevent the user from clicking on the base layer.'
If you're still experiencing this behavior with this setting, please share your .story project with one of our support engineers to take a look.
I did try selecting 'Prevent the user from clicking on the base layer' which does prevent the image from being clicked/dragged, but the key press navigation persists: Pressing AWSD will rotate the image and the text entry field loses focus. I have submitted the issue and I'll update here whatever the outcome is. Thanks.
Thanks, Ted. I can see that you're already working with Lianne.
Well, the problem was my version of Storyline was out of date. I thought it was current--my Articulate app didn't display that an update was available because the Articulate app was also requiring an update. I updated everything not that long ago, but the updates come frequently. (It's a little tedious that things needs updating so often, but I guess there are worse things in the world.)
After updating, it works as desired. I don't even have to select "Pause timeline on base layer" or "Prevent the user from clicking on the base layer" in layer properties. Thanks!
That's great news, Ted! I appreciate you popping back in to share an update with everyone.
