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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.
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I would like to create an image from a very large Excel file to allow students to view annotated cells in various areas of a spreadsheet. I have Photoshop and found some tutorials on creating 360-degree images, but the tutorials focus on images of nature - like the Grand Canyon. Does anyone have suggestions on how I could accomplish my objective??
I don’t think that this would work for an excel sheet. Converting to a 360 image will likely distort and hide detail.
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Dear Team,
Great new feature. I have just noticed that it only works in Edge but not in Chrome if you have imported it into a rise module. Nothing will appear there. Can this be fixed?
Thanks a lot!
Best regards,
Sabine
Hi Sabine,
Thanks for bringing this to our attention! That bug is already on our radar so keep an eye out on future releases for a fix.
This is an excellent feature and I am very thankful for it. I had preciously tried various workarounds (using weblinks to 3DVista hosted material) but this is a far more elegant solution. To create pictures, I use an Insta360 One X and export them to jpg format using Insta360 Studio.
Has anyone figured out a way to add persistent text labels to 360 images associated with "jump to" triggers? (For example, an arrow that moves a user into a conference room.)
Seems like it should be doable but I'm stumped...
Hi,
This is such a great feature, so I am using it already in my Rise modules. However I keep having the problem that the 360 Degree SL does only show a black screen once it was integrated into Rise - or lets rather say, it turns black after re-visiting the Rise chapter that contains the 360 Degree SL. Also, when previewing, it mostly displays a black screen, sometimes it works perfectly though. I could not yet figure out why this happens, but it may be worth mentioning this bug.
I am using Edge browser.
Thanks, Iris.
Annie mentioned above that this is an issue we are currently tracking so we'll be sure to update you here when we can.
Hi there, Iris. With today's update to Storyline 360, we've also fixed the issue with 360º images not appearing when you first view your Storyline block in a Rise 360 course.
Let me know if you're not seeing the fix after republishing your Storyline interaction and adding it back into the Rise 360 lesson.
I'm discovering the same issue with a black screen randomly showing up instead of the image. It's not encouraging to know that you posted this 5 months ago and it's still happening.
Hello C K1!
Just popping in to let you know I responded to you here :)
Will it come, in the near future, to Storyline 3? It looks fantastic!
Hello Jurgen, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes. 😊
This feature is exclusive to Storyline 360. You can see a comparison of versions here.
I have been using 360 degree images as a web object.
I'd like to create a map with a series of panoramas. The student will need to "navigate" a specific path in order to continue on in the lesson.
I can create a map similar to what what you see real estate agents do. I just can't pass any variables back into to STL 3.
Does anyone know of an example that tracks how a student navigates?
Is there a zoom feature for the 360 image view? Or is a zoom in and out planned? For example, as you spin around the image, you could zoom in a bit on objects. I created a zoom area with my own transparent zoom + and zoom - buttons that works. I imagine a touch device would already have "pinch and zoom".
Hi Jerry,
While you can pinch and zoom on mobile devices, there isn't any zoom functionality specific to 360° images currently. You can submit a feature request, but we'd also love to hear more about what you're looking for. Do you want to have a zoom region (similar to the stage) or be able to zoom with a mouse wheel?
Yes, zoom with the mouse wheel so learner can look closer at objects. Also, is it a bug that the "Hotspot" shading area is visible when in Preview? The 360 view already provides a hand cursor and the pulsing icon. The teal "hit' area is distracting and should hide in Preview similar to regular SL hotspots. And Thank you, it's a cool new feature.
This is a great addition, well done! Couple of comments:
- Please add 360 video support! (requested this via feature request form)
- Custom markers or at least custom icons (apart from default and Content library ones)
- As Mehdi Achbaro mentioned, transition between two 360 images is not smooth if placed on separate slides. Is there a way to actually achieve similar transition as on the video above?
