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New in Storyline 360: Check out the New Modern Player in Storyline 360
Hey folks! Recently we released a beautiful new modern player for Articulate Storyline 360. The player is the frame around your slides and it can include features like navigation buttons, the course...
The player contain the title of the module, the menu and other elements.
The menu is seen during all the module.
I really think that if it's well acknowledged that white on black impair learning, therefore it should be avoided in any ways, and especially in the player, because it's what you keep in front of your eyes for the duration of the module.
An other reason, is that white on black writing create retinal persistences, and especially online because a screen is a source of light, but not a book.
Studies just says "better to not use white on black for online learning", so why it becomes one of the default player of Storyline?
For me, typography and writing style are very important. I never use white text on a dark background for large blocks of text. That said, a menu is not really "reading," but more skimming and scanning. Also, if your course background is light, a dark player can help your learners to focus attention on the content i.e. the content doesn't bleed into the player. The two are segregated by the higher contrast.
