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StephanieHyatt
3 years agoCommunity Member
Responsive Video Content in a Software Simulation
Hello E-learning heroes!
I have a challenge in a software simulation.
The challenge is that I need for my user to Scroll Down. I swear I used to do this by adding the appropriate triggers and i...
StephanieHyatt
2 years agoCommunity Member
Sure! Glad to share. We use SL to create software simulations, and we can't always avoid scrolling. We wanted our users to feel like they were scrolling (even though they're really just kicking off the screen recording action.) To do this:
- Set the timeline to be much longer than you actually need. We set ours around 90 seconds, even though the scrolling is only 1-2 seconds long.
- Also in the timeline, turn off and lock the mouse cursor.
- Create a slider and set this up as a new scrollbar. (We put ours right over top.) Make sure the slider is set to run the entire length of the timeline. (We set our slider as a 1-40.)
- Move the Screen Recording Action to the end of the timeline.
- Set the following triggers:
- Slide trigger: Jump to slide next slide when the timeline ends on this slide. (This one was the one we struggled with -- it seems counterintuitive.)
- Object trigger: Play video Screen Recording Action when slider X moves if its value is > value 10
- Object trigger: Jump to slide next slide when slider X moves if its value > 30.
It is strange to have two jump to slide triggers, but we have only been able to make it work by setting both. If someone finds a cleaner way, I'd love to hear about that, too!
- EricSantos2 years agoStaff
Wow, that's a very creative way to simulate scrolling, Stephanie! We truly appreciate you sharing that with the community, which I know will be helpful to other authors with the same need.
Enjoy your weekend ahead! 😃