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Scoring correct clicks on a Software simulation
Hi Everyone
I have searched here but not found an answer I am sure someone has done this before.
I have created a software simulation and would like to award the learner with a score for every time they click a correct spot on the screen.
Then I would like to display their overall score at the end of the simulation.
Would love to get your ideas.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks in advance
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That sounds like the screen-recording test mode. Here's more info about that:
- https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/storyline-360-recording-your-screen
- https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-insert-screen-recordings#test
However, since you've already built a custom simulation, you'll have to do the programming to track the scores. How to do that depends on how your simulation works.
One option: you could use a number variable, and then add triggers to the clickable spots that either add to the number (if it's the correct spot) or subtract from the number (if it's incorrect).
Then, on your custom results slide, use the value of the number variable to show the appropriate content about their score. That could be done via hiding/showing objects, changing states, or using layers (like the Success and Failure layers on a standard Results slide).
Thanks for sharing some solutions, Judy!
Gary, if you have more questions please let us know!
Hi, thanks for the suggestion Judy.
As a follow up, is there a way to limit the number of times a hotspot can be clicked?
I have created a simulation that has hotspots. I only want to increase the number variable by "1" the first time a hotspot is clicked. I don't want any further clicks to be counted.
Is there a way to do this?Also, I ask the user to do the simulation again on a later slide.
How do I reset the variable so the score goes back to "0" before the user does the simulation again?
Grateful for your help!
