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Seeking advice: Roulette Wheel as a Main Menu
Hello Articulate Community:
I am creating an interactive lesson for a Case Study on Casinos highlighting LEAN project management. I am seeking design advice for using a Roulette Wheel as a Main Menu. I have the components done: Wheel of 12 slices, hotspots to jump to 12 scenes. Changed state to add a checkmark when visited. It spins.
It feels clumsy. The color scheme feels busy. 12 slices are overwhelming. I can make these changes, but I wonder if you can make suggestions to make it more enticing.
Thank you.
Listen to your gut: 12 slices is too much here to present to learners unless you want them to feel overwhelmed and overloaded cognitively.
Looking at your 12 options, I would regroup them like this:
- Background
- Implementation
- Goals
Then a second module:
- Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Then a third:
- Pillars
- Results
- Metropolis
- Appendix
The reason that 12 is too much is exactly why you're having trouble with it: It overloads the learner's attention.
Having said that, using a different design approach should make your overall project easier to manage, as well as far more user-friendly.
Good luck!
I think 12 is too much. I'd cut it down to 8, or even better, 6 to keep it focused. Also, we could add memorable icons for each section. Adding extra information about the content before transitioning would be beneficial. For instance, having a tooltip pop up when hovering over each section. Such assignments can be good for enhancing students' analysis and critical thinking skills. I posted on https://papersowl.com/examples/analysis/ my Analysis essay example. There I tried to explain in as much detail as possible why such skills are useful both in school and in everyday life. So you are on the right track. Good luck with your project.
