Forum Discussion
Using E Learning Characters
Hi Everyone,
I am using Storyline to design a corporate company wide course to help train employees on a new system launch and I'm unsure whether it's appropriate to use a 'character' to engage th...
There is no one way to develop a course that will please everyone.
- As a developer, I like using characters to add visual interest/human interest. Especially for text-heavy content. I'm less likely to use a character for a topic that inherently has lots of visuals (e.g., software training).
- As a user, I don't consider them unprofessional. But I recognize that they can seem a bit hokey.
The research seems mixed on whether they actually help people learn. I'd guess that depends a lot on how they're used—and even on whether the user likes them or not.
BTW, I recently saw a presentation about an onboarding course that used multiple characters to introduce new hires to different parts of the company. Each character was given a name and personality. They developers said that some folks actually asked to meet those characters, because they thought they were real employees. So they were very engaging!