Forum Discussion
✨ Friday Fun Prompt: What’s Your “Dream Build”?
Here's my aspirational eLearning build. I’m imagining this as Sales Training aid, or a Job Interview training aseet.
It would be cool if we could build an eLearning module that behaves like a living mentor, dynamically changing its voice, visuals, and even storyline based on the learner’s emotional state, choices, and subconscious preferences.
Storyline content adapts in real time not just to quiz results, but to subtle inputs like:
- Webcam eye-tracking (to see what draws attention).
- Voice tone analysis during “practice” responses.
- Keystroke rhythm and pause times (to sense hesitation, confidence, frustration).
Based on these cues, the course could reshape itself, branching infinitely, creating unique content that’s never the same twice.
My own skill set would hold me back here and I’d need to partner with people far clever than me to even begin to scope this out!
Eye tracking would be an interesting tool to incorporate into a SL project. It could not only provide some valuable metrics on user interaction but also enhanced feedback and the dynamic content options as you suggested.
I wonder what types of ethical issues this raises and whether this type of monitoring is considered invasive and requiring consent? If so, what does that mean for its usefulness for use in e-learning, especially compliance-based learning?
Eye tracking definitely would be useful. I worked on a project partnering with a company that was building some Virtual Reality training with us (previous company) and they used eye tracking for an activity where learners had to complete ground checks (visual inspections). No one raised any concerns around ethical concerns, now that you mention it, I am suprised it didn't come up considering we were a hugely unionised workforce, and they were quick to raise any and all concerns back then.
Yes, while I think it has useful potential, I also despise having my camera on to observe me in any circumstance. I generally refuse to utilize software that uses the camera as some kind of "feature" meant to improve the experience.
