Let users draw a shape themselves: possible?

How about a dot to dot?

i have seen that achieved in storyline. 

Hi Helene,

I don't believe you can do this in Storyline, but you can include such functionality.

At this point, I think this can only be done through an external script via web object.

Here's a good starting point : http://www.jquery4u.com/plugins/10-jquery-drawing-plugins/

Hope it helps,
Alex

@ Phil: a dot to dot doesn't let them demonstrate they can do it, it is just following a lead. I would like them to think hard!

@ Alexandros: thank you, I had a look at the plugins and the only one that looked like the one I could have used (scracth pad) is under development and not available. 

Maybe the easiest solution is to ask them to print the paper, take a pen and draw!

Phil, do you mean some kind of grid like area (using state changes) ?

Or, Phil, do you mean having hundreds of dots and only consider the activity as complete when the correct dots are selected?

Yes add a grid or dots and get then to join the correct shape you could make it as complex as you want

OK. I already have a grid, that is the ECG paper itself.

Does that allow for some flexibility? Like the heart beat can be between 0.8 and 1 second so it doesn't matter if they drew the last segment a bit longer or shorter.

So the tool to use will be state changes?

I would use state changes, the version I saw used layers. 

helene,

I am very curious what you develop with the ecg. can you post your solution?

Yes I sure will. It's only at storyboard stage now, I wanted to make sure my idea was doable.

Hi Helene,

have you done it ?

Thanks.

Hey lms01 lms01, thanks for reminding me that I was supposed to post my final file. Here is what I have done:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20246908/Reveal_Shape%20output/story_html5.html

It's more a click to reveal than a free drawing, but it serves my purpose well. If you don't know the shape of the heart beat it takes some time to draw it. 

Let me know your feedback and how I could have improved it.

I could ask the learners to print the paper, draw the shape and by transparency compare it on the screen to a model too, but they would need a printer to have the correctly scaled paper.

I was trying to take a look at your project and all I'm getting is a red box?

Hi Patty!

This thread is a bit dated, but I took a look at the file and I'm not sure what we are supposed to be seeing there. It does seem like something may be missing.

You are welcome to reach out to Helene directly in case she is no longer subscribed to the thread. Just click on her user profile and use the 'Contact Me' link. Perhaps she will be able to assist.

Hi Patty,

I'm not sure if Helene is still subscribed as this thread is a bit older, so perhaps you'll want to messsage her using the contact me button on her profile? 

This would be a nice feature to have built into Storyline.

Hi Joseph,

I've seen users suggest embedding a web object that does the activity you'd wish to have previously and it looks like Alex shared something similar above as well.

You mention that you would like to see this feature and I would invite you to share your idea, vision, and use case with our team here.

Thanks, I submitted the request.

Thanks Joseph, also just a note:  Replying via email will include your signature. You can edit out your contact information from your post if you'd like!