Hi - I was wondering if there were any updates on adding an auto play feature for media in Rise? The learner would have to hit play for audio and/or video in each lesson. It would be more interactive if the media was set to play automatically.
I will add my vote to please provide the option to auto-play the audio for the course creator to choose as the default, or for the learner to decide a the beginning of the module. I receive complaints from my users that the constant clicking is actually disruptive to the learning experience, and I agree.
I cannot use your product until you solve this problem. I'm making decisions that will effect my company for the next couple years. Rise is no longer in consideration due to this limitation. It's disappointing.
I'm extremely disappointed to read this news, as I'm sure are MANY others! We are developing e-learning modules, not websites!
Understand that your competitor (Adobe) has already incorporated audio in it's reactive offering. Now that they offer a subscription-based license, should you continue to lag behind innovating Rise360, many of us will have to opt for the Adobe product.
I do hope Articulate reconsiders their approach. Your developers are better than this!
Sincerely,
Kate Goebel, Senior Instructional Designer and e-Learning Geek
It's so funny, I have been monitoring this thread VERY closely as improving the narration experience is so necessary, along with the RISE path towards accessibility (specifically the screen reader compatibility).
I was delighted to see the flood of supporting comments from the community to champion this fix but even more happy to see a colleague that I know and respect chime in!
I am hopeful that Articulate is working on this. I know it is probably one of the most requested features based on the threads here. I am fine not having autoplay as I do see giving learner control of the audio is a good idea. However, it needs to be a more seamless experience. Something I have been doing is using the process block for this purpose. It kind of a slide show of sorts. I just wish there was something like a "Narration block" where we could put a series of slides that play from beginning to end after the student presses a play button on a splash screen. Of course, I know a SL Block can achieve this, but this is not a Rise thing, and it is an extra step.
I've made official feature / enhancement requests for auto-play SEVERAL times in the last two years. I'm losing hope they will address this need. I encourage everyone to add your thoughts to the feature request list as well!
"Please add the auto-playback feature! When taking an e-learning module on a small device, it is even more important that we are able to auto-play audio/video! The "screen space" is already limited, and making a user "swipe/scroll around" for a play button is unfair.
If we are truly keeping the learner in mind, the path to least resistance should be at the forefront of development. "
Please add my vote as well. I've spent the better part of this afternoon trying hard to figure out a way to do this. I thought creating a Storyline block would do, but I still have to click Play to make the Player start! So frustrating.
Add my vote too. We, as elearning authors, need this feature. I think it's essential to elearning, we´re not developing webpages, we´re making elearning courses and the auto-play function it's almost a mandatory didactic resource. All we are asking is the freedom to choose if the audio or video will autoplay or not.
+1 from me as well. I have also added a feature enhancement request (thanks 'eLearning Developer Kate' whoever you may be :-). Having used Rise for a couple of internal courses now it is infinitely quicker, but for my external client paying courses, I need autoplay voiceover.. It's almost a backwards step.
Add me to the votes for this feature. I have a short "video" of my company's logo animation that I want to put at the end of the course, but not if they have to push Play.
Has there been an update to this? I could create the content I need MUCH faster if the auto play feature could get enabled. Right now my only option is to use Storyline for the content I need to get out when everything but the auto play feature is in Rise.
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Hi there, Daniela. It sounds like you could use the ability to disable forward seeking in audio blocks. We'll let you know if we add that feature!
Hello Crystal,
That will be ideal :)
It'll be great to have it as an option
Thank you,
I will add my vote to please provide the option to auto-play the audio for the course creator to choose as the default, or for the learner to decide a the beginning of the module. I receive complaints from my users that the constant clicking is actually disruptive to the learning experience, and I agree.
Please provide auto-play.
I cannot use your product until you solve this problem. I'm making decisions that will effect my company for the next couple years. Rise is no longer in consideration due to this limitation. It's disappointing.
I'm extremely disappointed to read this news, as I'm sure are MANY others! We are developing e-learning modules, not websites!
Understand that your competitor (Adobe) has already incorporated audio in it's reactive offering. Now that they offer a subscription-based license, should you continue to lag behind innovating Rise360, many of us will have to opt for the Adobe product.
I do hope Articulate reconsiders their approach. Your developers are better than this!
Sincerely,
Kate Goebel, Senior Instructional Designer and e-Learning Geek
Right on, Jeff! I was very disappointed when reading Alyssa's response. I'm on the verge of buying Adobe Captivate again.
Best wishes,
Kate Goebel
It's so funny, I have been monitoring this thread VERY closely as improving the narration experience is so necessary, along with the RISE path towards accessibility (specifically the screen reader compatibility).
I was delighted to see the flood of supporting comments from the community to champion this fix but even more happy to see a colleague that I know and respect chime in!
My team is in the same boat. We are starting to look at Adobe a lot closer now as well.
I am hopeful that Articulate is working on this. I know it is probably one of the most requested features based on the threads here. I am fine not having autoplay as I do see giving learner control of the audio is a good idea. However, it needs to be a more seamless experience. Something I have been doing is using the process block for this purpose. It kind of a slide show of sorts. I just wish there was something like a "Narration block" where we could put a series of slides that play from beginning to end after the student presses a play button on a splash screen. Of course, I know a SL Block can achieve this, but this is not a Rise thing, and it is an extra step.
Nice to hear from you, Jeff!
I've made official feature / enhancement requests for auto-play SEVERAL times in the last two years. I'm losing hope they will address this need. I encourage everyone to add your thoughts to the feature request list as well!
Here is the link:
https://articulate.com/support/contact/feature-request
I posted the following six months ago:
"Please add the auto-playback feature! When taking an e-learning module on a small device, it is even more important that we are able to auto-play audio/video! The "screen space" is already limited, and making a user "swipe/scroll around" for a play button is unfair.
If we are truly keeping the learner in mind, the path to least resistance should be at the forefront of development. "
All the best to you and yours, Jeff!
-Kate
Please add my vote as well. I've spent the better part of this afternoon trying hard to figure out a way to do this. I thought creating a Storyline block would do, but I still have to click Play to make the Player start! So frustrating.
That is so unfortunate...
Add my vote too...I would really like my video to auto play
I too would like to see autoplay for audio.
Add my vote too. We, as elearning authors, need this feature. I think it's essential to elearning, we´re not developing webpages, we´re making elearning courses and the auto-play function it's almost a mandatory didactic resource. All we are asking is the freedom to choose if the audio or video will autoplay or not.
+1 from me as well. I have also added a feature enhancement request (thanks 'eLearning Developer Kate' whoever you may be :-). Having used Rise for a couple of internal courses now it is infinitely quicker, but for my external client paying courses, I need autoplay voiceover.. It's almost a backwards step.
+1 from me....fortunately realized there was no audio before I got deeper in the rise project I was building....back to Storyline with me.
Add my vote for an autoplay option. This is a very important drawback with Rise 360
Please add my vote as well for an autoplay option!!
Add my vote to adding an autoplay option as well.
Any updates on this feature?
Add me to the votes for this feature. I have a short "video" of my company's logo animation that I want to put at the end of the course, but not if they have to push Play.
Has there been an update to this? I could create the content I need MUCH faster if the auto play feature could get enabled. Right now my only option is to use Storyline for the content I need to get out when everything but the auto play feature is in Rise.