Forum Discussion
Character Limit in Rise Scenarios
Does anyone know if there is a plan to modify the 150 character limit in Scenarios in Rise? Or...I have to ask, does anyone know a way around it?
Using Scenarios is wonderful but 150 character max extremely limiting since scenarios are ideal for things like knowledge checks and scenario role plays.
This is really limiting my use of what could otherwise be a great tool.
Yes, please bump it up.. I really need it for simulation real conversations, and these conversation has never been 150. It should be at least 300.
Please open it up, so people can decide by them self :)
We do translations for many multi-national companies that use RISE. These 150 character limits REALLY dont work well. Our clients regularly use 140-150 characters in English, which when they come back from translation can be 200+ characters. Right now our translators are pulling their hair out, cause in one scenario, the client used 149/150 characters, and they simply CAN NOT make it fit in 150 in multiple languages without information loss that is leading to it being harder for learners to know what the right answer is.
While I understand the need for multi-device and platform support, this design decision is having a real-world impact and I'd encourage Articulate/RISE to find solutions (even if it's something like limiting it to 150 unless a "check box" in RISE is checked to add scroll bars. Let the designers on our end decide what is more preferable because "clear and concise" understanding HAS to be more important than "looks".Same. This has been really frustrating to work with so few characters. Please give us the option to expand it. I understand that responsiveness is important, but this scenario block is hard to use to simulate any real-life situation.
I understand the need to limit the character count so it looks visually appealing on smaller devices but is there a way to remove the restrictions for users who choose to only use desktop mode? I can echo the same feedback from the above people where I find scenarios extremely beneficial however the limited characters make it difficult to practice real life conversations.
I've run into this issue as well and have been playing around with different options for creating scenario interactions in Rise while the Articulate team work on this feature.
You can see the different scenarios I made here:
Using button stacks - https://www.brightcarbon.com/assets/AuthenticAssessmentsRise02/
Using the quiz lesson type - https://www.brightcarbon.com/assets/AuthenticAssessmentsRise03/#/
I have written a post about it over on the BrightCarbon blog with all the steps as well! https://www.brightcarbon.com/blog/authentic-assessments-articulate-rise/
Very cool examples, Sandy! Thanks so much for sharing those with us! 😄
great ideas - thank you :)
I'd also like to see a bump up. Even to 250 words.
Hi, I second this suggestion. The character limit is too limiting for our needs. Such a shame!
Same here. The limitation of 150 words do prevent me from presenting cases and conversations.
I agree, this limitation is frustrating. I am personally challenged since our English courses are translated into French, and there is never enough characters. Typically the french translation is longer...so it is causing me to rewrite and it changes the purpose of the exercise. Any chance to increase the limit to 300 or more? Thanks
I agree. The learning content is more important in most cases than responsive design. It should be moved up to at least 250.
