Is there any reason why Articulate developers limited the Scenario story to 200 characters? There are times when it is great to be brief, and times where more expansion is necessary in a scenario. Am I missing something or will this be in the next version? Thanks for any help!
We added character limits in the Scenario Block to make sure your text is legible on all devices, especially on smaller mobile screens. What's more, shorter text segments make the interaction more conversational and natural.
If you need to add more text to a dialogue content, consider adding a few text contents between dialog content.
I checked that out. Thanks Alyssa - while I understand the mobile thoughts, isn't it up to the designer to test and see how it looks? Why not leave it up to us?
Regardless, I have noticed another item that is not working for me as I have expected:
Trying to get a scenario behavior to work.
I have spent way too much time, so probably missing something.
It is a short scenario:
Scene 1.1 “Go to: Next in Scene”
Scene 1.2 Character’s question
Responses:
01 Correct Statement with Feedback, Go to Closing Summary 1.3
02 Incorrect Statement, Try Again
03 Incorrect Statement 2, Try Again
Scene 1.3 Text Summary Statement, “Go To End Scenario”
This is where it gets squirrely:
Scene 1.3 Text summary, that clearly has “Go to End Scenario” selected, does NOT go to this, but shows a “Start Over” button.
It is not what is set up.
Also, I have tried to customize the copy of the “End Scenario” page which is just not something I would ever design – I wanted to use this Scene to summarize and not have another scene in the Scenario – but this is not an option from what I can see.
When the learner clicks Continue and arrives at text content you’ve created to end the scenario, they’ll see your custom content (instead of the default text labels) and the Start Over prompt.
Hi - No matter what custom content I add, even with Text, there is no other choice besides "Scenario End". So there is no branch to either a custom end, or a button going to someplace out of the Scenario. And, there is no way to customize the Scenario End label. Thank you.
Ending on dialogue content will show a message that uses course labels.
Ending on text content will show a message that you created in that content item while editing the scenario block.
Also, when you preview inside the scenario block, it uses default labels rather than the custom set you've chosen for the course. Do a course or lesson preview to see your full settings in effect.
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Great question, Edward!
We added character limits in the Scenario Block to make sure your text is legible on all devices, especially on smaller mobile screens. What's more, shorter text segments make the interaction more conversational and natural.
If you need to add more text to a dialogue content, consider adding a few text contents between dialog content.
Want to see what that would look like in action? Check out Nicole Legault's Acing the Interview scenario. And If you want an inside look at exactly how she built this scenario, click here to send a copy of the course to your Rise 360 dashboard.
I checked that out. Thanks Alyssa - while I understand the mobile thoughts, isn't it up to the designer to test and see how it looks? Why not leave it up to us?
Regardless, I have noticed another item that is not working for me as I have expected:
Trying to get a scenario behavior to work.
I have spent way too much time, so probably missing something.
It is a short scenario:
Scene 1.1 “Go to: Next in Scene”
Scene 1.2 Character’s question
Responses:
01 Correct Statement with Feedback, Go to Closing Summary 1.3
02 Incorrect Statement, Try Again
03 Incorrect Statement 2, Try Again
Scene 1.3 Text Summary Statement, “Go To End Scenario”
This is where it gets squirrely:
Scene 1.3 Text summary, that clearly has “Go to End Scenario” selected, does NOT go to this, but shows a “Start Over” button.
It is not what is set up.
Also, I have tried to customize the copy of the “End Scenario” page which is just not something I would ever design – I wanted to use this Scene to summarize and not have another scene in the Scenario – but this is not an option from what I can see.
Thanks for any assistance! Ed
Hey Ed!
Does your scenario end with Text Content?
When the learner clicks Continue and arrives at text content you’ve created to end the scenario, they’ll see your custom content (instead of the default text labels) and the Start Over prompt.
Does this match what you're seeing?
Hi - No matter what custom content I add, even with Text, there is no other choice besides "Scenario End". So there is no branch to either a custom end, or a button going to someplace out of the Scenario. And, there is no way to customize the Scenario End label. Thank you.
Hi there, Ed. Thanks for continuing to work through it with us!
I created this Peek 360 screencast to show the 2 ways that scenarios can end:
Also, when you preview inside the scenario block, it uses default labels rather than the custom set you've chosen for the course. Do a course or lesson preview to see your full settings in effect.
I hope that helps!
"Also, when you preview inside the scenario block, it uses default labels rather than the custom set you've chosen for the course."
Hi Crystal! This quote makes sense, but it is the first time I have seen that addition. I'll try your suggestions - thanks! Ed
Sure thing, Ed! I wanted to think of all the reasons you might not see what you expect. Let us know how you make out!
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