I Asked AI to Help Me Build Team Games. I Didn't Stop at One.
Let me set the scene. I've got a team building meeting coming up. I wanted something engaging — not another "share two truths and a lie" moment that makes everyone stare at the ceiling. I wanted something that actually gets people talking, laughing, maybe even a little competitive. You want a game. 🎮 But I also had approximately zero hours to build one from scratch. Sound familiar? Here's what I did instead: I opened a conversation with AI, described what I was going for, and started building. And somewhere between "let's make it facilitator-led" and "can you add confetti when someone scores a point" I didn't end up with one game. I ended up with five. The Process Was the Whole Point I didn't sit down with a grand master plan to build a game library. I started with a simple goal: create something fun for a L&D team building session that didn't require everyone to download an app, log into a platform, or remember a join code. The constraint? It needed to live in Rise 360 as a Code Block self-contained, no dependencies, ready to run on one shared screen. What I didn't expect was how fast 🏎️ the ideation loop would move. Describe a concept, see it rendered, react to it, refine it. Across a few sessions, that loop produced five fully playable games: L&D Jeopardy: Five categories of industry-specific clues that hit a little too close to home (SME Confessions, anyone?) AI Confessional: A L&D edition where the real answers might surprise you Prompt Lab: A game that actually reinforces AI prompting skills while everyone thinks they're just playing L&D Quest: Virtual Trivia Pursuit: Because our field deserves its own trivia championship The Case of the Vanishing Keynote: A mystery game so relatable it hurts Five games. Multiple sessions. No dev team. No budget line item. What Made It Work A few things I learned along the way that made the process actually fun instead of frustrating: Start with the vibe, not the mechanics. Before I said a word about HTML or JavaScript, I described the energy I wanted: laugh-out-loud, low stakes, facilitator-led, one screen for 20 people. That framing shaped every design decision that followed. React out loud. The fastest iterations happened when I said exactly what I saw — "the modal is off to the left," "the text isn't readable," "this needs more wow factor." Specific feedback beats vague dissatisfaction every time. Let it surprise you. I came in asking for Would You Rather. I left with Jeopardy complete with a starfield background, confetti cannons, animated score bumps, and a facilitator answer key. The AI brought ideas I wouldn't have thought to ask for — and some of them were the best parts. The Real Takeaway for L&D We talk a lot about engagement in learning design. We spend weeks building branching scenarios and interactive modules trying to manufacture the thing that games create naturally: people want to play. What this experiment reminded me is that the barrier to building game-based learning experiences is lower than it's ever been — not because the craft got easier, but because the tools got smarter. You still need to know your audience. You still need to write questions that land. You still need to make judgment calls about what's too complex and what's just right. But the part where you stare at a blank HTML file at 11pm wondering how to center a div? That part you can skip now. Try It Yourself If you've got a team meeting coming up, a training session that needs a warm-up, or just a burning desire to ask your colleagues whether they'd rather deal with a hands-off SME or a micromanaging one — build the game. Describe the vibe. Pick a format. React to what you see. Iterate. You might sit down to build one game and walk away with five. Built in Rise 360 using Code Block. AI-assisted development across multiple sessions. No divs were harmed in the making of these games. 🐵 Rise 360: Team Building ActivitiesThe Cost of Ignoring Safety Signs
Created an interactive scenario-based quiz: “The Cost of Ignoring Safety Signs” ⚠️ The course uses AI-generated visuals to build realistic workplace scenarios that help learners understand the real consequences of ignoring safety warnings. A quick, engaging, and impactful learning experience focused on improving workplace safety awareness. Demo: https://www.sarkgcreation.com/elc552/story.htmlPart 2 Follow Up: Rise Build System in Action
➡️ View the post and tutorial 👋Hi everyone! The first follow up from Part 2 of the series is up — and this one demonstrates to examples of using the Rise Build System for a new build and a revision. The first demo walks through building an interactive display cards snippet using the intake and master prompts from the Rise Build System. The second demo shows how to use the Revision Prompt to make 3 changes (that were requested by users of the Rise Code Block Library) to the existing glossary code snippet. The resulting code can be downloaded in the code library. 👉 Part 1 - AI Voices in eLearning 👉 Part 2 - Building Rise Code Blocks 👉 Part 2 Follow Up: Rise Build System in Action 👉 Browse the Rise Code Block Library The second follow-up post is coming shortly: Prototyping with Intent This post demonstrates how you can use Claude's visualization feature to rapidly create code widgets, and how Claude Design can make code snippet interfaces look awesome. The final part of this series will drop in a couple of weeks and shifts focus from Rise to Storyline. We’ll look at the new AI JavaScript coding feature, similar to Rise Code Blocks, but different in many ways. I'll also have a follow up for this final part discussing options for organizing your snippets. Have fun with this series and let me know if you have any questions. StephanieImpressed by Storyline´s AI Assistant
Hi everyone, I want to share how the AI assistant helped me out today. I was in the middle of manually adjusting the Feedback and Submit parameters in about 70+ hotspot slides—one by one, click by click—. I was getting exhausted, so I thought, "Let´s see if the AI can handle this," and wow... it did exactly what I asked in just a few seconds! If I had known sooner, I would have saved myself a ton of time. Don’t be afraid of asking the AI for help!AI Voices in eLearning
Hi all! I'd like to hear your thoughts about AI voices in training and educational material. As a neurodivergent, I personally find them distracting and less supportive of learning, despite increasing popularity. I've read that human voices improve learner outcomes/retention etc, yet many folks in our industry seem to love AI narration features. As someone who has both recorded voiceovers and generated them, I don't see an obvious reason to rely so heavily on the latter other than time constraints. Sure, it may save a couple hours of production time, but if learner outcomes aren't improving, shouldn't we reconsider this approach and put the audience experience first? Please share your thoughts! I'm really curious to hear more about this. Maybe I'm missing a key point here! Maybe I'm in a minority of disliking AI voices? And just to be clear, I’m not referring to screen readers or assistive text-to-speech. Those serve a completely different purpose and are essential for accessibility! I’m talking specifically about replacing full-course narration with synthetic voices.Security declaration separate to course?
My security team have asked if it is possible to have a deceleration process created that is separate to our security course. This has something to do with reporting and legislation. Has anybody created a 'declaration' activity where an employee has sign or write their full name in a section after reading a blurb of information to declare that they understand their requirements etc? Maybe something in Storyline? I would then add it as another task within the LMS under the full course that they need to complete to be deemed as completed. Any ideas welcome please.Part 1: AI Voices in eLearning
➡️ View the post and tutorial 👋Hi everyone! A few of you reached out after the Build-a-Thon submission asking how the audio elements were built — so I put together a full teardown video. This is part 1 of a 3-part series I'm doing on AI coding in Rise and Storyline. Part 1 covers how I added AI audio to the flashcards, configured the settings for different purposes, set up the voice agent in Storyline, and what's possible when you go directly into ElevenLabs. Building the Rise code blocks used in this post are covered in Part 2 — that one's about the Rise Code Block Library. 👉 Part 1 - AI Voices in eLearning 👉 Part 2 - Building Rise Code Blocks 👉 Browse the Rise Code Block Library Have fun with this series and let me know if you have any questions. StephaniePart 2: Building Rise Code Blocks
➡️ View the post and tutorial 👋Hi everyone! Part 2 of the series is up — and this one is about how the code blocks in the Rise Code Block Library get built, and how you can do the same. I've developed a workflow system — the Rise Build System — that uses Claude to take you from idea to finished, tested, Rise-compatible code block without needing to know JavaScript or HTML. The tutorial walks through a real build: a row sorting interaction that came directly from the suggestion box in the code library. The full Rise Build System — master prompt, intake prompt, revision prompt and setup instructions is free for all, but I'm asking for your email in exchange so I can keep you updated on new tutorials. You can subscribe over in the post and if you already have, you'll receive an email with the build system. 👉 Start with Part 1 if you haven't already 👉 Browse the Rise Code Block Library 👉 Enjoy Part 2 I’m working on two tutorials related to Part 2: Rise Build System in Action Available Now This post demonstrates two more examples of working with the Rise Build System, including revising existing code snippets. Prototyping with Intent Coming Shortly This post demonstrates how you can use Claude's visualization feature to rapidly create code widgets, and how Claude Design can make code snippet interfaces look awesome. The final part of this series will drop in a couple of weeks and shifts focus from Rise to Storyline. We’ll look at the new AI JavaScript coding feature, similar to Rise Code Blocks, but different in many ways. I'll also have a follow up for this final part discussing options for organizing your snippets. Have fun with this series and let me know if you have any questions. StephanieAI‑powered, real‑time role‑play platforms
Hello Heroes! Has anyone cracked this yet? I’m exploring AI‑powered, real‑time role‑play platforms that can be embedded directly into an Articulate Rise Multimedia Embed block and run within the Rise frame—without sending learners outside the course or requiring a separate login. I’ve tested a few options, including Yoodli, but that experience redirects learners out of Rise. Other platforms I’ve reviewed are either cost‑prohibitive or not transparent with pricing. Has anyone successfully integrated a truly seamless, experiential role‑play experience into Rise? I’d love to hear what you’ve tried, what’s come close, or where you hit barriers. Thank you!Intuitive Role Playing Exercise with Feedback
Hello, is there an AI tool within Storyline or Rise where you can insert an intuitive back-and-forth role-playing activity that provides real-time feedback to users depending on their responses to help enhance communication skills during customer service calls?
