David McEachan
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David McEachan commented on the article Using the Pantone 2021 Color of the Year in E-Learning Design #308
"Cheers Ron. (The video is from Pantone's website.)"
- 3 years ago12/24/20 at 9:36 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Using the Pantone 2021 Color of the Year in E-Learning Design #308
"Here's my attempt. I created a basic slide transition animation using the colours - you can see it when you click the white arrow which a..."
- 3 years ago12/23/20 at 4:09 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article How I Built This Broomstick Brew Game in Storyline 360
"Thanks Katie! I used a variable to track the Bee's position. You set the variable to 0, and then each time you press up or down, it adds/..."
- over 3 years ago11/25/20 at 11:54 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article How I Built This Broomstick Brew Game in Storyline 360
"What a brilliant post Sarah! Really comprehensive and informative. I love all the graphical elements, music and sound effects you pulled ..."
- over 3 years ago11/25/20 at 9:07 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article How are Course Designers Using Number Variables in E-Learning #301
"I'm a bit late to the party here, but here's a game I've just finished which makes use of number variables to track scoring and time with..."
- over 3 years ago11/18/20 at 5:09 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article How to Clone Yourself in an Interactive Video Interview #289
"I shot the video on my Pixel 3 phone using the front camera and a tripod. The light adjusts strangely throughout, but it was good enough ..."
- over 3 years ago07/12/20 at 6:00 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article How to Clone Yourself in an Interactive Video Interview #289
"Hi everybody,
Here's my attempt using just my phone and Storyline's trim and crop features. (I didn’t interview myself but wanted to p..."
- over 3 years ago07/12/20 at 12:56 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Choose Your Own E-Learning Challenge Topic (2020) #288
"Thanks for the comment Ron. Actually, there was a VERY subtle difference in the flowers with the moth which didn't have a leaf. But even..."
- over 3 years ago07/09/20 at 1:24 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Choose Your Own E-Learning Challenge Topic (2020) #288
"Thanks so much Alex! It took a couple of weeks to build the game. The graphics (which are basically just vectors and images from Shutters..."
- over 3 years ago07/08/20 at 10:43 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Choose Your Own E-Learning Challenge Topic (2020) #288
"Thanks Veronica! I'll have a think about doing a tutorial for sure :)"
- over 3 years ago07/07/20 at 5:05 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Choose Your Own E-Learning Challenge Topic (2020) #288
"Good score Lindsay! The ones in the grass were put there on purpose to encourage repeat runs as the player finds the secrets! Super Mario..."
- over 3 years ago07/05/20 at 8:27 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Choose Your Own E-Learning Challenge Topic (2020) #288
"Thanks Jodi! I tweaked the penalty for hitting a moth (-1 instead of -5 points) so you should be able to improve your score a little next..."
- over 3 years ago07/05/20 at 4:58 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Choose Your Own E-Learning Challenge Topic (2020) #288
"Thanks for your kind words Jen! Try Again button added!"
- over 3 years ago07/05/20 at 4:38 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Choose Your Own E-Learning Challenge Topic (2020) #288
"I challenged myself to create a fun game using control events, object events and motion paths.
In 'Buzz!', you guide a little bee thro..."
- over 3 years ago07/05/20 at 11:41 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Creating Animated Button Styles and Effects in E-Learning #285
"Hi everyone,
Here's my contribution using a technique I learned from one of the Ariticulate Roadshows directly from David! Or was it T..."
- almost 4 years ago06/16/20 at 10:22 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article How are Badges, Awards, and Achievements Used to Gamify E-Learning? #280
"Hi everybody.
I often look to the gaming world for inspiration when designing stuff. Here's an example which replicates the trophy sys..."
- almost 4 years ago05/03/20 at 2:43 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the e‑learning example Storyline: Soap-A-Sheep Game
"Good work Katie! I got 20 seconds ;)"
- almost 4 years ago04/09/20 at 9:35 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the e‑learning example Storyline: Soap-A-Sheep Game
"Thanks for the comment Amanda! You make a great point. I've changed the game slightly so that the instructions now say 'exactly' 20 secon..."
- almost 4 years ago04/09/20 at 9:34 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Rapid Response Training: What You Need to Know About COVID-19 #274
"Here's a game I made to raise awareness of the 20 second hand-washing advice from the NHS in the UK:
https://tinyurl.com/sc8vmaf"
- almost 4 years ago03/23/20 at 6:11 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Rapid Response Training: What You Need to Know About COVID-19 #274
"This is really great."
- almost 4 years ago03/23/20 at 5:53 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Using Tabs Interactions in E-Learning (2020) #272
"Hi everybody,
It's pretty difficult to think of something original here! I tried to design something which had the general mechanics o..."
- 4 years ago03/10/20 at 10:29 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Using Gate Screens and Modal Boxes in E-Learning #269
"Hi everybody,
Here's something I like to use in my courses to break up the flow between screens where variables are calculating a resu..."
- 4 years ago02/17/20 at 8:44 am (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article How are Interactive Timelines Used in E-Learning (2019) #246
"Hello all,
Here's my interactive timeline showing the history of the Playstation using the basic slider mechanic:
https://360.artic..."
- over 4 years ago08/20/19 at 7:13 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Designing Custom Quiz Results Slides in E-Learning (2019) #245
"Love the clean aesthetic design on this. Great work!"
- over 4 years ago08/16/19 at 2:23 pm (UTC)
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David McEachan commented on the article Designing Custom Quiz Results Slides in E-Learning (2019) #245
"Thanks Daniel! Yup, all done with states and triggers with the timeline playing a big part too."
- over 4 years ago08/16/19 at 2:13 pm (UTC)