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Put Storyline Interactions Into Rise!
We’re so excited about the latest new feature in Rise: Storyline blocks!
You can now have the best of both worlds: custom interactivity with Storyline 360 and easy web-based responsive authoring with Rise.
Create any custom interaction you imagine with Storyline 360, and then easily add it to the responsive projects you create in Rise. And of course, your interaction will work perfectly on any device!
To try it out, just make sure you’ve updated to the latest version of Storyline 360. Then watch this video by our CTO Arlyn Asch to see how easy it is to add Storyline interactions to your Rise courses.
Hello, Ernst!
You mentioned you're seeing the big play button while viewing the course on a PC. Does the Storyline block have audio or video on the first slide?
Browsers like Chrome and Safari have started to block the autoplay of media. This article explains why you're seeing a play button in those browsers.
Let me know if that answers your question!
Dear Alyssa
Thanks for your reply.
As you write my embedded Storyline block has audio on the first slide. Therefore it's clear now for me.
I thought that the big play button shows up on PC screens when loading time of an embedded Storyline block takes too long - therefore I created a very simple start slide which has to be clicked to actually start (go to next slide) the Storyline module which is rather large in size (also because of the audio...).
And this worked, but not because of what I assumed, but because the first slide doesn't contain any audio.
And asked again: are your developers considering replacing the big blob with the start arrow on small screens with something more appealing?
Kind regards
ErnstErnst,
I have been begging for this for over a year now. I have submitted several feature requests but was told it was not on the current roadmap. I am not a software developer, but adding a simple transparent overlay over the thumbnail of the start slide would be a more elegant solution. This is particularly awful when viewing inside a Rise course. The other issue I’ve noticed lately is when you go back to resume the block. The ugly black button persists.
Hi Anthony
So there are at least two people unhappy with this black blob - nice to know that I'm not the only one ;-)
I am also unhappy about the black blob, Ernst and Anthony.....
Hi Michael,
Do your Storyline blocks begin with a slide that contains video or audio? If so, you'll see a play button appear before the first slide.
You can prevent the play button by adding an introductory slide before the first slide in the Storyline Block.
Let me know if that would be an option for you!
Hi, Alyssa. This is not the case on mobile. The black box with the play button shows regardless. This has been my issue for so long.
Hey there, Anthony and Ernst. There are two things happening here:
- On mobile browsers, Storyline blocks will not autoplay. You'll see the play button to launch the Storyline content. On tablets, the Storyline content should play inline with the Rise 360 lesson.
- On mobile phones, specifically, Storyline blocks will not play within the Rise 360 lesson. They'll launch full-screen to give the Storyline content room to display on smaller screens. When you close the Storyline block, you'll return to the Rise 360 lesson with the play button again showing for the Storyline block.
We're tracking the impact of this behavior, and I'll let you know if we make any changes to how Storyline blocks appear on smaller mobile screens.
Would be really nice to have the black play button removed to "start" a Storyline block on Smartphones and Tablets.
Dear Crystal,
thank you for your answer and for taking a closer look at this topic.
Maybe we don't understand "autoplay" to mean the same thing.
In my experience a Storyline block, which is embedded in Rise, is not often designed to start immediately after loading, but waits for a user input. Therefore the first slide should be displayed on smartphones and tablets, just like in a browser on a PC/Mac .
I'll append two exemplary screenshots, one as it looks on the PC and one as it looks on the Smartphone (screenshots are from Rise Preview). I really don't understand what the difference is to get a different, semantically incorrect display on the smartphone.
Looking forward to further news!
ErnstHi Ernst,
Thanks for including the screenshots. What you're seeing is expected behavior for Storyline Blocks. There isn't a way to remove the play button you see when viewing the course from a mobile phone.
Let me know if you have more questions about that!
As i want to insert small interactive parts in a Rise course by adding Storyline blocks, i would like them to blend in as perfect as possible. On desktop that works perfect. So adding a SL block with eg. size 1920 x 80, setting that to 'Full Width' works perfect on desktop. Alas the behaviour of that same block on mobile and tablet is not as wanted. It threats the SL block as video and starts it with the default play button. It aint video or audio, so i would like to have it treated as pure HTML5 what it is in fact. And it uses the mobile player..and fullscreen playmode. I do want to add my SL block completely blended in the Rise course...why else would i need a SL block ?
Reading the responses on other users questions i have to pinpoint that a developer wants to use Storyline blocks in Rise to add custom interactivities. So treating it as it was just some sort of video/audio container aint the best way, because of mobile requirements. Blending it perfectly into HTML5 in Rise would be the better way.
Kind regards,
Math
To me, using the mobile player on iPados is a miss. Even when desktop site is triggered, the mobile player is not the nicest. Not only do you get the play button (which I can tolerate) but you get this weird box with a full screen button and black bars. Not the best UX choice.
I've read all these threads. It seems this issue with the storyline block on mobile has been around for two years and it hasn't been addressed. Even making it white to match the background of Rise would have been an improvement.
I appreciate that feedback, Irina. When learners view a course from a mobile device, they will see a play button over Storyline blocks. Tapping the play button will allow the Storyline content to display.
If this functionality changes in the future, we'll let you know!
Dear Alyssa, many thanks!
I know this is what happens but this is a problem! The affordance of the play button implies a video content -Lean back and watch! And many Storyline interactive module imply action! And the users are confused, they do not understand what happens next!. Please change this functionality, this is super confusing in terms of the user experience. Let "play" button appear on those Storyline blocks which have at least some video content but not pure free of it!I completely agree with Irina and Brad ( and dozens of other users) on this, as stated before.
Really inclined to create a poll for these kind of things...so it becomes more transparant to all of us how many times a request has been made... ( and how long ago that was )
I have Storyline blocks that only show a interactive table to work around limitations in Rise ( on mobile ) or a more customized drag and drop. None of those are video's. All just need to show...and then the user can act and click upon it. The default behaviour of the play button on Storyline blocks in Rise is not helpfull...users now have to click twice...to activate the SL block and act upon my interaction... Do make it load and show...no play button ! Leave the action in the Storyline block itself....
