This is a changing-states interaction I did a while back. I’m very fond of the changing states function in Storyline. I’m a firm believer in the presence of a mentor character in learning content, preferably one who cheers the learner on as appropriate and reacts in accordance with answer choices.

This is a hover/hot spot function I created for an interactive syllabus I was working on. I had a challenge of audio continuing to play on one hot spot even after I moved to another square to hover over, but I was able to fix that by creating a condition that stops the audio if a different square is hovered on.

This is a button set I created. The learner selects the name of a person on a button. This changes the state of the character on the screen. Audio plays and text appears in the dialogue bubble on screen. Also, the selected button is highlighted.

This is a simple hotspot I created. Interactions like these are good for assessing whether a learner can correctly identify something on an image, diagram, map, or other graphic. They receive feedback right away.

An interaction that allows learners to select items in a list.

I enjoyed making this for a summary writing module I was working on. Drag and drop is a great interaction type for learners. It can be good for sorting correct and incorrect items or showing the correct order of a process.

A fun little interaction I created, setting timed conditions for when one character speaks (after the other finishes speaking). The characters also change positions and facial expressions as part of the exchange.

This is a dial interaction that uses layers. Dial functions tend to be good for letting learners manipulate data, explore cause/effect relationships, or control objects in a course.

This is a “custom” drag and drop. Storyline has a quick drag & drop option, but there is also a way for a developer to create a custom drag & drop starting with shapes.

This is the marker function. This is a good interaction for learners to obtain information about parts of something, or locations within a room or other area.