Learn to author visual and audio cues that guide the learner.
Training Notes
In this article, we will start to use Conditions and therefore the concept of Frame Processing. We will also discuss the Notification Resource and Object Event Condition. Please review these articles before starting:
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Guided Walkthrough
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View video in full screen on Vimeo at this link.
Step 1: Create a new script (1:06 In Video)
Click on the Script icon
Add a new script called Equip Hard Hat
Click on the new script to edit it
Step 2: Instruct the learner to put on the hard hat (1:24 in Video)
In this step, we will create a text instruction to guide the learner on what to do first.
Make sure that the active script is Equip Hard Hat
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Drag and drop a Notification Resource into the frame:
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In the message area type: Safety First! Go to the workbench by clicking on the green arrow above it, and put on the hard hat. :
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Name this frame Notification.
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Save. If you reset and try the scenario in the headset right now, you won't see your notification - we'll fix that in the next step.
Step 3: Add a script launcher to the director script (2:16 in Video)
Now we need to attach the "Equip Hard Hat" script to the Director Script.
Open the Director script (by clicking on the tab or choosing it from the Script icon):
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Click + to create a new frame on the Main Frame
Name the new frame Equip Hard Hat
Click on the Script icon
Click on the Script catalog
Drag the Equip Hard Hat script to the Resource area
Collapse the catalog menu
STOP: Save and Test.
Training Notes
When you test - you'll notice that your notification comes up at the same time as your screen message. It would be better if the notification appears after you have read the screen message. We can control this using conditions.
Step 4: Use a condition to control when the notification appears (3:22 in Video)
Make sure that Director Script is the active script
Click on the Equip Hard Hat frame
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Open the Video Content script
Scroll to the bottom of the Screen Media resource and click the event link shortcut (the blue "+" icon) on the bottom right corner:
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A menu will appear. Scroll down and choose "close":
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Note:
If you click the blue "+" event link shortcut button and you don't see the menu, your computer window is likely too small.
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To resolve this, widen the window on your computer screen. This is typically the result of viewing two windows side by side on your monitor, or if you've significantly increased the size of the window contents.
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This will open a child frame under the video frame on the far left side.
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Within the new child frame, drag an End Script resource in:
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STOP: Save, Reset in the headset, and Test. This time you should see that the notification appears after the video plays.
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Training Notes
It is good practice to always complete a script with an "End Script" resource, in case you want to add the script closing as an object event condition later. It will save you from having to go back and add "End Script" resources, as we did above.
Step 5: Create an audio cue (6:07 in Video)
Now, let's add an audio file to the frame so that the learner gets a written notification as well as an audio prompt.
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Click on the Media Shortcut
Click on Create or Import a New Catalog
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Enter the Catalog name as Workshop Voice Overs
Click Create:
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Open the Workshop Voice Over media catalog
Click New Item
Choose Media. This will take you to the Media Library, where you can create a text to speech audio file.
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Add Title
Click on the checkmark to Save
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Step 6: Add the Audio Cue to the "Equip Hard Hat" Script (8:20 in Video)
Open the Equip Hard Hat script
Open the Notification frame
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Click on the Media Shortcut:
Click on Workshop Voice Overs Catalog
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Find the Text to Speech file you just made and drag and drop it into the Resources section of the frame:
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Collapse the catalog menu
STOP: Save, Reset in the headset, and Test. An audio cue should now show up at the same time as the notification.
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This is what your scenario will look like so far:
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For full screen, view on Vimeo at this link.
Training Notes
Key Takeaways from Tutorial 4
Conditions help you control the order of items in the scene.
It is a best practice to always complete a script with an End Script resource. This way you can quickly add object event conditions at a later time.
The Text to Speech tool in the Media Library is a great tool to create on-the-fly audio, even if it's simply a placeholder for future recordings that you will upload.
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