For an overview of Resources, click here.
Overview
The Screen Message resource adds a panel containing text in the scene. It provides information to the learner.
You can select from three types of this resource - Guide, Inspector, or Playable. All three types are described individually below.
Screen Message Guide
A Guide is always present - the learner can not dismiss it (it doesn't have an "ok" button). Guides must be anchored to something in the scene (a scene anchor or a scene object.)
To stop the Guide, use a Deactivate Resource or an End Script Resource.
Guide - Required Fields
Field Name | Description |
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Anchor | Specifies the object in the scene that the panel will attach to. This must be a Scene Anchor or a Scene Object. |
Text | Specifies the body text to be displayed on the panel. |
Guide - Optional Fields
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Title | Specifies the heading text to be displayed at the top of the panel. |
Subtitle | Specifies the subtitle text to be displayed at the bottom of the panel. |
Image | Specifies an image to be displayed on the panel. |
Guide - Events
Example of Guide in the Headset
I’ve set up a simple example in the Motive Lab. The learner will see information about the safety glasses.
In a setup frame, I’ve added an anchor near the PPE (I’ll attach the Guide to this)
In the next frame, I’ve added the Guide Screen Message:
In the headset, this is what the learner would see:
Screen Message Inspector
An Inspector appears when you click the object it is anchored to. Inspectors must be anchored to a scene object. The Inspector is persistent and when the learner views the message and clicks “OK” the Inspector remains on the object and can be clicked on again.
To stop the Inspector, use a Deactivate Resource or an End Script Resource.
Inspector - Required Fields
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Targets | Specifies the object in the scene that the panel will attach to. This must be a Scene Object. |
Text | Specifies the body text to be displayed on the panel. |
Inspector - Optional Fields
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Title | Specifies the heading text to be displayed at the top of the panel. |
Subtitle | Specifies the subtitle text to be displayed at the bottom of the panel. |
Image | Specifies an image to be displayed on the panel. |
Inspector - Events
Example of Inspector in Headset
I’ve set up a simple example in the Motive Lab. The learner will see information about the safety glasses.
In a setup frame, I’ve added the safety glasses (the scene object I want to attach message to)
In the next frame, I’ve added the Inspector Screen Message:
In the headset, the learner will first see a question mark icon on the safety glasses:
When the learner clicks the icon, they will see the message:
Once the learner clicks “OK” the icon remains on the glasses and they can click on it again.
Screen Message Playable
A Playable is intractable - the learner can accept the message and close the panel.
Playable - Required Fields
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Text | Specifies the body text to be displayed on the panel. |
Playable - Optional Fields
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Anchors | Specifies the object in the scene that the panel will attach to - a Scene Object or Scene Anchor. If left blank the message will appear in front of the learner. |
Title | Specifies the heading text to be displayed at the top of the panel. |
Subtitle | Specifies the subtitle text to be displayed at the bottom of the panel. |
Image | Specifies an image to be displayed on the panel. |
Button Text | By default, the button to close the message is "OK". You can customize the button text here. |
Timer | Set delay or time of day settings. |
Priority | Specifies how high the priority of the Screen Message is. If multiple Screen Messages are used at the same time, the highest priority action will take effect.
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Playable - Events
Open, Activate, Close, Complete.
Example of Playable in the Headset
I’ve set up a simple example in the Motive Lab. The learner will see information about the safety glasses.
The Screen message Playable has been added to a frame. No anchor is set, this means it will appear in front of the learner:
This is what the learner will see in the headset: