360 Image

A quick way to create an immersive tour of a location. Learn More

Administrator (Admin)

A general term that refers to an individual with the ability to assign permissions, add users, and more. For specific types of Admins, see Identity Organization Admin, Launch Organization Admin, and Storyflow Organization Admin. Learn More

AI Organization Author

This permission gives the user the ability to use the AI features in Storyflow. Without this permission, the AI features will not be visible in Storyflow. Learn More

APK (Android Package Kit)

This is a file, or package, that will run the scenario and Environment in the VR headset. A true-to-life replica of your work environment will go a long way to making your training realistic.

App Version Condition

The App Version condition is met if the app version meets the condition (operator), given a version string.  Learn More

Apply Effect Resource

This Resource allows you to add animations or particle effects to an item. Learn More

Assembler

This is a term used by Motive staff to describe an individual leveraging the Motive SDK and Unity to assemble 3D training environments, enabling Authors to build the VR training.

Audio Resource

Sound files to play in the experience - can be background noise, voiceover, sound effects, etc. Learn More

Audio Filter Resource

This Resource allows you to add different effects to sounds in the environment. Learn More

Author

This is a term used by Motive staff to describe an individual who is a learning professional who will build (and deliver) the VR training scenarios.

Backup

Storyflow Backups contain everything in the Project. A backup can be thought of as a snapshot in time of the Project. The backup can be used to restore the Project into a new Storyflow Project at any time. This can be useful for backing up versions of a Project that you may wish to Restore at some later date. Learn More

Behaviour Model Resource

This Resource allows you to set up a series of behaviours that belong to an object in the scene. These behaviours are monitored by variables. Learn More

Branching

Pathways through the learning content that are dependent on the actions of the learner. Learn More

Bundle

Storyflow Bundles are created to be uploaded to the Launch Server. They contain scenarios, the scripts needed to run them, and their associated catalogs and media. They do not contain everything in the Storyflow Project. This is ideal for Launch Server because it keeps the bundle size to a minimum. Learn More

Camera Effect Resource

This Resource allows you to manipulate colouring and more in environment. Learn More

Catalog

Catalogs are groups of items that can be reused in multiple scripts.

Within Storyflow, you can create various Catalogs for content that include media, scene objects, positional anchors, animations, and more. Basically, everything that you use in the scene originates from a Catalog and this is what makes the 3D scenes interactive. Learn More

Check System State Condition

The Check System State condition is met when the specified system state matches with the app's system state. Learn More

Child Frame

Also called a “Nested Frame” or “Sub Frame”. A Child Frame is indented and located underneath a “Parent” Frame. When you click on a Child Frame it will be in red and the Parent Frame will have a red stripe. Learn More

Choose Between Resource

This Resources allow you to have the learner select the right object from the group presented - answers can dictate branching. Learn More

Close Frame Resource

This Resource enables the author to close the targeted frame. Learn More

Collaborator

Collaborators are individuals granted access to Workspaces. You can add a Collaborator to all of your Workspaces, or, only the ones they should have access to. Learn More

Completion Resource

This Resource allows you to track complete/incomplete with respect to Assessments. Learn More

Compound Condition

A Compound Condition is a set of sub-conditions joined by operators (and/or).  Learn More

Condition

A requirement that the script must meet before the next thing can happen. An example might be a screen message that must be closed before the audio instructions play. Closing the screen message is the condition in this case. Learn More

Config Name

Found on the left side of the Storyflow Dashboard, this provides information about the connection to Motive Launch. Learn More

Custom Event Condition

A Custom Event Condition is a Condition that becomes true when a Custom Event is emitted. A Custom Event is emitted when a Custom Event Resource is activated. Learn More

Custom Event Resource

This Resource allows you to create a custom event to use in later frames. Learn More

Dashboard

When you first log into a Storyflow Project, you will see the project Dashboard. The Dashboard provides access to all components that make up your VR learning experience.

The Dashboard is divided into multiple sections where you can gain further insight into the components and status of your project.

Within the Dashboard, you will find a collection of items that together create your VR learning experiences. Learn More

Date Time Condition

The Date Time condition is met if the current date & time meets the condition (operator), given a specified date / time.  Learn More

Deactivate Resource

This Resource allows you to end an active resource. Learn More

Device Authentication

See Provision VR Device

Dialog Resource

This Resource allows you to have the character speak an audio file. Learn More

Director Script

The Director Script is used to organize the scripts within a Scenario. It is a Motive Best Practice to have a Director Script launch from a Scenario. You can have multiple Director Scripts within a Project. One for each Scenario. Learn More

Environment

The 3D learning environment that the learner sees and interacts with when they are completing scenarios in the headset. This is sometimes referred to as the “digital twin” of the real-life work environment. Learn More

Equip Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner pick up an object and place it "on" themselves (like clothing or equipment) or another object in the scene. Learn More

Equip or Unequip Resource

This Resource allows you to add or remove equipment to/from another object in the scene. Learn More

Equip Target Resource

This Resource allows you to indicate the target of an equippable object (can be on the learner's body or on another object). Learn More

End Script Resource

This Resource lets you end the current script: ends all scrips launched by the current script as well. Learn More

ENUM

An enumerated list you can create and then use to create a variable with the items in the list. Learn More

Event

Events are created in Frames. Events occur throughout a scenario (some automatically, some authored). Authors can use these events to dictate what happens when. Learn More

Event Link Shortcut

An Event Link Shortcut creates a Condition from a Resource. It is located at the bottom right of every Resource in a blue button with the “+” icon. When chosen, you can choose the event that you want to listen for. Then a new child frame with the event inserted as a Condition will be created for you. Learn More

Facial Expression Resource

This Resource allows you to apply facial expressions to a character. Learn More

Fade Scene Resource

This Resource allows you to fade the scene in or out. Learn More

Frame

Frames are the building blocks of scripts. Imagine an authored script as a presentation, and each frame is a slide. Frames are where you control the specific actions that happen in a scenario. It could be a message appearing, media playing, item interactions, and assets becoming available through spawning. Learn More

Frame Precondition

Frames can have a Precondition that listens for a specific Event. Once this Event is emitted, the Frame’s Precondition will be satisfied, and the Resources within that Frame will begin their processing. Learn More

Gaze Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner look at an object for a specified amount of time. Learn More

Global Event

These are Events that can be saved and used across all your scripts. If not chosen, any Event created in a Script will only be able to be used in that one script. Learn More

Grasp Button

A button on your VR Controller Used to manipulate items in the scene. Learn More

Grasp Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner pick up an item by grasping. Learn More

Hotspot Resource

This Resource allows you to add an area in the environment the learner can interact with. Learn More

Hub

This is part of the Motive Platform. When you first log into Motive, you will find yourself at the Hub. The Hub is the main dashboard that connects you to the other components of the platform. Learn More

Identity Organization Admin

A super administrator of an organization. Gives the ability to add users, assign roles and configure single-sign on for the organization. Learn More

Inside Region Condition

You can set up named regions in your scene that authors can use to trigger events and actions in their scripts. Learn More

Itemized List Resource

The Itemized List resource creates a panel containing a list of items. Each item can either be a text item or a checklist item. This resource provides learners with information regarding a task. Learn More

Launch

Launch is part of the Motive Platform. Launch is used to Manage your VR training rollout. Launch allows Authors to determine who gets the content, how they get it, and the format it is delivered in. Essentially, Launch provides VR content management functionality for you to seamlessly roll out your immersive training. Learn More

Launch New Script Resource

This Resource launches a new script from the current script. Learn More

Launch Learner

A learner in the organization. They are able to view and start only their own training content. Learn More

Launch Organization Admin

An administrator of the Launch service. They are able to manage and assign roles for spaces within Launch. Learn More

Launch Organization Member

This permission gives the user the ability to access Launch and be added to spaces to configure and monitor training content. Learn More

Liveplay Member

This permission gives the user the ability to use the Liveplay features in Storyflow. Without this permission the Liveplay features will not be visible in Storyflow. Learn More

Look At Resource

This Resource allows you to have the character look at the trainee or other items in the scene. Learn More

Main Frame

This is the frame created by Storyflow that is needed for the structure of a script. You cannot add Resources to this frame. When you want to create a Top Level Frame you will use the “+” icon to the right of the Main Frame. Learn More

Manage Organization

Manage Organization is part of the Motive Platform, and contains the Administrator features to manage your organization’s Motive account. Learn More

Media

Media can be uploaded to Storyflow and can include icons, sounds, audio, voiceovers, video, and images.  Learn More

Menu Button

A button on your VR controller that brings up the Scenario Menu. Learn More

Menu Option Resource

This Resource allows you to add a multi-option menu to an object in the scene. Learn More

Motive Unity SDK

Designed to streamline the development of immersive experiences using Unity. With Motive, content creators can take unprecedented control over a Unity scene using Storyflow, a drag-and-drop authoring tool designed for creative professionals.

Move Object Resource

This Resource allows you to move an object to another location in the scene. Learn More

Move User Resource

This Resource allows you to move the learner to another location in the scene. Learn More

Multiple Choice Resource

This Resource allows you to add a Multiple choice question - answers can dictate branching. Learn More

Navigate To Resource

This Resource allows you to have a character walk to an object. Learn More

Nested Frame

See Child Frame.

New Frame

This is the first frame underneath the Main Frame when a script is created. By default, it’s called “New Frame” but you can rename it and add resources to it. Typically this first frame is used to hold all of the scene objects for a script and is named as such. Learn More

Notification Resource

The Notification resource displays text that is anchored to where the learner is looking. This text will disappear after 5 seconds. It provides the learner with immediate feedback that cannot be avoided since it follows their gaze. Learn More

Object Event Condition

The Object Event condition is met if a resource emits the specified event. This is a very commonly used condition.  Learn More

Object State Condition

The Object State condition is met when an object matches the specified state. The possible states are Gazing, Visible, Active, Open, Selected, and Focused. Learn More

Organization

Typically the name of a Company. A Motive account is structured with the Organization at the top of the hierarchy. Learn More

Organization Level Permissions

Within the Motive Platform, there are two levels of permissions. Organization level and Space level. The Organization level permissions apply to the platforms at the top level. Storyflow and Launch have a second level of permissions (Space Level) that should be determined/granted once the Organization Level permissions have been set. Learn More

Parent Frame

A Parent Frame has another frame, nested or indented underneath it. This nested frame underneath is referred to as a child frame. When you click on a Parent Frame it will be in red and all the dependent Child Frames to that Parent will have a red stripe. Learn More

Pass or Fail Resource

This Resource allows you to track pass/fail with respect to Assessments. Learn More

Permissions

Individuals in your organization with the Identity Organization Admin permission can assign permissions to others. Permissions are assigned within the Manage Organization space for each platform (Manage Organization, Launch, and Storyflow). Learn More

Place Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner pick the object up and put it down on a predetermined target. Learn More

Point At Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner point at an item with the VR controller. Learn More

Positional Anchor Resource

This resource gives coordinates to set an anchor in the scene. Learn More

Project

A Project is part of the Storyflow Structure. A Project is a collection of scenarios that take place in the same learning environment. Learn More

Provision VR Device

Your headset (VR Device) must be linked to your APK. Learn More

Raw Score Resource

This Resource allows you to calculate a numerical score with respect to Assessments. Learn More

Reach Resource

This Resource allows you to have the character reach for an object. Learn More

Relative Timer Condition

The Relative Timer Condition allows for one character to interrupt another character by putting a "relative timer" on a frame that would fire a few seconds before the other character stopped talking.  Learn More

Replay Resource

This Resource replays the specified frame. Learn More

Resource

Resources are the building blocks of a frame. They are used to control interactions, display media, and UI elements, control characters, alter 3D objects, and create assessments. Learn More

Restore

The action of restoring a previously saved Storyflow Backup. Learn More

Scaled Score Resource

This Resource allows you to calculate A numerical score presented as a fraction (ie: 15/20) with respect to Assessments. Learn More

Scenario

A learning experience authored in Storyflow. Learners launch a scenario from the scenario menu in the headset and work through a sequence of instructions or events. When a scenario is complete, the learner can reset and select a new scenario from the scenario menu. Scenarios run the Scripts. Learn More

Scenario Result Resource

This Resource allows authors to determine whether or not a learner has completed and/or passed a scenario. Learn More

Scene Anchor Resource

This Resource allows you to insert a positional anchor into the scene. Learn More

Scene Object Frame

A general term referred to by Motive Staff. It is suggested that the first frame of a script contains all the scene objects (and anchors) needed for that particular script.

Scene Object Resource

This Resource allows you to add an intractable object in the scene - must be added if you want to use it in a script. Learn More

Scene Region Resource

This Resource allows to you to add a defined area in a VR scene. Learn More

Screen Media Resource

The Screen Media resource creates a panel displaying a media item, such as a video, in the scene. Learn More

Screen Message Resource

The Screen Message resource adds a panel containing text in the scene. It provides information to the learner. Learn More

Script

Scripts are the building blocks of Motive powered training scenarios. Scripts, when bundled with the media files and other assets they call on, are what get sent to the headset to make 3D scenes interactive. Learn More

Select Object from Interaction Resource

If there are several of the same kind of object in a scene (ex: rubber gloves in a box) this Resource allows you to target the one the learner interacts with. Learn More

Set North

With respect to 360 Images, it’s important that all images have a common concept of “North” so that the user feels like they’re actually moving around the scene. Learn More

Set Object Properties Resource

This resource allows you to control the colour, visibility, and light of an object. Learn More

Set Object State Resource

This resource allows you to change the state of an object (for example: open, closed). Learn More

Set System State Resource

This Resource allows you to set a state that can be used to mark progress, or make decisions (eg. stage one complete). Learn More

Setup Script

This is a term used by Motive staff to indicate a general type of script that typically includes things that set up the environment in a scenario, but are not part of the interactivity/learner learning.

Select Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner point at items and click ("select"). Learn More

SideQuest

SideQuest is a desktop app for Mac/Windows/Linux which allows you to browse and install content on your Oculus Quest via sideloading.  Learn More

Single Sign On (SSO)

An authentication service that allows a user to log in with a single ID to several systems. Learn More

Space level Permissions

Within the Motive Platform, there are two levels of permissions. Organization level and Space level. The Organization level permissions apply to the platforms at the top level. Storyflow and Launch have a second level of permissions (Space Level) that should be determined/granted once the Organization Level permissions have been set. Learn More

Space Name

Found on the left side of the Storyflow Dashboard, this provides information about the connection to Motive Launch. Learn More

Spawn Asset Resource

This Resource allows you to introduce a 3D asset into the scene. Learn More

Speech Recognition Condition

The Speech Recognition Condition can be part of any frame created with Storyflow. It has the same behaviors and properties as any other condition. Unlike other conditions, it contains a recognizer. A recognizer can either be set to recognize a keyphrase or an intent. Learn More

Story Point Condition

The Story Point Condition is met when the learner has reached the specified story point. Story point events are emitted from Story Point Resources. Learn More

Story Point Resource

This Resource gives you a way to track progress in a scenario - create a list of important points in the narrative, mark when those points occur. Learn More

Storyflow

Part of the Motive Platform. Storyflow is the VR authoring tool you will use to author your content with no code. Built by programmers for learning professionals, the Storyflow authoring tool gives you unprecedented control over your content. With Storyflow you can easily create straightforward procedures, branching narratives, or full-blown simulations. Learn More

Storyflow Author

Within a VR scenario, you can launch the learning experience as an author, as opposed to as a learner. Learn More

Storyflow Organization Admin

An administrator of the Storyflow service. They are able to manage and assign roles for spaces within Storyflow. Learn More

Storyflow Organization Member

This permission gives the user the ability to access Storyflow and be added to spaces to create training content. Learn More

Sub Frame

See Child Frame.

Team

A Workspace is a collaborative Storyflow space where several authors (Teams) can have access. Groups of people in your company that are working on authoring together are called “Teams”. Learn More

Text and Image Resource

This Resource allows you to create a persistent label on an object. Learn More

Time Frame Condition

The Time Frame Condition checks whether or not the current time falls within a specified range of time. It is evaluated based on the current time of the learner.  The more parameters that are defined, the more restrictive the check becomes. Learn More

Timer Condition

A Timer Condition specifies a length of time from a particular start time to begin counting down. It can be as simple as delaying 30 seconds or something more complex like waiting until a specific date and time to begin a countdown. Learn More

Top Level Frame

A frame that is created by clicking on the plus icon to the right of the Main Frame. All top-level frames will run simultaneously unless a condition is added. Learn More

Touch Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner place a hand on an object. Learn More

Trigger Button

A button on your VR controller that is used to select items and interact with panels. Learn More

Turn To Resource

This Resource allows you to have a character turn to an object. Learn More

Turn Towards Resource

This Resource allows you to turn the learner toward or away from an object in the scene. Learn More

UI Anchor Resource

This Resource allows you to use a positional anchor specifically for UI - it orients the UI toward the learner. Learn More

Unequip Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner remove equipment from themselves or other objects. Learn More

Use Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner "use" an object (like spraying a hose or dispensing hand sanitizer). Learn More

Use Tool Resource

This Resource allows you to have the learner pick up an item and use it on another item in the scene. Learn More

User Interaction Condition

The User Interaction condition is met when the learner starts, pauses, or ends the app. Learn More

User Report Resource

This Resource allows you to display the results of the training scenario to the learner in the VR scene. Learn More

Variable

Variables allow you to store values to be used later and to change things dynamically as the scenario unfolds. Learn More

Variable Comparison

The Variable Comparison condition is met when the value of the variable specified meets the comparison criteria set.  Learn More

Workspace

Workspaces are the highest level of how training in Storyflow is organized. A Workspace is a collaborative Storyflow space where several authors (Teams) can have access. Groups of people in your company that are working on authoring together are called “Teams”. Projects are contained within workspaces and every collaborator in the workspace has access to its projects. Learn More

World Object Proximity Condition

The World Object Proximity condition is met when the learner is within range of the specified world objects. Learn More