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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

Simulations : Imitation of something real world in a virtual environment. For example, having learners practice in a software “sandbox” instead of using the actual software. Simulations enable learners to get comfortable using new skills before applying them in “do or die” scenarios. .

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Interactivity in Software Tutorials?

Adobe Captivate

Workflow 3: Software simulations. To my amazement, software sims with that scoring feature were largely appreciated by my former college students as self-assessments. At this moment the biggest problem with software simulations are the slides which cannot be interactive because they show mouse movements/scrolling/dragging.

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Two weeks with Captivate 2017

Adobe Captivate

Retina screen – software recordings. However to record a Video Demo or a Software simulation you did have to edit the AdobeCaptivate.ini file. Just one tip: if you are on Win10, check the Display setting before recording (both Video Demo/Software Simulation). Some are mentioned in the documentation, some not.

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Reflections on Captivate 2017

Adobe Captivate

Retina screen – software recordings. However to record a Video Demo or a Software simulation you did have to edit the AdobeCaptivate.ini file. Just one tip: if you are on Win10, check the Display setting before recording (both Video Demo/Software Simulation). It was a solution, but bit cumbersome.

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Two weeks with Captivate 2017

Adobe Captivate

Retina screen – software recordings. However to record a Video Demo or a Software simulation you did have to edit the AdobeCaptivate.ini file. If Flash player is enabled in your browser, you can test this movie (SWF) online in my personal blog. Some are mentioned in the documentation, some not.