There are a lot of ways to work with custom states in Storyline. One of my favorite is to use custom states to build my own photographic character packs that work a little like the illustrated characters.
Tip: Use drawing guides to help align your characters in each state for smoother transitions
Tip: Combine characters for allowing learners to choose their own avatar
I got a few questions about using external images and not images from the integrated character library. You can use any object or character in states. Here's another take on it using external images purchased from Shutterstock:
Good point, Bill. I use the head as a general guide, but you're right that the torso/shoulders are sometimes a better area to focus alignment.
It's also worth taking into account poses that precede the updated state change. It might make sense for the character's overall position to move a little forward (agreement) or slightly backward (disagreement).
Hey Stephanie - I wouldn't worry about the technical limit as much as the usable limit. Phil Mayor proved there aren't many limits in his Period Table interaction
I created some characters with 20+ states and the only challenge was scrolling through them to locate the one I wanted.
How many states do you have going w/an object now?
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Nice tutorial, David. THANKS!
Nice job dave.
I got a few questions about using external images and not images from the integrated character library. You can use any object or character in states. Here's another take on it using external images purchased from Shutterstock:
Nice.
When it comes to aligning characters I've found using the shoulders works good as they generally won't move as much as a head.
Good point, Bill. I use the head as a general guide, but you're right that the torso/shoulders are sometimes a better area to focus alignment.
It's also worth taking into account poses that precede the updated state change. It might make sense for the character's overall position to move a little forward (agreement) or slightly backward (disagreement).
Is there an upper limit to the number of states you can define for an object?
Hey Stephanie - I wouldn't worry about the technical limit as much as the usable limit. Phil Mayor proved there aren't many limits in his Period Table interaction
I created some characters with 20+ states and the only challenge was scrolling through them to locate the one I wanted.
How many states do you have going w/an object now?
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