MillionDollar Question Variabl Output
October 23, 2009 12:00 AM
Unfortunately, you won't be able to have this perform to the level of perfection you seek. This particular flash animation doesn't actually end so you can't use the "done playing" action. A mediochre workaround is to modify the "replay" text to direct them to click a different button and apply the actions you desire to that button. I've done this in one of my courses to say "Click Next to Continue" and it seems to work OK.
In your case, the goal is particularly challenging because you want them to either receive or not receive the certificate based on the results. If you pull the percentage variable or score from the flash, you should be able to create all that functionality to trigger from a button but it won't be as slick as what you're looking for. I've spoken with Trivantis about this, as I had a similar issue, and they basically said that's the way it was designed.
Good luck. Let me know if you find a better work around.
shecter said:
Hi,
I have inserted the MillionDollar flash game into my elearning module. I have several questions about it:
1. When the game is over, it shows a "Replay" button (as shown here: http://screencast.com/t/4DgxWXn3KG). How can I change this replay functionality to something else like a "Next Slide" button, so that the user is easily given a cue to go on to the next screen.
2. Is there any way to get the score variable out of the flash object on an event "Done Playing"? I have created a flash action (shown here: http://screencast.com/t/2kTxWRXNUgH1) that is supposed to get the data in the flash object's SCORE variable and put it into my SCORE1 variable. However, it doesn't work. It seems that the flash object is never "Done Playing". See this 15 second video of the debug sequence: http://screencast.com/t/LweSGHtuM3f. Notice that in the debug window the SCORE1 variable never gets updated. However, when I change my flash action so that it's an "On Hide", you can see in this video that the SCORE1 variable is updated to "2" when I hide the flash object by going to the next screen: http://screencast.com/t/lyS5eMH7i3k.
My goal is to have a learner go through the game, if they get a certain score, they will be able to print off a customized certificate. Items #1 and #2, I think make it difficult for the learner to navigate around the game. I would want the game to end on the screen when the learner has either one or lost, and on the same screen give the learner the option to print out the cert.
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