Here are the slides from my presentation at iDesignX in Sydney on 27th March 2018 on designing interactive first-person learning experiences.

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Designing Interactive
First-Person
Learning Experiences

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Cath Ellis
Freelance Learning Experience Designer with over a decade’s experience
creating authentic and powerful learning experiences.
- Bachelor of Adult Learning & Development (Monash University)
- Master of Education (University of Melbourne)
Learning Experience Designer
Cath Ellis Learning Design
www.cathellis.com
cath@cathellis.com

3. How to create interactive first-person videos
How to future-proof your videos
How to plan for and work with employees

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Transport Accident Commission - Health Safety and Wellbeing
5mins
Ergonomics
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Incident Reporting
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Evacuation
Case Study

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Where we began
TAC were looking for something different:
• improved knowledge retention
• behavioural change
• reduced seat time
• tracking for compliance
• well received by users.

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Business need
By clicking on choice points within the video, viewers get to walk in the shoes of a
newly transferred employee and decide their courses of action (be they right or wrong).

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The script
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The story
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Interactive storyboard
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Gather content
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Post-production
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The video shoot
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Interactive build
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Casting
Interactive video delivery process

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Remote collaboration
Tasks
Who is assigned to what task and
when it is due to be completed.
Progress
What has been completed and what
is next in the development phase.

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Development roles
Instructional Designer Digital Designer Video Director Interactive Developer Cast

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Who is telling the story?
YOU…the POV!
Get’s people to experience the interaction rather than witness them.
You want the experience to feel immersive.

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Don’t focus on details
Focus on showing where things are and
processes instead of details.
Decision points
Remember, videos are more difficult to
change than decision points.
Multiple outcomes
Try to add multiple outcomes, so learners
can experience the ramifications of
incorrect choices.
Focus on roles and not people
In the event that people move on,
focusing on the roles will give your course
longevity.
Future proofing your script
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Example of a branch
Setting the scene Main Menu
Section:
Ergonomics
New staff member
sits at their desk
Team mate praises
staff member on
setup and tells them
about ergonomic
assessments
Take Away
Correct
Incorrect
Correct
Incorrect
Decision Point 1 Decision Point 2
Shows someone
logging into the
Intranet to find a
ergonomic
assessment form

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Visual Design
Intuitive
Get away from using the next button.
Reduce text
Limit the words on the screen and using
callouts to identify important information.
Branding
Use the assets and colour scheme from
the Health, Safety & Wellbeing team.
Instant Feedback
Provide the learners with instant feedback.

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Actors vs in-house
Actors may be more comfortable in front of the camera
but in-house staff understand the business.
Direction
Select people who will be able to receive direction and
adapt the performance as needed.
Comfortable
Send out an expression of interest for people who are
interested in being on video for the course.
Lines
Cast members should be able to learn and deliver lines
and make changes if required.
Casting

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Shoot

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Post Production
Filming
Half a day approximately
Editing
Videographer edited the videos
Treatment
Variation of speed was used, also audio
and callouts.

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Interactive Build

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Process
Consider interactive first-person videos
when you need show someone a process.
Branches
More branches creates a richer
experience, however will take longer to
develop.
Mockup
Building an interactive mockup will allow
you to ensure everything flows.
Collaboration
It is really important to make sure you
collaborate with the team at all stages of
the project.
Take Away
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19. Questions?
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