I would love to tell you who this project was for, and show you screenshots, but I’d have to kill you, probably. I had to sign not just one NDA, but five before I could start work on it, including that I couldn’t work on it in a public place. So it’s pretty hush hush.
What I can (probably) say, is that it was for a global consumer electronics manufacturer that you have definitely heard of. The project was a piece of e-learning content designed to educate retail staff around the world on how to sell the product.
The solution comprised 20+ screens of Flash-based content, including video, a soundtrack and a quiz, and was designed to meet the SCORM standard for e-learning so that it could be uploaded into the client’s in-house e-learning tools. It was based on a SDK supplied by the client and was authored in Flash, with content separated into XML files to allow localisation of content.
The design and layout of the slides was looked after by the ever-capable Oli Horsman at Olice. I added support for reading in content from the external XML files, the quiz and a customised player for the overall application. Once we had everything working to the client’s satisfaction, I packaged up the content and tested it, to make sure that it would work within the client’s e-learning tools.
I’m pleased to say that not only was the client delighted with the slides, but their technical teams were very happy with our implementation. The package passed testing first time, and went into production in time to support the product’s launch.
I just wish that I could show it to you, it looks great!
