SimWriter Features

Overall

  • NEW! SimWriter 3.0 features more than 50 new enhancements.
  • All-in-one application: map, author, design, build, and test all within the same tool.
  • Flash-based tool allows other Flash objects to be linked into simulations, or whole simulations to be run inside other Flash files.
  • Only required software for simulation playback is free Flash Player.
  • NEW! Advanced scoring controls report on specific learning objectives

Writing

  • Control and edit all textual data within the simulation.
  • Export textual data for editorial review in Microsoft Word format, and import that document back into the tool once it’s been edited. No more copying and pasting edits.
  • Export scripts for audio or video recording in .txt, .doc, and .htm formats.
  • Develop simulations with no limit on length, number of decision points, or number of choices at a decision point.
  • Create decisions that can be scored using one of four scoring formats.
  • Link student choices directly to your defined learning objectives.
  • Customize pass/fail percentages for an entire simulation (increments of 1%) and specific learning objectives within the simulation.
  • Report simulation scoring at any point in a simulation (ex. halfway and conclusion) using one of four reporting formats.
  • NEW! Add and track memory points to enhance simulation intelligence.

Designing

  • Create any simulation stage with one or more of the following elements: character response, student choices, directed feedback, image, audio clip, video clip, button, hyperlink, text box, or performance report.
  • Customize properties for every design component to control the look and feel of your simulation.
  • Develop simulation stages that can be customized or linked to a design template.
  • Copy, cut, and paste sections or whole simulations into other simulation projects.
  • Preview images, audio, video, and other design elements before linking them to the simulation with our media loader.
  • Implement scripting capability to code custom simulation behaviors.
  • NEW! Use images as decision points.
  • NEW! Add buttons or hyperlinks to launch multiple types of files.
  • NEW! Use the reformatted graphics palette to control simulation imaging and layering.

SimWizard

  • Offers a six-step process for creating a “skeleton” of a simulation ready for text and media recording – ideal for rapid-development, low-bandwidth simulations.
  • Contains libraries of customizable environments, characters, and design layouts.
  • Creates simulations that are 100% customizable.

Testing & Building

  • Compiles and builds your entire project in one of three formats: Executable (.exe), Browser (.html), and Flash (.swf)
  • Allows you to test from any point in the simulation on the fly and in any of the three formats.
  • Exports scoring information to an LMS in three formats – SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and AICC.
  • Includes a Pack and Send feature that zips the entire project and attaches it to an email for external review.
  • NEW! Use media manager to automatically link files.