EuroTAAC 2000 The Scoop on Storyboarding

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EuroTAAC 2000The Scoop on Storyboarding

• Welcome

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EuroTAAC 2000The Scoop on Storyboarding

• Agenda
• Speaker Introduction/Background
• Audience Survey/Exercise
• Storyboard Elements,Types and Examples
• Integrating SBs into the ISD Process
• High-end example
• Revisiting the Need for Storyboards
• Discussion/Q A

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Introduction Who the heck is Mark Steiner???

• BS Industrial Tech. IL. State 88
• MS Industrial Training IL St. 92
• 10 years training interactive media dev.
  experience
• Large EPC Co. 1992-1997
• Authorware 2.0, 1993

• Whittman-Hart 1997-present
• Dozens of projects from 2 min. to 33 hours in
  runtime
• Instructor at Roosevelt Univ. in Chicago
  CBT course 50 ID, 50 AW

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Audience Survey

• The majority of my projects are training related
  . . .
• I consider myself an Instructional Designer . . .
• I have used storyboards on a project . . .
• I prefer to use storyboards on projects . . .
• Some average project sizes (, runtime)
• How many people have used relational databases as
  a tool for storyboards?

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Audience Exercise

• Fold the paper in half
• Turn the paper 90 degrees
• Tear off the best corner
• Fold the paper in half, again.
• Tear off the next best corner.
• Fold the paper in thirds, exactly.
• Turn the paper 122 degrees
• Tear off outside corner.
• DONE!

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SO WHAT !!!!!!

• Interactive media projects are usually
  complicated.
• Often there are many people fulfilling many
  roles, and somehow, they must be communicated
  what is to be done.
• The most successful, well-run, least painful
  projects ARE NOT LUCK!
• One key to a successful project is a well-defined
  process, combined with the tools to support it.

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Storyboard Definition

• A storyboard contains information on text,
  graphics, audio, animation, video, user
  interaction and feedback, color, etc., used in
  the development of CBT
• In other words, everything necessary for team
  members involved in production (and review) to do
  their jobs

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Storyboard Types

• Raw, conceptual, brainstorming
• Animation
• Video shoot
• CBT/WBT
• Miscellaneous others . . .

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A Quote . . .

• Make things as simple as possible - but no
  simpler. --Albert Einstein

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Storyboard Elements

• Narration text
• Graphics, Animation, Audio, Video details
  filenames
• Required user interaction
• User feedback information
• Previous and next screen branching information
• ETC!

• Unique identification information
• A sketch or drawing of screen.
• Color, placement, and size of graphics
• On-screen text, if any, for each screen.
• Color, size, and type of font (may be set
  globally)

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Storyboard Examples

• Simple Presentation Example using PowerPoint
• Video Storyboarding
• Standard CBT Storyboard

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Factors Used to Determine Storyboard Approach

• Size of project
• Complexity of project
• Desired outputs from storyboards
• Stability of the content
• Past dealings with client
• Your teams level of understanding of the process
• Clients level of understanding of the process

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Project Roles

• Development Team
• Project Manager
• Lead / other IDs
• Lead / other Developers
• Lead / Graphic Des.
• Media Specialists-Animation, Audio, Video . . .

• Client Team
• Buyer
• Acceptor
• Reviewers, Users
• SMEs

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Integrating SBs into the process

• Instructional System Design (ISD)
• Analysis
• Design
• Development
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Also known as ADDIE
• Used in engineering and other disciplines, not
  just ID

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Another quote or . . .Who cares about this ISD
stuff???!?

• The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
  The secret of getting started is breaking your
  complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable
  tasks, and then starting on the first one.
• --Mark Twain

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Integrating SBs into the processAnalysis Phase

• Analysis Phase Activities
• Task/Content Analysis
• Audience Analysis
• Motivational Analysis
• Analysis Phase Deliverables
• Importance of review and validation!
• Analysis and Findings Report
• Initial Content Outline
• Proposed design/solutions/timeline/cost

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Integrating SBs into the processDesign Phase

• Design Phase Activities
• Determine Training Design
• Write Objectives
• Develop Flowchart(s)
• Complete Rapid Prototyping
• Complete Addl Analysis and Design

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Integrating SBs into the processDesign Phase
(continued)

• Design Phase Activities (continued)
• Determine Project Standards
• BEGIN STORYBOARDING!
• Specify and integrate
• Objectives
• Instructional Treatments
• Screen Types
• Media
• Branching
• Feedback

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Integrating SBs into the processDesign Phase
(continued)

• Design Phase Deliverables
• Importance of review and validation!
• Initial Training Design Document
• Flowcharts
• Rapid Prototype(s)
• Models and Templates
• Design Document and Standards, Testing Plan
• Storyboards

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Integrating SBs into the processDevelopment
Phase

• Development Phase Activities
• Creation, manipulation, and importing of media
  (based on SBs-of course!)
• Graphics/Text
• Audio
• Video
• Animation
• Implementation/tweaking of models
• FULL SCALE DEVELOPMENT!
• QA!

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Integrating SBs into the process Development
Phase (continued)

• Development Phase Deliverables
• Possibly key media/model samples, if not
  sufficiently constructed/validated during
  prototyping
• Individual Modules for testing and approval
• User documentation for pilot, as scoped

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Integrating SBs into the processImplementation
Phase

• Implementation Phase Activities
• Assist in beta testing/pilot implementation, as
  scoped
• Incorporate required changes, as scoped
• Produce collateral material
• Supplementary training materials, job aids,
  CD-ROMs, Participant Guides, Administration
  Guides, etc.
• Assist in full-scale implementation

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Integrating SBs into the processEvaluation Phase

• Evaluation Phase
• Anybody ever heard of Kirkpatrick????
• 4 Levels of Evaluation
• Few evaluations beyond Levels 1 or 2 are ever
  done in training
• WHY ? ? ? ?

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Integrating SBs into the processEvaluation
Phase (or lack thereof)

• Reasons for lack of sufficient and meaningful
  evaluations
• Clients arent educated of their value
• Lack of training professions understanding of
  methods and value
• Often arent included in scope of project
• Its easy NOT to do
• Though . . . if its training, there MUST/SHOULD
  be at least a Level 2

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Take a Breath ! ! !

• Are you convinced that process and tools
  (including SBs) are an invaluable consideration
  in the development of interactive media?
• Did any of this presentation cause you to rethink
  the approach, process, and tools you use to
  complete projects?

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Big Deal !!!!

• You might be thinking Thats a lot of rhetoric
  on the ISD process and just a little on
  storyboards, dont you have some grand example to
  display the merits of implementing this on a
  project????
• Im glad you asked ! ! ! !

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Relational Databases and Storyboards

• All team members can have access to the file(s)
  over a network
• The database allows for displaying, manipulating,
  and generating data actual authoring code can be
  generated/exported
• Different views for different people!!!
• Issue logs can be built into the database and
  tracked throughout the life of a project
• Input ONCE, use MANY!!!!!
• So lets see it already . . .

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Lets Review . . .

• What we do is complicated.
• There are too many project-killing decisions that
  HAVE to be made BY SOMEONE to leave things to
  chance.
• Find/implement a proven, repeatable process that
  works for you!
• Storyboards are usually a key component in this
  process.

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Hopefully, you found this engaging and helpful .
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• Questions Answers

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Hopefully, you found this engaging and helpful .
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• THE END

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• V/O about todays market situation and
  conditions, growth of radio, TV, cable,
• Graph axis grow from center point, lines grow
• Music level/style drops

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