We have been hard working little Elves this Holiday Season, and just finished making some sweet updates to all of our Flash Games and Quizzes.

Check out these updates that give you more control:

• Various question types: multiple-choice, true/false, multiple answer.
• Add 4 – 20 questions.
• Change point values for correct answers.
• Set the countdown timer on timed activities.
• Fresh new graphics.

Of course we still offer these same great features:

• Randomized questions.
• Interchangeable themes/buttons/backgrounds.
• Customizable colors for everything.
• Free online tutorials.
• We give you all .FLA source files for AS2 and AS3.
• SCORM compliant.

All Flash Games and Quizzes are simple to use and easily edited. Just open the template in Flash and copy/paste your text into the movie clips for each question and answer. Remember: you get all source files, so you can tweak them to meet any need you may have.

Check out the new eLearning Games!

Check out the new eLearning Quizzes! 

What does it take to build sweet eLearning? The right tools! At eLearningTemplates.com you will find templates and assets to quickly create amazing courses.

Check out these templates:

eLearning PowerPoint Template – The PowerPoint Template allows you to create eLearning courses in record time. The template includes 80+ master slide layouts, 40+ different themes, and 80+ different background files to choose from. Also available is a free online tutorial demonstrating how to update or change master slide themes, colors, and design.

eLearning Flash Games – Several different game styles are available. All templates are super easy to use…just open the Flash (.fla) source files and add your text. All games are packaged with .fla source files including AS2 & AS3 files; and are compatible with Flash 3 or newer. We also provide free online video tutorials for the novice Flash users!

eLearning Activities – There are 20+ different quizzes and interactions to keep your eLearning engaging! All template packages include the .fla source files with AS2 & AS3; and are compatible with Flash 3 or newer. Free online tutorials are also available to help get you started.

Today I’ll show you a how to add a little more “visual interest” to an Flash animating object. I call it the bounce effect. It’s a very simple technique but can really be awesome. I’ve recorded a screencast to show you how to do it.

Here is a quick demo I created showing this “bounce” effect: eLearning Brothers Intro. Demo

Today I thought I’d share with you an example of how our eLearning Game Templates can be customized in Adobe Flash. I took only about 10 minutes to come up with new look for the Marathon game. I just wanted to show you that all of the elements in these game templates can easily be modified.

Here is a link to our Flash Game Tutorials page.

Click each example below to demo.

Here is the default game how it comes when you purchase it:

Here is my modified game:

The other day I posted a blog about designing a custom steel texture background and adding it to a PowerPoint template. It turned out so nice, I thought that I’d make some matching Flash Activities and Flash Games.

Click each sample below for a demo.

Here is a tutorial on how to import a custom graphic background into a Flash Template.

Our new and improved Flash eLearning games are here!

Each of these games are Flash templates that you can quickly and easily use. You get the Flash source files!

Simply open the template in Flash and copy/paste your text into the movie clips for each question and answer. Bonus: Since we give you the flash source files you have access to customize and change every aspect of the game. You can tweak it to meet any need that you have.

Game features included:

• Game sounds
• Professional graphics
• 40+ themes (custom buttons, backgrounds, and colors)
• Turn on/off question randomization
• Actionscript 2 and 3 versions
• SCORM wrapper files
• Source files

Here are some samples:

Happy Holiday’s from the eLearning Bros!

We whipped up the Santa Attack game just for a little light-hearted fun this holiday season. Enjoy. Brother Shawn’s high score is 1280…we dare you to try and beat it!

If you’d like this free flash game for your own use, just fill out our contact form and mention that you’d like the free santa attack flash game. We’ll email you the working .fla file.

Play the game!

Screenshots from the game:

eLearning Templates

Do you have a Flash file that you’ve inserted into Articulate Presenter and it is doing “weird” things? Does it skip the first frame? Does it just keep playing and seem to ignore the stop actions?

We have many Articulate users that use our Flash Games and Interactions to build courses. I often get questions about how to make the Flash files work properly in Articulate. So I thought that I’d write a quick post that explains the proper settings.

If you have a Flash file that has buttons and navigation built into it (you want to users to click around) then you need these Articulate settings:

Click the Insert Flash button in Articulate and choose:

• Advance to next slide: When user clicks next
• Synchronization: Movie plays independently of slide

Important: Also make sure the flash file is ActionScript2. For now ActionScript3 will not work in Articulate.

For more questions/answers about our templates and Articulate skins please see our FAQ page.

Need Flash interactions for Articulate?

(Updated 3/2011: We have launched our next generation of PowerPoint templates and eLearning Flash interactions. Our PowerPoint template set now includes 40+ themes, 80+ backgrounds, and tons of layouts.)

Just a quick announcement that we just launched a new eLearning Style: Carbon Fiber.

View the Flash eLearning Interactions
View the PowerPoint Course Template

Now you have an instant look and feel for your next course. (Many PowerPoint layouts and matching quizzes and interactions.)

Just want to send out an update that the Articulate Skins now have new capabilities.

We’ve updated the skins to support Articulate’s branching and slide locking capabilities. Both of these functions are tied into the Slide Properties panel under the Articulate tab.

Bonus update: The skins have also been tweaked to work with the latest 6.3 update release from Articulate.