We receive many questions regarding viewing Flash on iPads and iPhones. iSpring recently published a great blog with a comparison of different tools available to view Flash on iPads . They spent some time testing Puffin, Appsverse Photon, iSwifter, and Cloud Browse, listing the pros and cons of each application.

I decided to give Puffin a try and was able to successfully view a published Flash course that included imbedded videos and various interactions. I also tested a few of our Flash games, and they too worked well. The only update to the iSpring blog I would add is, the free version of Puffin only offers a 14-day trial of the Flash plugin. You need to purchase the app for $2.99 to maintain the Flash plugin option.

The iSpring team also explored using remote desktop software that would allow you to access your computer and view Flash files. They tested the TeamViewer software and have detailed the pros and cons of this option as well.

So if you are looking for an app that will allow you to view Flash on your iPad/iPhone, check out this blog post for more information: Can I Play Flash on iPad? Yes!

Have you ever been challenged with the task of quickly converting a PowerPoint Presentation to Flash? iSpring has a cool product, Free PowerPoint to Flash Converter  that makes converting your PPT to Flash a very quick and easy process. Check it out…it’s FREE…and who doesn’t like free?

Also, today they announced an upgrade to their suite of products with new advanced features. So, while you are visiting their website investigating the free product, check out their other stellar Rapid eLearning products: iSpring Pro, iSpring Kinetics, and iSpring QuizMaker.

Greetings from Hawaii. Do you want to build amazing training? Do you want to engage your learners? Well we have just the answer for you. We just launched some cool new Flash Games! These new games will help you build, to use a local term, ”mo’ bettah” training courses. Our new games include some exciting new features like: new audio sound effects, timed activies, and sports challenges, just to name a few.

Check out these cool new games:

Wheel Spin – In this game, your learners spin the big wheel, answer the question correctly, and earn the points from the spin.

Line It Up – Line It Up is a sequence type game where you have to put all of the options on the screen in the correct order. It is great for quizzing someone regarding memory order.

Try Your Luck – In this fun game, you get to “buzz in” to stop the bouncing game piece, answer the question correctly, and earn points for each correct answer.

Word Guess – The Word Guess game presents your learners with a question and they are given an opportunity to guess the answer by selecting different letters and filling in the blanks.

Jump Shot – Are you ready for a little sports action? In Jump Shot, as your learners answer questions correctly, they earn time to shoot jump shots at the end of your quiz.

Field Goal – Field Goal is very similar to Jump Shot, in that your learners earn time to kick Field Goals for each correct answer in the quiz questions.

Board Game – The Board Game challenge is similar to playing a classic board game. Learners roll the dice, move the game piece, and answer questions.

Card Stack – Sort through a stack of cards to identify the correct answer.

Fishing – Well, it’s just like it sounds…learners get to cast their line, catch a fish, and answer a question.

Come check out our new Flash Games and see for yourself how much fun elearning can be!

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d re-theme one of our Flash eLearning Templates. This tutorial shows you really how easy it is to completely change the look/feel of the templates. It’s very simple and doesn’t take much time either.

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: