Latest news from ContentGenerator.net http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:34:57 +0000 0 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1525 http://www.contentgenerator.net/holeinone/beta08.shtml - there are further developments still required such as the multi-player and two player games but the main features are all there.

From initial testing it seems like the 'novice' setting allows a few too many Holes in One so I will adapt this further, but please do share any thoughts about this new game. It has been ages in development but it reaching a stage where I hope we've got another great game to use in the classroom.]]> Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:34:57 +0000 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1525 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1503 @contentgen, or my own personal account @andyfield

The Hole in One game in development:


The main menu system is nearly ready:

Main title screen with game options


'Intro' screen, showing your actual course - dynamically changes each game

The game screens are functional and developing - but I want them to be far sharper and smarter for the release:


There is more work to be done in terms of the question handling and the appropriate balance between the game and the questions:

Questions screen


Correct answer


Incorrect answer

I have been really pleased with the impact of On Target? which took ContentGenerator.net games to a new level of professionalism. This is what we are targeting with Hole in One as well. In addition, we have our 'Fire the Teacher' game in planning after Hole in One.



There is also the industry shift away from Flash games. Currently there are no HTML5-powered games which offer the functionality and usability of Flash. This post (from photonstorm.com) sums the situation up extremely well: - basically in the longer term, html5 does look to be the future but the industry is in a state of flux at the moment. We will continue to monitor and develop what we hope is best practice. It is a real shame that Flash doesn't work natively on iPads and iPhones as this really would be the ideal solution. However, with Adobe removing support for mobile Flash this will now never happen.

All the very best for 2012.
]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:26:33 +0000 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1503 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1479
We are monitoring the situation currently and will update when we know more.

It means that if you try to make an instant purchase at the moment, the purchase link will not work. Should you wish to make a purchase, do raise a ticket via the 'support' link above or e-mailing sales@contentgenerator.net. We can provide you with a manual link for payment and downloads.

Our apologies for this current situation. We noticed the site was down when trying to support existing customers with replacement downloads. Normally where a site is down it reappears rapidly, but nothing has been seen for the past 30 minutes.]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:06:46 +0000 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1479 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1431 SCORM testing cloud service provided by Rustici:


This image shows how the player got 88% of the questions correct and how all the data was correctly fed back, proving that the SCORM SCO worked correctly. It is very useful to test SCORM .zip files in this way as it helps identify where any issues occur - whether it is a connection with a particular learning platform or whether it is an issue with the .zip file itself. SCORM functionality is a complex beast.

There have been a few tweaks in the game itself but these are cosmetic. The generator interface has been completed recoded though to bring it into line with the other 3.1 releases. SCORM compliance is the key development. This update will be made available to all existing customers at no additional charge. We are very keen to ensure that all the appropriate games are updated to support SCORM and continue with this progress.

In tests so far, the only disappointment has been with Moodle 2. The SCORM functionality seems not to work with the latest release of Moodle 2, even though it did with the release version. I believe that recent updates to Moodle may have solved this, but will investigate further. In our tests of Moodle 1.9 at http://www.cg-scorm.net the tracking works perfectly.

If you are an existing customer, or curious about what the program does offer, please let us know by replying to this message. You can then get access to the beta version.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:46:49 +0000 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1431 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1425
The last year saw the release of On Target? and further updates to the SCORM functionality, but we're still eagerly working on even more. The upcoming Hole in One should be well worth the wait - as will the other SCORM upgrades together with the rest of Suite 3.



Both Liza and I wish all ContentGenerator.net users all the very best for Christmas and 2011.

As some of you may be aware, 2010 was a difficult year for us personally - our second daughter was born but never made it out of hospital. She is sadly missed but we treasure the eight days we had with her - we setup a website in her name - http://www.daniellefield.co.uk.]]> Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:15:03 +0000 http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1425